Doug Lewis Posted 18 February , 2004 Share Posted 18 February , 2004 Remembering today Sjt Harry Lissaman 8024 11th Btn Royal Fusiliers Name: LISSAMAN Initials: H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Serjeant Regiment: Royal Fusiliers Unit Text: 11th Bn. Date of Death: 18/02/1917 Service No: 8024 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: V. B. 33. Cemetery: DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Cemetery: DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Country: France Locality: Somme Location Information: Dernancourt is a village 3 kilometres south of Albert. The Communal Cemetery is a little west of the village, and the Extension is on the north-west side of the Communal Cemetery. Historical Information: Field ambulances used DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY for Commonwealth burials from September 1915 to August 1916, and again during the German advance of March 1918. It contains 127 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. The XV Corps Main Dressing Station was formed at Dernancourt in August 1916, when the adjoining EXTENSION was opened. The 45th and 1st/1st South Midland Casualty Clearing Stations came in September 1916 and remained until March 1917. The 3rd Australian was here in March and April 1917, and the 56th from April 1917 to February 1918. The 3rd Casualty Clearing Station came in March 1918 but on 26 March, Dernancourt was evacuated ahead of the German advance, and the extension remained in their hands until the village was recaptured on 9 August by the 12th Division and the 33rd American division. In September it was again used by the 47th, 48th and 55th Casualty Clearing Stations under the name of "Edgehill", due to the rising ground on the north-west. At the Armistice, the extension contained more than 1,700 burials; it was then enlarged when graves were brought in from small cemeteries and isolated positions in the immediate neighbourhood. The extension now contains 2,162 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. 177 of the burials are unidentified, but there are special memorials to 29 casualties known or believed to be buried among them, and to two buried at Albert Road Cemetery Buire-sur-Ancre whose grave could not be found on concentration. The extension was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. From SDGW Born -Westminster Enlisted and Residence-Battersea Died F&F Formerly 4043 Middx Regt Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christine liava'a Posted 18 February , 2004 Share Posted 18 February , 2004 Several possibilities here FreeBMD Births Dec 1895 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lissaman Harry Herbert Ecclesall B. 9c 449 Lissaman Henry Fulham 1a 292 Births Mar 1895 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lissaman Harry Foleshill 6d 518 Births Mar 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lissaman Harry Thomas Coventry 6d 534 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Births Sep 1889 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lissaman Harold Aston 6d 292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Births Mar 1883 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LISSAMAN Walter Harry King's N. Which fits the place of birth- Westminster -best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted 18 February , 2004 Share Posted 18 February , 2004 Sjt Lissaman may have died of wounds received in the attack at Boom Ravine the day before he died. The 11/RF were caught by a heavy artillery barrage whilst forming up in The Gully. In spite of this, their attack went in. They lost all their officers before reaching Boom Ravine but, lead by the sergeants, they took the Ravine and 100 prisoners. Further advances were halted by counter attacks. Casualties: Officers 2 killed, 1 DoW, 11 wounded; Other ranks 36 killed, 162 wounded, 69 missing. According to SDGW, 93 were killed on the 17th and a further 18 DoW before the end of the month. Sjt Lissaman is listed as Died in SDGW but as several of his colleagues also succumbed at Dernancourt it seems reasonable to assume he was involved at Boom Ravine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 18 February , 2004 Share Posted 18 February , 2004 The Fulham entry seems most likely as it is the only London location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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