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6th Bttn The King's (Liverpool Regiment)


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Hello,

I would be grateful on any information relating to LC William Millard who died on 31st October 1917 and is burried at Dozinghern Military Cemetry. Not much to go on I am afriad but any assistance really welcome.

Many thanks

Mark

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Mark

A question of whether it was 1/6 (165 Brigade of 55 Division)or 2/6 (171 Brigade of 57 Division) Battalion King's Liverpool Regt.

2/6 would have been NE of Ypres around Poelcapelle at this time. I will seek War Diary refs for both units,and the LLT suggests that 1/6 were around Cambrai,perhaps too far south for evac of wounded to DOZINGHEM.

Your subject would almost certainly have died of wounds as DOZINGHEM was a cemetery for three Casualty Clearing Stations then,Nos 4,47 and 61,and quite a way west from the front line in 1917. This place was NNW of Poperinghe, was a fictitious name made up by the Army, and today found near a village called St Sixtus,where,if you visit there is a rest halt (Inn de Frede) which,when I visited a few years ago brewed and sold its own beer (NOT unusual to brew but an exceptional beer !), local cheeses and pate.

Sotonmate

EDIT: War Diaries: 1/6th WO95/2926 (Jan 1916 to Apr 1919) and 2/6th WO95/2983 (Feb 1917 to May 1919).

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Mark,

William Millard joined the 2/6th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regt. on the Western Front on the 19th September, 1917.

Ken

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SDGW has him being born and enlisting LONDON and residing LAMBETH formerly 4413 EAST SURREY REGT. Ralph.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Mark

I have a page or two from 2/6 War Diary and the 171 Infantry Brigade Diary for your perusal. Please send your e-mail address by PM.

Sotonmate

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