Terry Denham Posted 5 November , 2008 Share Posted 5 November , 2008 CWGC added the following 'new' WW1 casualties to its Debt of Honour database today – Wednesday 5th November. 2/Lt George NELSON 4th Bn, East Lancashire Regiment Died 26.03.18 Age 32 Commemoration: Pozieres Memorial, France Pte Richard Edward Threlfall POWER 687601 172nd Bn, Canadian Infantry Brigade Died 09.02.18 Age 24 Buried: Penticton (Lakeview) Cemetery, BC, Canada Pte John SIMINGTON 663 102nd Regiment, Rocky Mountain Rangers Died 09.11.16 Age 57 Buried: Armstrong Cemetery, BC, Canada NOT FORGOTTEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 5 November , 2008 Share Posted 5 November , 2008 May They Rest In Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted 5 November , 2008 Share Posted 5 November , 2008 Raising a glass. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Marshall Posted 5 November , 2008 Share Posted 5 November , 2008 Well done and congratulations to all involved. May they now rest in peace. We will remember them. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 5 November , 2008 Share Posted 5 November , 2008 Raising a glass to the memory of George, Richard & John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Clark Posted 5 November , 2008 Share Posted 5 November , 2008 Well done whoever did the work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pw643 Posted 5 November , 2008 Share Posted 5 November , 2008 Keeping their memories alive Well done Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul leeson Posted 31 July , 2013 Share Posted 31 July , 2013 Hi All I have been asked about 2/Lt George Nelson and found this post with interest. Could anyone explain the background to it please. Had he been over looked completely ????? Thank you in advance. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 31 July , 2013 Share Posted 31 July , 2013 Had he been over looked completely ????? Seemingly so - as all others that Terry mentions in this sub-forum as being added to the Debt of Honour database. None of the above three appear to have been cases submitted by the In From the Cold Project, so we won't have any details of how Nelson was "found". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul leeson Posted 31 July , 2013 Share Posted 31 July , 2013 Thanks John. I have looked on the CWGC site hoping for a bit more background as to how he was noticed as forgotten but could not find anything, but the website did not seem to have an archive. Any ideas where else i could look. Thanks again. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 31 July , 2013 Share Posted 31 July , 2013 Paul IFCP is not able to comment as this was not one of our cases Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul leeson Posted 1 August , 2013 Share Posted 1 August , 2013 Thanks Chris. If I ever find any thing out I will post it. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 1 August , 2013 Share Posted 1 August , 2013 Any ideas where else i could look. A Google on his name may be useful as would a nosy through family history sites. Someone has had an interest in him and realised he wasnt commemorated. That may have been someone doing their family tree or it may have been someone doing other hobby research - say, into the names on a local war memorial. You could, of course, write to CWGC and ask them, although I'm not sure how they respond to such enquires. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul leeson Posted 1 August , 2013 Share Posted 1 August , 2013 Hi John Yes, I have been trawling the web, but not turned up much, apart from his medal card and Gazette references. Shame, as he seems an interesting man, most likely a prewar regular, a colour Sgt before being commissioned. Perhaps an East Lancs expert will stumble across this post and be able to help. Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallipian Posted 2 August , 2013 Share Posted 2 August , 2013 capt william,herbert dowler,canadian army medical corps,this officers body was found on a pile of straw,in a field between chiddingfold and haslemere in surrey,capt dowler drew a large amount of money in july 1919,and didnt return to camp at witley,he was declared a deserter,he was later reported living rough in london,the body had a stab wound to the neck,the inquest returned a verdict of suicide,capt dowlers name is on the brookwood memorial to those buried in the UK,whos graves are unknown,his death was recorded at hambleton,surrey i couldnt think of anywhere else to post this,but thought that you guys may have a chance of finding his place of burial with this info mack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul leeson Posted 2 August , 2013 Share Posted 2 August , 2013 Mack An interesting case. But it is often easier to create a new post, with the mans name in the title, as it is more likely to be seen by more people, is easier to find and keep track of and does not cause branching/diversions from the original thread. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 2 August , 2013 Share Posted 2 August , 2013 capt william,herbert dowler,canadian army medical corps,this officers body was found on a pile of straw,in a field between chiddingfold and haslemere in surrey,capt dowler drew a large amount of money in july 1919,and didnt return to camp at witley,he was declared a deserter,he was later reported living rough in london,the body had a stab wound to the neck,the inquest returned a verdict of suicide,capt dowlers name is on the brookwood memorial to those buried in the UK,whos graves are unknown,his death was recorded at hambleton,surrey i couldnt think of anywhere else to post this,but thought that you guys may have a chance of finding his place of burial with this info mack I think I have already reported his grave site to CWGC but will check when I get home Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 7 August , 2013 Share Posted 7 August , 2013 capt william,herbert dowler,canadian army medical corps,this officers body was found on a pile of straw,in a field between chiddingfold and haslemere in surrey,capt dowler drew a large amount of money in july 1919,and didnt return to camp at witley,he was declared a deserter,he was later reported living rough in london,the body had a stab wound to the neck,the inquest returned a verdict of suicide,capt dowlers name is on the brookwood memorial to those buried in the UK,whos graves are unknown,his death was recorded at hambleton,surrey i couldnt think of anywhere else to post this,but thought that you guys may have a chance of finding his place of burial with this info mack Mack he is buried at Haslemere (St Bartholomew) Churchyard New Extension, Surrey reported to CWGC back in Nov 2011 Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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