museumtom Posted 26 March , 2010 Share Posted 26 March , 2010 Sergeant William Steadman, KIA, 18th September-1917. 6th Battery RFA. I have a copy of the letter from the Chaplain and his officer saying how he died but I cannot find him in CWGC or SDGW. He was killed by a shell explosion. Any help would be very much appreciated. Kind regards. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevem Posted 26 March , 2010 Share Posted 26 March , 2010 Hi Tom Is this your man, date is different by one day: Name: STEEDMAN, WILLIAM Initials: W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Serjeant Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery Unit Text: "C" Bty. 40th Bde. Age: 27 Date of Death: 19/09/1917 Service No: 49975 Additional information: Husband of Anna Steedman, of Mill St., Carlow, Ireland. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: I. F. 17. Cemetery: BRANDHOEK NEW MILITARY CEMETERY No.3 Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPCLI Posted 26 March , 2010 Share Posted 26 March , 2010 Always worth searching for alternative spellings, in this case Steedman: CWGC Best wishes, Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted 26 March , 2010 Share Posted 26 March , 2010 If he is in Brandhoek No. 3, he is in good company! Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 26 March , 2010 Author Share Posted 26 March , 2010 Sure no wonder I couldn't find him. Well done lads and many thanks. Kind regards. Tom/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 26 March , 2010 Share Posted 26 March , 2010 The War Graves Photographic Project have his headstone. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 26 March , 2010 Author Share Posted 26 March , 2010 Thanks Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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