Medalface Posted 24 May , 2010 Share Posted 24 May , 2010 gentlemen, good afternoon, please could you help me i have a plaque to a chap who was kia 1-7-1916, he was in the 2/8thbn royal warwickshire regt, his name is 305471 pte george henry bell. would any of you chaps happen to know were the 2/8th bn on the somme that day.the cwgc states he was kia 1july16, and is buried at serre cemetary, but as i understand other men from all over were also buried there not just men from the battle of july 01. any help you may give me will i am sure go some way to solve this puzzle. kindest regards medalface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 24 May , 2010 Share Posted 24 May , 2010 CWGC record says he was 1/8th Battalion. This makes much more sense than 2/8th Bn for a casualty of 1 July 1916. 1/8th was involved in an attack at the Quadrilateral (or Heidenkopf position) at Serre. There is a lot about this action on the forum - search will bring it up. 2/8th Bn was miles away on the Fromelles front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medalface Posted 24 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 24 May , 2010 gentlemen, good afternoon, please could you help me i have a plaque to a chap who was kia 1-7-1916, he was in the 2/8thbn royal warwickshire regt, his name is 305471 pte george henry bell. would any of you chaps happen to know were the 2/8th bn on the somme that day.the cwgc states he was kia 1july16, and is buried at serre cemetary, but as i understand other men from all over were also buried there not just men from the battle of july 01. any help you may give me will i am sure go some way to solve this puzzle. kindest regards medalface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medalface Posted 24 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 24 May , 2010 CWGC record says he was 1/8th Battalion. This makes much more sense than 2/8th Bn for a casualty of 1 July 1916. 1/8th was involved in an attack at the Quadrilateral (or Heidenkopf position) at Serre. There is a lot about this action on the forum - search will bring it up. 2/8th Bn was miles away on the Fromelles front. sir, thank you very much for your help.medalface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Tucker Posted 26 May , 2010 Share Posted 26 May , 2010 I have him in 2/8 which he cannot be as Chris says. He was missing in action on July 1. His wife appealed for news in the Missing Soldiers Bureau column of the Bham Weekly Post on October 7 1916. It is therefore surprising that he has a marked grave as opposed to a name on the Thiepval Memorial. She was living at 71, Electric Av, Witton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Woodger Posted 26 May , 2010 Share Posted 26 May , 2010 Hi Your man is buried in Serre Road Number 2 Cemetery in Plot 2 Row C grave 21 which means that his body was found in the Spring of 1917 by the clearance team of V Corps. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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