Laurent Posted 9 September , 2004 Share Posted 9 September , 2004 Last trip to Windy Corner cemetery i have found these graves, all soldiers (9 graves) are from Highland Light Infantry, KIA 25th September 1915 ! why they are all together in the same row ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted 9 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 9 September , 2004 1 grave of HLI, KIA 25thseptember 1915 Windy Corner cemetery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh Posted 9 September , 2004 Share Posted 9 September , 2004 I believe that means that the men are all buried in a single grave Laurent. Regards Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted 9 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 9 September , 2004 I believe that means that the men are all buried in a single grave Laurent. Regards Leigh WHY ? i think they were killed in action at Loos ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 9 September , 2004 Admin Share Posted 9 September , 2004 Laurent, My husband suggests that they were carried back from the Loos battlefield for burial in Windy Corner.This was also the case with the burials of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and Middlesex Regiment at Cambrin Churchyard. Regards, Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 9 September , 2004 Share Posted 9 September , 2004 I agree with Leigh, & think they are a mass grave, headstones are touching. But , what I don't understand is why assuming they were moved, all are identified it looks like there are names on all. Just where is this cemetery? No doubt KIA at Loos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh Posted 9 September , 2004 Share Posted 9 September , 2004 The cemetery is NW Cuinchy I believe Regards Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnethmont Posted 9 September , 2004 Share Posted 9 September , 2004 Even if moved they were originally buried together and although the men involved were known it was not possible to individually identify the remains, hence the common grave and touching headstones. Maybe they were all caught by a large HE shell, or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted 10 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 10 September , 2004 Thank you. Regards Laurent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 10 September , 2004 Share Posted 10 September , 2004 This type of grave is known as a 'communal grave' rather than 'mass grave' which suggests far greater numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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