Corporal Walter Dungate, 1st Grenadier Guards, died 24/8/18

[Mark Hone]

A pupil has brought in material relating to his great-great grandfather Corporal Walter John Dungate, 1st Grenadiers, from Pimlico in London. He died on 24th August 1918 and is buried at Bac-Du-Sud British Cemetery near Arras, which I cannot recall ever visiting. I intend to obtain the War Diary of the battalion but if any Pal has details of the activities of 1st Grenadiers around this date I would be very grateful. Needless to say, I intend to include the grave and possibly the site of Corporal Dungate's death in the itinerary of a future school tour. Walter's older brother Harold, of 1st KOYLI, was killed during the 2nd Battle of Ypres and is commemorated on the Menin Gate.

[roughdiamond]

Did you encourage the pupil to get his parents to consider paying for a copy of his Service Record? I suppose that should be "let him know what's available, tell him the cost and give him the details of how to get a copy to pass to his parents" if that's not the "material relating" you refer to.

[IPT]

Grenadier Guards in the Great War (from about p70) - https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F3q-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA196&dq=%22grenadier+guards+in+the+great+war%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik0o-r1M3MAhUHJsAKHYHhDLQQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=%22grenadier%20guards%20in%20the%20great%20war%22&f=false

[clk]

Hi Mark,

The 3 volumes of the book(s) are also available as free* downloads in various formats.

Regards

Chris

Edit:

*They are free digitalised copies of the originals, rather than copies of the 2003 N&M Press reprints that appear to be chargeable.

Hopefully the link opens up on volume one - scroll down the page for volumes two, and three.

[Mark Hone]

Thanks for your help, folks.