LDT006 Posted 28 November , 2016 Share Posted 28 November , 2016 (edited) There is an Unknown 2nd Lieutenant from the Lancashire Fusiliers buried in Vichte Military Cemetery grave IV.B.5: http://archive.cloud.cwgc.org/archive/doc/doc1836693.JPG He was exhumed from 28.K.29.a.3.7. There was heavy fighting in that area from 29 september till 14 october 1918 during the final advance. CWGC has only one 2nd Lieutenant from the Lancashire Fusiliers listed on a memorial to the missing for that timeframe:http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/875601/WOOD,%20FRANK The 1st Bn Lancashire Fusiliers was there at that time and the war diary is quite detailed for the day he died: 30th September 1918: In the meanwhile on the left flank the line reached by "B" Co. Was K.29.c.3.0. - K.29.a.3.0. (Note: Green line on map below) An endeavour to reach the railway was made by 2/Lt. Wood and his platoon but the platoon suffered heavy casualties and 2/Lt. Wood was killed and further progress was not practicable. Other casualties from the 1st Bn Lancashire Fusiliers who died at that time and were recovered from the same area: 2nd Lieutenant LAW, C E (he is not in the war diary), his remains were recovered from 28.k.28.c.5.5 :http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2936308/LAW,%20C%20E Privates Newman, Rowlands and Daniels from 28.k.35.a.http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/162798/DANIELS, WILLIAMhttp://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/163303/ROWLANDS,%20Jhttp://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/162798/DANIELS,%20WILLIAM Private Clayton from 28.k.34.b.9.4 :http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/486712/CLAYTON,%20WILLIAM%20H They are all marked on the map below. The unknown 2nd Lieutenant was found slightly more to the north than the others because he attached from the left flank. Is this good enough to be accepted by the CWGC/MOD ? Edited 28 November , 2016 by LDT006 A link didn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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