temptage Posted 26 December , 2016 Share Posted 26 December , 2016 (edited) The red 'X' shows the cross of Nicholson's observer, Midshipman Bernard Walter Davy. Edited 26 December , 2016 by temptage correct photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 26 December , 2016 Author Share Posted 26 December , 2016 Again, many thanks. Seeing as you have done so well, here is an additional question. The photograph has "Shirley" written on the back. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temptage Posted 26 December , 2016 Share Posted 26 December , 2016 More than likely a relative of one of the sailors or photographer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 26 December , 2016 Author Share Posted 26 December , 2016 Possibly. But I think it might be the nickname of one of those buried there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 26 December , 2016 Share Posted 26 December , 2016 Can I just say that - yet again - the Forum comes up trumps. It really is a damned fine resource. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 26 December , 2016 Share Posted 26 December , 2016 and bl----dy good eyesight as well!! Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 26 December , 2016 Author Share Posted 26 December , 2016 1 hour ago, Steven Broomfield said: Can I just say that - yet again - the Forum comes up trumps. It really is a damned fine resource. Hear hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 2 April , 2019 Share Posted 2 April , 2019 (edited) https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ANSfN6vNeW9Xjapx_-5DNS--YeqfroT/view?usp=drivesdk My great uncle died on HMS Raglan on January 20th 1918 and is buried at Kusu, see the attach photo. As you can see, he was buried in plot D11 but war records indicate L17. I notice that in more recent photos of the cemetery, the crosses have been replaced with headstones which might account for the change which I think is an error. Any thoughts? Edited 2 April , 2019 by Guest Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temptage Posted 3 April , 2019 Share Posted 3 April , 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, Gerald Reid said: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ANSfN6vNeW9Xjapx_-5DNS--YeqfroT/view?usp=drivesdk My great uncle died on HMS Raglan on January 20th 1918 and is buried at Kusu, see the attach photo. As you can see, he was buried in plot D11 but war records indicate L17. I notice that in more recent photos of the cemetery, the crosses have been replaced with headstones which might account for the change which I think is an error. Any thoughts? All of the CWGC records show he is, and has always been, buried in plot L. 72. The D. 11 may have been a system of the order the bodies were buried, as you can see the 2 crosses behind on the next row back are D. 10 and D. 12. No plots were ever made with zigzag burials like that. Edited 3 April , 2019 by temptage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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