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Remembered Today:

George Wall- died as POW 1917


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This is a picture of a plaque in Leominster (SS Peter & Paul) Church. I can't find George either on CWGC or on the 'Behind the wire' database.

Could someone please look for him in SDGW. Thanks.

Any other ideas?

Regards

Martin

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Martin - you've got a puzzle I think.

Des

WALL, GEORGE

Initials: G

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment: Border Regiment

Unit Text: 11th Bn.

Age: 32

Date of Death: 28/02/1917

Service No: 27832

Additional information: Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Wall, of 52, Caswell Rd., Leominster, Herefordshire.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 6 A and 7 C.

Cemetery: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

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Des

I saw this one but I did not want to assume it was THE George Wall until I had completed other checks eg on the Forum. After all, coincidences do occur!

If they are the same George, I wonder where I go from here. The picture was taken for the British War Memorial Project, but would the CWGC be interested?

What could they do anyway? Find the family and/or investigate further?

Was there a degree of kidology on the part of the family?

Part of me hopes that there is ANOTHER George!

Martin

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Stranger things have happened!

Although parents/address/date of death seem to tie in ...

Could it be ...

A clerical error. He is badly wounded, taken prisoner, dies in captivity.

Something goes wrong with the clerical system, he is returned by unit as missing in action, then assumed missing believed killed ... and thus he ends up on Memorial?

One for the CWGC experts!!

Des - and best wishes in your hunt.

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Des

I have just noticed. The two Georges have different ages!!

Stranger and stranger.

Martin

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EXCELLENT spot!

Time for the magnifiying glass ... what would MICs tell you? Would they have POW details?

Des

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Men taken prisoner and then dying in captivity but whose graves were then lost were put sometimes on the memorials for the area in which they were captured.

The Cologne Memorial in Germany (25 names only) is for such men but perhaps his status as a PoW had still not been confirmed. Perhaps the n-o-k equated being a PoW with being 'in Germany' when in fact this was not the case.

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Terry

Thanks for the explanation. Seems completely logcal.

However, the disparity of ages at death is still a puzzle.

I have a copy of the MIC from the NA of someone who SEEMS to be George Wall but am not skilled enough to translate it. I can email a copy to anyone who is.

Martin

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