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leo burke

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while going through these records I am unable to open document #1965614 which covers the exhumations of "Y" ravine cemetery #2

grid reference # 57d.Q.17.a.4.9.

I have reason to believe my uncle was originally buried here.

any help from members would be much appreciated.

there were two men of the newfoundland regiment buried here.

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Hi Leo,

 

Adding details such as his name and date of death would really assist those who might be able to help.  There is a description of the conditions of clearing the trench already on the forum - try this thread: 

 

If you want to know where his body was exhumed from with reference to Y Ravine and the modern CWGC cemetery, then preview.tmapper.com shows Y Ravine as 150 metres away:

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thanks for your reply

his name was pte. leo m. burke #1170

he died july 1 1916.

but his remains were not buried until 22 sept 1916 

as stated in a report by o.c. 2nd batt. grenadier guards.

it states burial place not yet received.

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On 14/12/2019 at 21:11, leo burke said:

while going through these records I am unable to open document #1965614 which covers the exhumations of "Y" ravine cemetery #2


This appears to be an erroneous file and doesn’t exist, these often appear in sequences when the CoGRs etc are bulk downloaded. I have answered in your other thread regarding this burial and I think it unlikely that Leo was ever buried in Y Ravine British Cemetery No2, this was another cemetery created by V Corps during 1917.

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hey Jay

thanks for the reply

I didn't know this about yravine cemetery.

thanks for the heads up.

leo

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