Pauper's grave for drowned soldier. Why?

[museumtom]

Thank you Jervis.

[Jervis]

On 17/04/2021 at 16:01, Dai Bach y Sowldiwr said:

Glad to hear it Tom. Good Luck.

Here is the link  to Tom's post as a link rather than a graphic:

https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/186500-i-need-your-help-again-lads-and-lassies/page/17/?tab=comments#comment-2756182

 

For those that can't follow links, it's on page 17...

 

Thanks for that. Strange that a cross check with SDGW or CWGC did not throw up anything. I wonder could he be recorded as a deserter. ( If he died on leave). 
 

A few weeks ago I was researching a man drowned in Calais docks. I noticed one of his medal rolls had originally described him as a deserter. 

Edited 20 April , 2021 by Jervis

[Dai Bach y Sowldiwr]

9 minutes ago, Jervis said:

I wonder could he be recorded as a deserter. ( If he died on leave). 

There are so many unknowns, and possibilities.

Nowhere is there  a single fact that can be corroborated.

Having said that, you'd have thought someone somewhere would have noticed him missing, whether he was a bona fide soldier or a civilian.