1/5 East Lancashire Regiment January 1918

[familyhistoryman]

James Fish (241279) 1/5th East Lancs Regt died of pneumonia on 12th Jan 1918 and I am trying to locate the location of his death. any help will be appreciated. he was buried at Lapugnoy Military Cemetery

All I know for the newspaper report of this is that he died  "from pneumonia contracted in  the trenches." From the war diaries I understand that battalion was in the Bethune area.

Tony

[Michelle Young]

This is the information form CWGC about Lapugnoy. I imagine he died in one of the medical facilities.

The first burials were made in Plot I of the cemetery in September 1915, but it was most heavily used during the Battle of Arras, which began in April 1917. The dead were brought to the cemetery from casualty clearing stations, chiefly the 18th and the 23rd at Lapugnoy and Lozinghem, but between May and August 1918 the cemetery was used by fighting units. Lapugnoy Military Cemetery contains 1,324 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 3 being unidentified, and 11 from the Second World War, all dating from May 1940. The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

[familyhistoryman]

3 hours ago, Michelle Young said:

This is the information form CWGC about Lapugnoy. I imagine he died in one of the medical facilities.

The first burials were made in Plot I of the cemetery in September 1915, but it was most heavily used during the Battle of Arras, which began in April 1917. The dead were brought to the cemetery from casualty clearing stations, chiefly the 18th and the 23rd at Lapugnoy and Lozinghem, but between May and August 1918 the cemetery was used by fighting units. Lapugnoy Military Cemetery contains 1,324 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 3 being unidentified, and 11 from the Second World War, all dating from May 1940. The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

Many thanks

Tony

[chaz]

18th CCS moved to Lapugnoy 18/8/15 and was there for over 2 years. they moved on 1/4/18.

probably no named information but the War Diary is under WO/95 344 at the NA.

the war diary for the btn says the were in training and firing practice in the LE Quesnoy area the week before. On the 3rd they were subjected to gas and HE shelling at Orchard Keep, may have aggravated a cold to pneumonia.  You are looking at 105km today between Lapugnoy and Le Quesnoy, probably a days drive in an old lorry ambulance.

the location of his death, would have been in the close vicinity to Lapugnoy itself, just North East of Lapugnoy is Chocques, there is a large shunting area in the area. the railway would have provided transport to the coast and major hospitals, far behind the lines. Im guessing the CCS would have been in the area between.

[familyhistoryman]

Many thanks for all the help 

Regards, Tony