Bethune town cemetery headstone photo required

[RaySearching]

Seeking a photo of Frederick Wells S2895 8th Bn Seaforth Highlanders  headstone from Bethune Town Cemetery plot VF 26    CWGC LINK

There is a rather sad story to this request Fred enlisted into the Seaforths at the outbreak of the war,

At Fort George he met a young lady a Christina (McClean)  Fred was posted to France entered the theatre of war on the 9/7/1915 leaving the young lady in the family way a child was born to Christina, sadly  Christina died two years later in 1918 during the flu pandemic Fred wounded in action died of his wounds aged 20 on the 1st July 1916

I have tried British war graves the don't have the headstone photo

if any body can assist with a photo or would be able to take a photo it the near future 

  his great grand daughter especially and also I  would be most appreciated

His sacrifice was not in vain his genes  live on

Thanks

Ray

 

 

[BarbaraG]

Appreciate there is a fee to pay but have had high quality photographs from the site if no one able to help.

https://www.twgpp.org/photograph/view/3069239

Can also be viewed here...

https://billiongraves.com/grave/F-Wells/23318335

Edited 10 May , 2024 by BarbaraG

[RaySearching]

Hi Barbara

Thanks for the reply

a small question

Should the  TWGPP photographs of war graves (taken by volunteers) not be incorporated into the CWGC website where they belong ?

Ray

[BarbaraG]

Hello Ray 

Two separate organisations I believe and I merely added reply as per my personal experience and choice. 

A number of years ago I received two photographs (headstone and view of cemetery) for the grave of my great uncle, also a Frederick. I have no links with the TWGPP so am unable to answer your question other than  I believe there are contact details on the website. 

CWGC are in the process of adding photographs according to details for casualties but as yet nothing is available for my great uncle, other than a view of the cemetery. 

Thank you for sharing details for Frederick and his family. Hopefully his great grand daughter will one day be able to visit his grave. 
 

Kind regards

Barbara

 

 

 

 

[Michelle Young]

[RaySearching]

Michell your a star

Lovely photo  Fred's  great grand daughter will be delighted

I will mention your name when I pass it on to her

Many thanks

regards Ray

 

[Michelle Young]

Email also sent but the WiFi isn’t great here, so not sure if it got through.