Raster Scanning Posted 1 May , 2005 Share Posted 1 May , 2005 Pte James REED 20050 8 Bn, Bedfordshire Regt, who died on 01.05.17. Philosophe British Cemetery, France. SDGW (printed version) has little details on this man except he enlisted in Hitchin, Herts. CWGC has even less. What is the story? Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 1 May , 2005 Share Posted 1 May , 2005 SDGW does however state that he was Killed in Action Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 1 May , 2005 Share Posted 1 May , 2005 From the CWGC: Name: REED Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Bedfordshire Regiment Unit Text: 8th Bn. Date of Death: 01/05/1917 Service No: 20050 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: I. O. 31. Cemetery: PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE Philosophe lies between Bethune and Lens. From the Lens-Bethune road (N43), follow the D165E road for 400 metres to a right turn. The cemetery lies to the left 100 metres along this track. The first CWGC sign for the cemetery is at the junction of the N43 and the D165E. Historical Information: The cemetery was started in August 1915. In 1916 it was taken over by the 16th (Irish) Division, who held the Loos Salient at the time, and many of their dead were brought back to the cemetery from the front line. Succeeding divisions used the cemetery until October 1918, and men of the same Division, and often the same battalion, were buried side by side. After the Armistice, many isolated graves from the Loos battlefield were brought into the cemetery, including those of 41 men of the 9th Black Watch. There are now 1,996 Commonwealth burials of the First World War in the cemetery, 277 of them unidentified. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker. No. of Identified Casualties: 1721 This figure includes Foreign and Non-World War graves From ‘The Long, Long Trail’ 8th (Service) Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment Formed at Bedford, October 1914, as part of K3. October 1914 : attached to 71st Brigade, 24th Division. 11 October 1915 : transferred with Brigade to 6th Division. 17 November 1915 : transferred to 16th Brigade, 6th Division. 16 February 1918 : disbanded in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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