Will O'Brien Posted 18 May , 2006 Share Posted 18 May , 2006 As per CWGC Name: PALMER, CHARLES Initials: C Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Corporal Regiment/Service: Somerset Light Infantry Unit Text: 1st Bn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 18/05/1918 Service No: 44537 Additional information: Son of John and Mary Ann Palmer, of Pond House, Hopton Wafers, Cleobury Mortimer, Salop. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: B. 15. Cemetery: LE VERTANNOY BRITISH CEMETERY, HINGES & the cemetery info Cemetery: LE VERTANNOY BRITISH CEMETERY, HINGES Country: France Locality: Pas de Calais Visiting Information: Wheelchair access with some difficulty. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our enquiries department on telephone number 01628 634221. Location Information: Le Vertannoy is a hamlet nearly 1 kilometre west of the village of Hinges, which is a small village 2 kilometres north west of the town of Bethune in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais. From the church in Hinges head north-west towards Gonnehem and after 500 metres turn left. The cemetery is approximately 200 metres on the left. Historical Information: The cemetery was begun in April 1918, during the Battles of the Lys, and was used by field ambulances, burial officers and fighting units until the following September. Le Vertannoy British Cemetery contains 141 First World War burials, two of them unidentified. The cemetery was designed by W C Von Berg. No. of Identified Casualties: 139 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 18 May , 2006 Author Share Posted 18 May , 2006 Charles' online MIC index entry can be seen here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 18 May , 2006 Share Posted 18 May , 2006 SDGW Born: Hopton Wafers, Salop En: Ludlow Salop Formerly 24117 Shropshire Light Infantry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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