Another misspelt stone at Karasouli: 8/17378 Pte SEARY/LEARY G F

[apwright]

8/17378 Pte SEARY/LEARY G F, South Wales Borderers

cwgc.org has SEARY G F:

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...asualty=4031916

MIC has two entries for this number,

SEARY, George Frederick:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...Edoc_Id=5267690

and SEARY, Frederick G.:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...Edoc_Id=5267686

But the actual stone reads "G. F. LEARY":

http://www.wargraves.org.uk/gravedetails.asp?id=575908

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Also a discrepancy in a service number:

49623 or 19623 Spr CARRUTHERS W G, Royal Engineers

His service number is listed as 49623 at CWCG:

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...casualty=622994

and in the MIC search

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...Edoc_Id=1867897

But the actual stone most definitely reads 19623.

http://www.wargraves.org.uk/gravedetails.asp?id=575021

I know it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish a "4" from a "1" when the stone is heavily worn, but this one appears to be otherwise quite deeply engraved.

Is this an error too? And can anything be done?

Thanks and regards,

Adrian

[apwright]

bumpity bump?

Are you there, Terry?

[Terry Denham]

No. But I am now.

I'll check it.

[Terry Denham]

Answer.....

In both cases the headstone is in error.

The fix to SEARY is already on order and CARRUTHER's number change will now be put into the system for future correction.

[apwright]

Excellent! Thanks very much, Terry.

Regards,

Adrian