Steve Newman Posted 9 July , 2007 Share Posted 9 July , 2007 Hi Guys, Following an earlier thread as to whether to include three additional men to the roll of honour I am working on having found inscriptions on family burials in the local church yard, I now need to try and trace a little of how they were killed and where they were serving at the time. Any help/information/pictures etc. gratefully received. The men in questions are 2/Lt Robert David Hancock 24th Bttn, MGC Infantry, KIA 21/03/18, Pozieres Memorial Lce/Cpl James Thomas Baughan Moon, 76th Coy MGC Infantry,22/07/16, Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps Pte Percy Edward Hart, 1/Essex 30/11/17, Cambrai Memorial Thanks is advance Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 9 July , 2007 Share Posted 9 July , 2007 Moon was killed in action Hart died of wounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Phillips Posted 9 July , 2007 Share Posted 9 July , 2007 Hancock also KIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaymen Posted 9 July , 2007 Share Posted 9 July , 2007 Hi Steve Sorry don't have the Essex 1st War Diary for those dates (Have I Michael ??, my filing system eh!!), but (courtesy of forum pal GrandsonMichael) scans/pages from Burrows. Glyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Newman Posted 10 July , 2007 Author Share Posted 10 July , 2007 Thanks guys for the help thus far, any MGC experts around as well though?? Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffsyeoman Posted 10 July , 2007 Share Posted 10 July , 2007 As the main site shows: 24th Division was engaged at the "Battle of the Somme Crossings", viz: http://www.1914-1918.net/bat22.htm 76 Coy served throughout the war with the 3rd Division, becoming part of 3rd Bn MGC in 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandsonMichael Posted 10 July , 2007 Share Posted 10 July , 2007 Hi Steve Sorry don't have the Essex 1st War Diary for those dates (Have I Michael ??, my filing system eh!!), but (courtesy of forum pal GrandsonMichael) scans/pages from Burrows. Glyn :lol:It is not your system Glyn, that time frame is not online. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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