Anthony Bagshaw Posted 30 November , 2007 Share Posted 30 November , 2007 Browsing the CWGC website, came across this chap who was a Sherwood Foresters. Tragic Name: BURROWS, ALBERT ARTHUR Initials: A A Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Royal Fusiliers Unit Text: 46th Bn. Secondary Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Secondary Unit Text: formerly 2nd Bn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 13/09/1919 Service No: 130850 Additional information: Son of the late Walter and Sarah Burrows. Also served in France. Volunteered for service in Russia after being a Prisoner of War 4 years and 3 months. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Memorial: ARCHANGEL MEMORIAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snavek Posted 30 November , 2007 Share Posted 30 November , 2007 As you say, tragic, and he so nearly made it home. Formerly 2/12156 Notts. and Derby it seems he may have been the last man in the 46th Bn. to be kia whilst they were withdrawing down the Dvina, having pulled out of the Troitsa line on the 10th Sept. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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