On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:11:38 +0100, "Ken Lees" <lees.ken@btinternet.com> wrote: >I'd agree with all of that, but why was he commemorated on the Thiepval >Memorial to the "Missing of the Somme" when he was killed near Cambrai? I think I must have missed a post somewhere - where does it say that he was killed at Cambrai? Forrest -- Forrest Anderson, Edinburgh, Scotland. E-mail: forrest@military-researcher.com Website: www.military-researcher.com Forrestdale Research - Military Genealogical Researcher
The 55th Division were near Cambrai and felt the full force of the German counter-attack on 20/11/17. Those killed with no known grave from the division at this time are commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, but not him. Ken >I'd agree with all of that, but why was he commemorated on the Thiepval >Memorial to the "Missing of the Somme" when he was killed near Cambrai? I think I must have missed a post somewhere - where does it say that he was killed at Cambrai? Forrest
The 55th Division were near Cambrai and felt the full force of the German counter-attack on 20/11/17. Those killed with no known grave from the division at this time are commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, but not him. Ken -----Original Message----- From: greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Forrest Anderson Sent: 23 September 2006 00:21 To: GREATWAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] CWGC On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:11:38 +0100, "Ken Lees" <lees.ken@btinternet.com> wrote: >I'd agree with all of that, but why was he commemorated on the Thiepval >Memorial to the "Missing of the Somme" when he was killed near Cambrai? I think I must have missed a post somewhere - where does it say that he was killed at Cambrai? Forrest -- Forrest Anderson, Edinburgh, Scotland. E-mail: forrest@military-researcher.com Website: www.military-researcher.com Forrestdale Research - Military Genealogical Researcher ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message