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IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

The visit of Commonwealth graves in Communals Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France

COURRIERES Communal Cemetery (Pas de Calais France)

Front: R. Oates - A. W. Bishop - J. Copeman
Back: F. W. Batterham - J. Dempsey - W. G. Sitch - T. Starkins - R. W. Arden - F. Pollard

A. E. Rudge

Pte Richard William Arden 14/10/1918 aged 21
Richard was the second son of Mr and Mrs Arden, 97 Osterley Park Viewroad, Hanwell.
He was employed on the District Railway.
He enlisted in 05/1915 and went out in France in 01/1917.
Richard was gassed in 04/1918, returned to England to recover and returning in France in 09/1918.
His eldest brother, Henry arden was killed in France on 11/03/1915 and had no known grave.
Henry is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial.
for his great nephew Rod Weekes

10 casualties

ARDEN RICHARD WILLIAM
United Kingdom Private London Regiment 7th Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 14/10/1918 Service No: 351576

BATTERHAM FREDERICK WILLIAM
United Kingdom Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 5th Bn. Date of Death: 14/10/1918 Service No: 301238

BISHOP ALFRED WILLIAM
United Kingdom Rifleman Rifle Brigade Secondary London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) Secondary posted to Age: 20 Date of Death: 14/10/1918 Service No: S/34408

COPEMAN J
United Kingdom Rifleman Rifle Brigade Secondary London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) Secondary posted to Date of Death: 14/10/1918 Service No: O/412

DEMPSEY JOHN
United Kingdom Rifleman London Regiment 17th Bn. Date of Death: 14/10/1918 Service No: 572816

OATES R
United Kingdom Rifleman Rifle Brigade Secondary London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) Secondary posted to Date of Death: 14/10/1918 Service No: 6/622

POLLARD F
United Kingdom Private Labour Corps 30th Coy. Date of Death: 23/01/1919 Service No: 545029

RUDGE A E
United Kingdom Lieutenant Royal Air Force 203rd Sqdn. Date of Death: 22/07/1918

SITCH WILLIAM GEORGE
United Kingdom Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th Bn. Date of Death: 14/10/1918 Service No: 375953

STARKINS THOMAS
United Kingdom Private London Regiment 19th Bn. posted to 7th Bn. Secondary London Regiment Date of Death: 13/10/1918 Service No: 612776

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