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IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

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

pierre.vandervelden@pi.be

LANDRECIES Communal Cemetery (Nord France)

L. to R.: Unknown - Unknown - A. G. Garnham - Unknown - F. Brickstock
P. Southern
L. to R.: W. Manfield - A. B. Frost - A. A. Walker - B. W. Baker - A. W. Langley
Three Soldiers Known Only by God
A. Walters
J. Elliott - C. Turner
C. C. Phister & T. Stobart
L/Cpl Joseph Wilson 25/08/1914 aged 36
He was born in Penrith,Cumbria,England and was the son of Joseph and Barbara Elizabeth Wilson of the Coach and Horses Inn Penrith.
Joseph was taken into the Lanrecies market square and executed by machine gun.
He stood forward and and took the blame for sniping saving the life of a Frenchman called Nicholas Fillieux who was arrested by the Germans accused of sniping.
Fillieux's brother who was tending Joseph's grave with flowers when he met a guardsman from Malton Yorkshire England who was visiting the graves of his fallen comrades and wanted him to know how this brave guardsman died was called Nicholas Fillieux.
The guardsman sent a letter Frederick Wilson telling him how his brother Joseph died.
for Joseph's great nephew and Frederick grandson, Freddie Wilson

53 casualties

ANDERSON ROBERT
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 9814 A.9.

ARTHUR R V
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 8118 A.8.

BAKER BERT WALTER
United Kingdom Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st/8th Bn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: 59404 F.5.

BAXTER WILLIAM
United Kingdom Sergeant (Obs.) Royal Air Force 15 Sqdn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 18/05/1940 Service No: 524225 B.5.

BETTANY FREDERICK LAWRENCE
United Kingdom Leading Aircraftman (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 26 Sqdn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 19/05/1940 Service No: 935893 C.2.

BRICKSTOCK F
United Kingdom Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 10th (R. East Kent and West Kent Yeomanry) Bn. Age: 34 Date of Death: 11/10/1918 Service No: 265133 E.5.

CHAPMAN PETER THOMAS
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Age: 32 Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 4644 A.13.

CHAPMAN PAUL GEOFFREY
United Kingdom Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Royal Air Force 15 Sqdn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 18/05/1940 Service No: 37718 C.4.

CLARK A R T
United Kingdom Private Wiltshire Regiment 6th (Wiltshire Yeomanry) Bn. Date of Death: 10/09/1918 Service No: 27750 C.8.

COLBOURN CECIL ERNEST
United Kingdom Sergeant (Obs.) Royal Air Force 15 Sqdn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 18/05/1940 Service No: 580435 C.6.

COLE GEORGE FREDERICK
United Kingdom Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 26/08/1914 Service No: 8058 A.18.

COX WALTER
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 6964 B.9.

DAWSON JONES FRANCIS DESMOND
United Kingdom Flying Officer Royal Air Force 15 Sqdn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 18/05/1940 Service No: 37741 B.4.

ELLIOTT J
United Kingdom Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 04/10/1918 Service No: 70434 (2.)

FAGG ERNEST JOHN
United Kingdom Leading Aircraftman (W. Op.) Royal Air Force 15 Sqdn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 18/05/1940 Service No: 540232 C.5.

FENTON ALFRED
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Age: 30 Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 6243 A.4.

FINCH P
United Kingdom Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Bn. Date of Death: 20/09/1918 Service No: 43049 C.7.

FROST A B
United Kingdom Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt.) 11th Bn. Date of Death: 05/11/1918 Service No: 12943 F.3.

GARNHAM A G
United Kingdom Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd/8th Bn. Date of Death: 11/10/1918 Service No: 307740 E.3.

HACKLING CHARLES HENRY
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 26/08/1914 Service No: 8110 A.17.

HARRIS ERNEST
United Kingdom Serjeant Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 6709 A.7.

HAWARDEN ROBERT CORNWALLIS
United Kingdom Lieutenant Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 26/08/1914 B.3.

LANCHBURY WILLIAM
United Kingdom Lance Serjeant Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 8711 A.11.

LANDER JAMES RICHARD
United Kingdom Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 35 Date of Death: 27/08/1914 Service No: 5132 B.13.

LANGLEY A W
United Kingdom Sapper Royal Engineers 182nd Tunnelling Coy. Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: 157877 F.6.

LETHBRIDGE F
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 7163 A.16.

MANFIELD WILLIAM
United Kingdom Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt.) 11th Bn. Age: 38 Date of Death: 06/11/1918 Service No: 108448 F.2.

MASON JAMES
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 5779 A.12.

NICHOLLS JAMES GORDON
United Kingdom Private Green Howards (Yorkshire Regt.) 4th Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 30/05/1940 Service No: 4389267 C.3.

NORMANBY MARTIN
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 9791 A.6.

NORRIS FRANK
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 26/08/1914 Service No: 6059 A.3.

PHISTER C C
Australian Private Australian Infantry A.I.F 47th Bn. Date of Death: 09/10/1918 Service No: 4865 (1.)

REED DAVID
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 8008 Spec. Memorial. 2.

ROBSON THOMAS
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 8170 B.6.

SIDEBOTTOM GEORGE
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Age: 29 Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 5654 A.2.

SLIM HARRY
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Age: 28 Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 5674 B.10.

SOUTHERN P
United Kingdom Private South Lancashire Regiment 14th Bn. Secondary Labour Corps Secondary transf. to (632451) 240th Div. Employment Coy. Age: 41 Date of Death: 23/12/1918 Service No: 61180 F.1.

STAINTHORPE GEORGE
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 6703 B.11.

STOBART THOMAS
United Kingdom Private Norfolk Regiment 7th Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 06/10/1918 Service No: 32839 (4.)

TIDY THOMAS WILLIAM
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 8267 B.14.

TURNER C
United Kingdom Private Norfolk Regiment 7th Bn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 10/10/1918 Service No: 13520 (3.)

VEREKER ROBERT HUMPHRY MEDLICOTT
United Kingdom Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 2nd Bn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 25/08/1914 B.2.

WALKER ALFRED ARTHUR
United Kingdom Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st/5th Bn. Age: 30 Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: 52046 F.4.

WALKER ALBERT GEORGE
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 6406 A.15.

WALTERS A
United Kingdom Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Bn. Date of Death: 18/08/1914 Service No: 8108 (5.)

WARREN FREDERICK JAMES
United Kingdom Lance Serjeant Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Age: 31 Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 4486 A.10.

WATKINS BENJAMIN
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 8213 B.12.

WATTS CYRIL GRACE
United Kingdom Leading Aircraftman (W. Op. /Air) Royal Air Force 15 Sqdn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 18/05/1940 Service No: 569073 C.1.

WELLS ROBERT
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 5297 B.7.

WESTCOTT BISHOP
United Kingdom Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 5807 B.8.

WILSON JOSEPH
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Age: 36 Date of Death: 25/08/1914 Service No: 6398 A.5.

WINDSOR-CLIVE THE HON. ARCHER A
United Kingdom Lieutenant Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 25/08/1914 B.1.

WINNALL W C
United Kingdom Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 05/09/1914 Service No: 9222 Spec. Memorial. 1.

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