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RAISMES Communal Cemetery (Nord France)

Pte Walter Bastard 27/04/1918
The youngest son of Africa and Sarah Annie Bastard of 72, Wolverhampton Road, Walsall, Walter was an engineer at the Alma Tube Works, Pleck Road, Walsall when he enlisted at Wolverhampton on Wednesday 17/03/1915.
He disembarked in France on Sunday 18/03/1917.
On Wednesday 21/11/1917 Walter’s bn attacked Crêvecœur and took and held Revelon Château.
On Friday 30/11/1917, however, the Germans broke through the British lines and attacked the bn in the rear and flanks causing terrible casualties.
During the course of this day’s fighting Walter was taken prisoner by the Germans and removed to a prisoner of war camp at Friedrichfeld Wesel, Germany.
He later died in captivity.
for Graeme Clarke and the people of Walsall

25 casualties

ANDERSON J
United Kingdom Private Labour Corps 213th Div. Employment Coy. Age: 32 Date of Death: 05/01/1919 Service No: 312932 II. A. 1.

BARTLE J H
Canadian Sapper Canadian Engineers 7th Bn. Date of Death: 30/10/1918 Service No: 3182120 I. A. 2.

BASTARD W
United Kingdom Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Bn. Date of Death: 27/04/1918 Service No: R/11202 II. A. 2.

COE DAVID EDWARD
United Kingdom Lieutenant Royal Air Force 5th Sqdn. Age: 18 Date of Death: 03/11/1918 I. B. 2.

COMEAU F
Canadian Sapper Canadian Engineers 7th Bn. Age: 28 Date of Death: 02/11/1918 Service No: 2008053 I. A. 3.

COOPER GEORGE JOHNSTON
Canadian Private Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) 52nd Bn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 24/10/1918 Service No: 2115237 I. A. 12.

FEARON DANIEL
Canadian Private Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) 52nd Bn. Age: 29 Date of Death: 24/10/1918 Service No: 256834 I. A. 13.

FLOOD SAMUEL BASIL
Canadian Private Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) 52nd Bn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 425653 I. A. 15.

GALLAGHER J
Canadian Private Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) 43rd Bn. Date of Death: 22/10/1918 Service No: 234698 I. A. 6.

GWINN JAMES MATTHEW
Canadian Private Canadian Motor Machine Gun Bde 2nd Age: 20 Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 183415 I. B. 5.

HANNAH R
Canadian Private 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Central Ontario Regt.) Age: 21 Date of Death: 03/11/1918 Service No: 3107273 I. A. 11.

HOBBS A V
United Kingdom Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Secondary General List Secondary and Date of Death: 15/12/1915 II. A. 4.

JOHNSON VERNIE BLAKE
Canadian Gunner Canadian Field Artillery 3rd Div. Ammunition Col. Date of Death: 31/10/1918 Service No: 311472 I. B. 1.

JOHNSON W T
Canadian Warrant Officer Class I (R.S.M.) Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) 52nd Bn. Age: 33 Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 438524 I. A. 16.

MAYNARD DONALD STEWART
Canadian Sapper Canadian Engineers 7th Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 25/10/1918 Service No: 2010565 I. A. 4.

MILNER ERIC
United Kingdom Lieutenant Royal Air Force 5th Sqdn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 03/11/1918 I. B. 4.

NICHOLSON C L W
Canadian Lieutenant 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Central Ontario Regt.) Age: 23 Date of Death: 04/11/1918 I. B. 3.

PLUMMER F
Canadian Gunner Canadian Garrison Artillery 2nd Bde. Date of Death: 27/10/1918 Service No: 339977 I. A. 9.

SCHAFFER HAROLD
Canadian Lieutenant Canadian Engineers 7th Bn. Date of Death: 30/10/1918 I. A. 1.

SLADE THOMAS WILLIAM
Canadian Private Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regt.) 58th Bn. Age: 33 Date of Death: 28/10/1918 Service No: 675332 I. A. 7.

SMITH DRYDEN
Canadian Sapper Canadian Signal Corps 3rd Canadian Div. Signal Coy. Age: 21 Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 438233 I. A. 10.

TAYLOR THOMAS WARDLAW
Canadian Major Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) 43rd Bn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 24/10/1918 I. A. 8.

TUDOR-JONES CHARLES EDWARD TUDOR
United Kingdom Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Secondary East Lancashire Regiment Secondary and Date of Death: 15/12/1915 II. A. 3.

VIZENA LOUIS
Canadian Private Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) 43rd Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 22/10/1918 Service No: 721173 I. A. 5.

WHITTAKER GEORGE STEPHEN
Canadian Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) 52nd Bn. Age: 35 Date of Death: 24/10/1918 Service No: 234924 I. A. 14.

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