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IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

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

SOLESMES Communal Cemetery (Nord France)

B. W. Pitt - J. S. Holroyde - An Unknown Airman Officer - An Unknown Airman Officer

Three Soldiers of The Great War

In the back, alone on the left: L. C. Stockman

In the back alone in the middle: A. Armitage

2nd row from left to right: A. Muir - W. H. Burrows - R. W. Stevens - R. A. Pollock - J. MG. Smith -

G. S. McLean - A. E. Reed - F. Barrett - F. G. Lewis - A. Mitchell - F. R. G. Babbage - A. R. Clough - S. A. W. Myles

1st row from left to right: J. MD. Richmond - G. R. Barlett - W. G. Christie - H. Amer - F. A. Still - G. Booty

H. G. B. Edwards - F. S. Harding

James MacGregor Smith specialy for Albert E. Smith N. Z.

Bombardier N.Z. Field Artillery Age: 25 Date of Death: 23/10/1918

James MacGregor Smith was an only child born to Fredric and Christina Smith.
James enlisted with the Army in Feb 1916, and left New Zealand in July.
He had several admissions to hospital in England and France due
to sickness and injury. He was promoted to Bombardier in the Sept of 1918,
and died in the Oct, just 2 weeks from wars end.
A Death notice for James inserted by his parents cotained this verse.
We pictured his safe return,
And longed to clasp his hand,
But God has postponed this meeting,
T" will be in a better land.

25 casualties

AMER H.
United Kingdom Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 13th Bn. Age: 33 Date of Death: 05/11/1918 Service No: R/33716 B. 4.

ARMITAGE A.
United Kingdom Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.) 2nd/4th Bn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: 39378

BABBAGE FREDERICK RICHARD GEORGE
New Zealand Rifleman N.Z. Rifle Brigade 2nd Bn. 3rd Age: 22 Date of Death: 30/10/1918 Service No: 61982
A. 11.

BARRETT FREDERICK
New Zealand Private N.Z. Machine Gun Battalion Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 62236 A. 8.

BARTLETT GEORGE RICHARDSON
United Kingdom Private South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 28 Date of Death: 02/11/1918 Service No: 24964 B. 2.

BOOTY G.
United Kingdom Private Essex Regiment 1st Bn. Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: 325115
B. 6.

BURROWS WILLIAM HENRY
New Zealand Driver N.Z. Field Artillery 1st Bty. Age: 26 Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 9/500 A. 2.

CHRISTIE WILLIAM GORDON
United Kingdom Private South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 32 Date of Death: 02/11/1918 Service No: 42486 B. 3.

CLOUGH ALBERT ROBINSON
New Zealand Rifleman N.Z. Rifle Brigade 3rd Bn. 3rd Date of Death: 31/10/1918 Service No: 22708 A. 12.

EDWARDS HARRY GROSVENOR BRUNDELL
New Zealand Gunner N.Z. Field Artillery Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: 50506 B. 11.

HARDING FRANCIS SMITH
New Zealand Gunner N.Z. Field Artillery Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: 9/1567 B. 12.

HOLROYDE J. S.
United Kingdom Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Secondary East Yorkshire Regiment Secondary and Date of Death: 10/05/1917 C. 2/3.

LEWIS FRED G.
United Kingdom Corporal Royal Field Artillery 129th Bty. 42nd Bde. Age: 23 Date of Death: 24/10/1918 Service No: 761 A. 9.

McLEAN GEORGE STRONACH
New Zealand Private Otago Regiment N.Z.E.F. 2nd Bn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 59032 A. 6.

MITCHELL ALBERT
New Zealand Rifleman N.Z. Rifle Brigade 1st Bn. 3rd Age: 34 Date of Death: 30/10/1918 Service No: 71517
A. 10.

MUIR ALFRED
New Zealand Private Canterbury Regiment N.Z.E.F. 2nd Bn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 69968 A. 1.

MYLES SIDNEY AUSTIN WILSON
New Zealand Private N.Z. Machine Gun Battalion Age: 22 Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: 59696 A. 13.

PITT B. W.
United Kingdom Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 55th Sqdn. Date of Death: 10/05/1917
C. 2/3.

POLLOCK ROBERT ANDREW
New Zealand Private Otago Regiment N.Z.E.F. 1st Bn. Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 17/160 A. 4.

REED ALBERT EDWARD
New Zealand Private Canterbury Regiment N.Z.E.F. 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 74494 A. 7.

RICHMOND JAMES McDONALD
New Zealand Major N.Z. Field Artillery Age: 30 Date of Death: 27/10/1918 Service No: 2/311 B. 1.

SMITH JAMES MacGREGOR
New Zealand Bombardier N.Z. Field Artillery Age: 25 Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 24962 A 5.

STEVENS REGINALD WILLIAM
United Kingdom Rifleman Rifle Brigade 13th Bn. Age: 18 Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 48964 A. 3.

STILL FREDERICK ALBERT
United Kingdom Private London Regt (Cyclists) 25th Bn. Age: 18 Date of Death: 05/11/1918 Service No: 741939 B. 5.

STOCKMAN LESLIE CAMPBELL
New Zealand Serjeant N.Z. Machine Gun Battalion Age: 24 Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: 17870 A. 14.

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Casualties informations come usualy from Commonwealth War Graves Commission, see links for more informations