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Captain Charles La Coste MC

Posted on February 12, 2013 by DH

Captain Charles La Coste MC General List att. 1/8th West Yorkshire Regiment Killed in action at Poelcappelle, 9 October 1917 Captain La Coste is commemorated on the Tyne Cot memorial. There is also a La Coste listed on the Great … Continue reading →

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Lieutenant Herman Sim

Posted on January 8, 2013 by DH

Lieutenant Herman Alexander Coysgarne Sim Lieutenant 2nd Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Killed in action, 9 May 1915 Age 27. Buried at Rye-Petillon Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France Herman Sim was born in Middlesex in 1888. According to the 1911 census he … Continue reading →

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Remembrance garden planned for Guards Museum

Posted on December 13, 2012 by DH

A £600,000 fundraising appeal is aiming to create a ‘haven of remembrance’ at the Guards Museum – within the Wellington Barracks site near Buckingham Palace in London. Soil taken from battlefields in France and Belgium will be used in the … Continue reading →

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Private Alfred Ell, 1st Middlesex

Posted on December 13, 2012 by DH

19838 Private Alfred Ell 1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment Killed in Action 24 October 1918 Age 33 Buried at Romeries, France. Son of George Ell, of London; husband of Lilian Daisy Ell, of 151, Offord Rd, Barnsbury, London N1. Private Ell … Continue reading →

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