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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

COXYDE Military Cemetery (West Vlaanderen Belgium)

Page 1 The Pictures

Page 2 List of Casualtie

Lt Ralph Dorchel Doughty MC died of wounds 25/07/1917
He was born 01/10/1891 in New Zealand and went to work to Australia in 1913. He fought at Gallipoli and in France.
He kept a diary book who can be read at http://www.thekivellfamily.co.nz/family_pages/ralphs_diaries/Ralph_Doughty.html
For Peter Kivell (New Zealand)
Lt Thomas Ernest Hulme 28/09/1917 aged 34
Flight Sub-Lt Allan Hugh 06/07/1917 aged 20
On thgeis photograph, he was in Liverpool in 05/1915 whilst he was waiting to find out if his mother and two sisters had survived the sinking of the Lusitania on the 07/05/1915.
for Cliff Barry
Pte Charles E. Couchman 26/09/1917
for his grandson Des Cronin
Pte Cecil Gilbourne 25/07/1917 aged 25
for Dai and Angela Bevan
http://home.clara.net/daibevan/p_sheets/cg_ps0318.htm
Pte Robert Hilldon Elmore 23/07/1917 aged 23
Robert was a married man residing at ‘Rose Cottage’, 114, Harrison Street, Bloxwich.
Formerly enlisting as 203115, South Staffordshire Rgt on Saturday 19/02/1917, he was transferred to the Manchester Rgt and was killed while serving in Belgium just prior to the Third Battle of Ypres.
At the time of his death his bn were in trenches in the coastal sector at Nieuport.
for Graeme Clarke and the people of Walsall

1 631 casualties


IF You have a casualty picture, please send me a copy, I'll be glad to show it on this page.

IF You want a king size copy of this picture (300/900 ko - 2592/1944 pixels) please e-mail me.

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

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