kooigem

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IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

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

KOOIGEM Churchyard (West Vlaanderen Belgium)


Pte James V. Mitchell, 23/10/1918 aged 28 for his great niece Jenny Low


Lt Alan Lewis Pink 30/10/1918 He was born 23/08/1898 For Avalon Eastman Oundle School Roll of Honour

Pte Joseph Southall 05/11/1918
for his niece Sallyann Spittle and family


Pte Thomas Lingard 25/10/1918 A married man, Thomas was employed as a gig saddle tree riveter at Beebee and Beebee Limited, Wednesbury Road, Walsall, when he attested in the Army on Saturday 11/12/1915, then 26 years of age, being mobilised on Tuesday 11/04/1976. He was drafted to France on Monday 28/08/1916. On Tuesday 22/10/1918 his bn continued to advance against the Germans, crossing the river Escault near the village of Helchin. The sheer volume of machine gun fire encountered forced the bn to retire across the river. A pontoon bridge used for the crossing was later shelled and destroyed by the enemy and on being rebuilt “D” Coy was ordered to prepare to move forward. At 2.50 am on Thursday 24/10/1918 “D” Coy crossed the river and established a small bridgehead. Due to the volume of machine gun fire encountered no headway could be gained and a defensive flank was formed. The bn remained in its positions during the following day. for Graeme Clarke and the people of Walsall

17 casualties

BIRD F
United Kingdom Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt.) 12th Bn. Secondary attd. 21st T.M. Bty. Date of Death: 20/10/1918 Service No: 54505 A.5.

CLEGG BURTON
United Kingdom Sapper Royal Engineers 200th Field Coy. Age: 32 Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 217542 A.15.

FLANAGAN THOMAS
United Kingdom Private Royal Irish Regiment 7th (South Irish Horse) Bn. Age: 18 Date of Death: 31/10/1918 Service No: 6831 A.8.

FULLER A P
United Kingdom Sapper Royal Engineers 200th Field Coy. Date of Death: 25/10/1918 Service No: 31287 A.15.

HUDSON H S
United Kingdom Private South Wales Borderers 6th Bn. Age: 37 Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 39210 A.12.

KERR J
United Kingdom Private Royal Irish Regiment 7th (South Irish Horse) Bn. Age: 34 Date of Death: 31/10/1918 Service No: 26498 A.4.

LINGARD T
United Kingdom Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 25/10/1918 Service No: 31176 A.11.

MARSH W
United Kingdom Company Serjeant Major Cheshire Regiment 1st/6th Bn. Date of Death: 20/10/1918 Service No: 15856 A.6.

McCORMICK W
United Kingdom Rifleman Royal Irish Regiment 7th Bn. Date of Death: 31/10/1918 Service No: 26599 A.7.

McHARDY W G
United Kingdom Private London Regt (London Scottish) 2nd/14th Bn. Secondary Gordon Highlanders Secondary (transf. from 202123) Date of Death: 21/10/1918 Service No: 528142 A.14.

MITCHELL JAMES V.
United Kingdom Sapper Royal Engineers 200th Field Coy. Age: 28 Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 31288 A.15.

PINK ALAN LUIS
United Kingdom Lieutenant Royal Air Force 41st Sqdn. Secondary Rifle Brigade Secondary and 1st/4th Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 30/10/1918 A.10.

PRIOR T F
United Kingdom Private Machine Gun Corps (Inf) "D" Coy. 14th Bn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 05/11/1918 Service No: 33676 A.1.

SCOTT J
United Kingdom Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 7th Bn. Date of Death: 31/10/1918 Service No: 26207 A.9.

SHEVLIN JOHN PATRICK
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 7th Bn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 31/10/1918 Service No: 26544 A.3.

SIMPSON J
United Kingdom Private Cheshire Regiment 1st/6th Bn. Date of Death: 20/10/1918 Service No: 67873 A.13.

SOUTHALL J
United Kingdom Private Machine Gun Corps (Inf) 14th Bn. Date of Death: 05/11/1918 Service No: 171337 A.2.

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