IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden
The visit of Commonwealth graves in Communals Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France
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LOCRE HOSPICE Cemetery (Loker) (West Vlaanderen Belgium)
Page 1 The Pictures
Page 2 List of Casualtie
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| Mjr William Hoey Kearney 07/06/1917 aged 56 and his former grave on the same place |
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| L/Sjt Harry Makinson MM
11/04/1918 Clayton Medallist Killed Official news is in hand that a well known local military medallist, Sergt Harry Makinson of the Royal Irish Fusiliers was killed in action on April 9th. Until the outbreak of war Sergt Makinson lived with his brother, Mr Seth Makinson at 52 Pickan St, Clayton-le-Moors and was employed at the Rishton Paper Mill. He volunteered for the army in 1914, joining the 14th Hussars. Receiving part of his training in Ireland, he was transferred to the Royal Irish Fusiliers. For some time he acted as Sergt-Drill Instructor and afterwards proceeded on active service. Only recently it was announced in the Observer, that gallantry in the field had secured for him the Military Medal. He was 28 years of age. Photograph and obituary from the Accrington Observer,08/06/1918. (In fact, he was wounded on 09/04/1918 and died of wounds two days later.) For Kurt Graham |
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| Pte Thomas Kellett 23/09/1917 aged
35 Thomas who volunteering joined the army in 1914 was killed in the 3rd Battle or Ypres, Passchendaele. The story that has been passed down from the family is that they were suffering high casualties and they were surrounded so they asked for a volunteer to get re-enforcements and Thomas jumped on a motorcycle and rode at the enemy lines trying to get through but unfortunately was blown up by a grenade, he bled to death. He was born and lived in Poulton-le- Fylde in Lancashire, UK, where he is remembered on the Town cenotaph. Thomas and his wife Mary Alice. |
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| Thomas and Mary Alice had five children,
left to right: Thomas, Elizabeth (Betty), Alice, Jennifer (at front) and
Lillian (Lilly) For Darren, Jane, Gari and Stephanie Kellett. (Alice is Darren's grandmother) |
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| Pte Arthur Slorance 30/09/1917 aged
35 Here his wife Elizabeth Catherine Oman Slorance (nee Oliver) and their three sons Arthur, James and John. Three embroidered postcards, real trench art, sent by Arthur and Charles Oliver, his brother in law, to the children, in Stirling, Scotland. Pte Charles Oliver is buried in Trois Arbres Cem. They are both commemorated in Holy Trinity Stirling, Scotland Roll of Honour for Arthur's grandson Michael Slorance (little Arthur's son) |
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246 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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