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IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

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

SAINT - BENIN Communal Cemetery (Nord France)

J. Tarn - W. Miller - J. Guy - W. Leishman - W. C. White - W. Shergold - F. Terry - H. Baldwin - V. N. Baylis - H. A. Petterd


Dvr Harry Augustus Petterd 22/10/1918 aged 20 Harry was born on 12/014/1898 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, and died from wounds received at Le Cateau-Cambrésis. Prior the war, his occupation is listed as Carpenter. On arrival in England further training took place at Larkhill on the Salisbury Plains in Wiltshire. His brigade disembarked at Le Havre, France, on the 31/12/1916 and went into action on the 17/01/1917 at Armentieres. They took part in the battles of Menin Road, Broodseinde, Passchendaele, Morlancourt, Mont St. Quentin, Messines and the Hindenburg Line. On the 22/10/1918 the 27th Battery was located at a place called Bandival Farm, south of Le Cateau-Cambrésis in northern France. The diary says: "About 5 a.m. the enemy put down a strong Counter Preparation in expectation of our attack, searching well back among the battery areas. Batteries remained silent during the day and proceeded with the carting of ammunition, which was completed by 8 p.m.". German shelling during this action killed Harry and two others Australians, Dver Frank Terry and Bmb Vere Neville Baylis, all from the 27th Battery. All three are buried in this cemetery. for Shane Petterd

10 casualties

BALDWIN HERBERT
Australian Driver Australian Field Artillery 7th Bde. Age: 22 Date of Death: 23/10/1918 Service No: 21967

BAYLIS VERE NEVILLE
Australian Bombardier Australian Field Artillery 7th Bde. Age: 23 Date of Death: 22/10/1918 Service No: 22304

GUY J
United Kingdom Private Durham Light Infantry 13th Bn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 30/10/1918 Service No: 100502

LEISHMAN WILLIAM
United Kingdom Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 2nd Bn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 18/10/1918 Service No: 20831

MILLER WILLIAM
United Kingdom Corporal Durham Light Infantry 13th Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 27/10/1918 Service No: 78410

PETTERD HARRY AUGUSTUS
Australian Driver Australian Field Artillery 27th Bty. 7th Bde. Age: 20 Date of Death: 22/10/1918 Service No: 22312

SHERGOLD W
United Kingdom Private Tank Corps "A" Coy. 9th Bn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 24/10/1918 Service No: 78969

TARN J
United Kingdom Private Durham Light Infantry 13th Bn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 29/10/1918 Service No: 96304

TERRY FRANK
Australian Driver Australian Field Artillery 27th Bty. 7th Bde. Age: 29 Date of Death: 22/10/1918 Service No: 22316

WHITE WILLIAM CHARLES
United Kingdom Lieutenant Tank Corps "A" Coy. 9th Bn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 23/10/1918

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