Wednesday 14 December 2016

Commonwealth War Graves Commission appeal

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (www.cwgc.org) has issued an appeal to contact relatives of the following First World War casualties:

BARR, HENRY KEITH d. 25/10/1916
38TH King George’s Own Central India Horse
Major
HOLCOMBE ROGUS (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD

BROWN, JOHN NIXON d. 05/08/1914
Cameron Highlanders
Private
GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

CAMPBELL, WILLIAM d. 01/03/1916
Highland Light Infantry
Private
LANARK CEMETERY

COWAN, GEORGE d. 10/12/1917
King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Private
DUMFRIES (ST. MICHAEL’S) CEMETERY

SAPWELL, ARTHUR FREDERICK CHARLES d. 15/06/1919
Royal Munster Fusiliers
Private
NEW BRADWELL (ST JAMES) CHURCHYARD

SAPWELL, CHRISTOPHER LORTON d. 16/08/1918
Army Veterinary Corps
Private
GREAT LINFORD (ST ANDREW) CHURCHYARD

WYSE, ROBERT d. 09/02/1918
Royal Scots
Private
ABBOTSHALL PARISH CHURCHYARD

Further details, including services numbers, lair numbers etc, are available at http://www.cwgc.org/news-events/news/2016/12/appeal-for-relatives-dec-2016.aspx. Relatives are asked to get in touch with the UKNA technical team, contactable at enquiries@cwgc.org

Chris

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1 comment:

  1. I hope that someone will recognize these names and post some information. I was born during the 2nd World War and grew up knowing that my mother's close friend/cousin was lost in action in 1942 over the North Atlantic. The WWII casualty records recently became available. I was able to obtain my mother's cousin's service records, including a letter that he wrote to his parents just before he left on his last mission (the one that he did not return from). In a series of Google searches I was able to find a lot of information about this mission. It was very humbling for me to be able to read this information and I wish that the older members of my family had been able so see this information.

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