First Name: | Albert George | Last Name: | SEARLES | |
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Date of Death: | 19/03/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Walworth | |
Rank: | Private | Unit: | Gloucestershire2 | |
Memorial Site: | Menin Gate, Ypres | |||
Current Information:Age-40 49, Alberta Street, Walworth
On 19th March, 1915, two companies of the 2nd Gloucestershire battalion of 81 Brigade, 27th Division left their billets in Dickebusch and relieved the 1st Argylle & Sutherland Highlanders in nearby trenches at New Farm. The relief was completed by 9.30pm after which there was a good deal of rifle fire directed at them as a result of which Albert Searles was killed. |
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