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Menin Gate, Ypres Menin Gate, Ypres
First Name: Harold Stanley Last Name: HEDGE
Date of Death: 21/02/1915 Lived/Born In: Westbourne Park
Rank: Rifleman Unit: London12
Memorial Site: 1. Ilford, Newbury Park 2. Westbourne Park, St Stephen 3. Menin Gate, Ypres

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Born-Forest Gate

 

On 2nd February, 1915, the 12th London battalion joined 84 Brigade, 28th Division and six days later they found themselves in Ypres providing carrying parties, taking supplies and rations to the front line. On 12th and 13th February they had their first experience of the front line trenches before being relieved and moving back to Ouderdom on 15th February.  They were back in the front line at Ypres on 20th February for another two day spell, during which Harold Hedge was killed in action on 21st February.

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