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Age-35

Enlisted-Camberwell

Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Ypres

47th Division had been involved in heavy fighting on the Somme during September and early October, 1916, but by the end of October they had moved north and now found themselves holding the line in the southern part of the Ypres salient. On 4th November, 21st London of 142 Brigade, left the Railway Dugouts  and moved into the nearby front line trenches where they stayed until relieved on 8th November. The Battalion Diary is very sparing in detail in its record of this 4 day tour in the trenches and makes no mention of any casualties. But there were casualties, probably as a result of shellfire, and included among them was Hender Abel who was killed on 6th November.