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First Name: | William James | Last Name: | COLVERD |
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Date of Death: | 16/08/1917 | Lived/Born In: | Nunhead | |
Rank: | Gunner | Unit: | Royal Field Artillery 72 Brigade D Battery | |
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Current Information:Ag-30 112, Ivydale Road, Nunhead Adinkerke Military Cemetery, De Panne, Belgium
The exact circumstances of the death of William Colverd on 16th August, 1917, are not known but artillery men faced many dangers and during the course of the war nearly 50,000 of them were killed. Their gun batteries were targeted by the enemy’s guns which accounted for many of their casualties. Others were sent forward to act as ‘spotters’ which meant going forward to the front line and signalling back to the guns necessary changes in target and other vital information. Keeping the batteries supplied with ammunition was a dangerous task as the enemy guns would target the known supply routes, especially at night. Brigade Diaries rarely shine any light on casualties sustained, unless of course they were officers and even then information is sparse. 72 Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery was part of 15th Division that had arrived on the Western Front in July, 1915. In January 1917, they left the division and became an Army Brigade, not attached to any particular division and during the summer of that year took part in Operation Hush. |
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