CWGC added the following 'new' WW1 casualties to its Debt of Honour database today – Friday 22nd May.

Pte Albert James TRUSSLER
TR/8/1541 53 Bn, Training Reserve
Died 10/04/17 Age 18
Commemoration: Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Surrey, UK

C/Sjt Henry Charles TYLOR
17653 14 Bn, Welsh Regiment
Died 24.11.14 Age 50
Commemoration: Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Surrey, UK

Pte John UPTON
TR/5/39480 15 Bn, Yorkshire Regiment
Died 06/11/1917 Age 18
Commemoration: Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Surrey, UK

Pte William WALES
R4/064187 Army Service Corps
Died 13.06.17 Age 41
Commemoration: Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Surrey, UK

Spr William Stewart Livingstone WARD
303434 Royal Engineers
Died 10/11/18 Age 38
Commemoration: Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Surrey, UK

Gnr Richard Roland WATKINS
26457 Royal Horse Artillery
Died 23/01/15 Age 31
Commemoration: Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Surrey, UK

NOT FORGOTTEN

All the above are In From the Cold Project cases.

Pte TRUSSLER died of measles and pneumonia at Compton Chamberlayne Military Hospital
C/Sjt TYLOR died of tuberculosis in Teddington, Surrey
Pte UPTON died of meningitis in Ipswich Fever Hospital
Pte WALES died of carcinoma of the stomach at Great Crosby, Lancs
Spr WARD died of influenza and pneumonia at Fort Pitt Military Hospital, Kent
Gnr WATKINS died due to a bullet wound to the spine and exhaustion at Fort Pitt
(Volunteer for all cases: Peter Woodger)

Well Terry and the team, you are a credit to the Fallen.


Regards,

Phil

Well done indeed.

May They Rest In Peace

Hi, sorry if this is a silly question, but why are there 'new' casualties being added?

Not a silly question at all.

These are men who have been identified as dying due to, or during military service. They have been missed for various reasons. The more amazing are the men who were Killed in Action who have been forgotten.

Only last week 2 men i identified were added, i say men, one was 14!
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...howtopic=123714

Neil

Terry's new site will go along way to answer your questions.

http://www.infromthecold.org/

CWGC is charged with maintaining a record of all Commonwealth casualty's of both world wars (besides their bigger duties of maintaining cemeteries and memorials to the missing).

Sadly, the lists supplied to them for WW1 were less than complete and so there are many men who have not received their due commemoration nor do their graves have war grave status (if the grave site is known). There are many individuals and groups who make every effort to correct this situation by undertaking the appropriate research to have them accepted by CWGC and the MoD (or appropriate Commonwealth authority).

These are the most recent cases but many more will follow.

In case your query ( not a silly one) was generated because of their often non war related cause of death, the manner of a serving soldier, sailor or airman's death is not material to their being commemorated. They could have died by being killed in action, died of wounds, illness, accident, suicide or homice or judicial execution. It matters not. Likewise it does not matter where the death occured.

Once CWGC and MoD have undertaken the appropriate verification procedures, the 'new' names are added to the official Debt of Honour and the name added to one of the memorials to the missing or, if the grave is known, it is inspected and a Commission headstone erected if no private memorial is in place.

Thanks very much, thats very interesting. Joss

Raising a belated glass to the memory of Albert, Henry, John, William Wales, William Ward & Richard. Raising another to the efforts of Peter.

Pte William WALES
R4/064187 Army Service Corps
Died 13.06.17 Age 41
Commemoration: Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Surrey, UK

Grave Found

Warriston Cemetery Section U Grave Space 250

C/Sjt Henry Charles TYLOR
17653 14 Bn, Welsh Regiment
Died 24.11.14 Age 50
Commemoration: Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Surrey, UK

Grave found

Kingston Cemetery D , General (non Church of England) 799

If this chap died at Fort Pit Military Hospital in Chatham, Kent I wonder how many more can be found merely by searching through the hospitals admission docs (if they still exist of course)?

Spr William Stewart Livingstone WARD
303434 Royal Engineers
Died 10/11/18 Age 38
Commemoration: Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Surrey, UK

Well done to all concerned.

Hi Neil

have already got a contact at Chatham archives working on the various names from around there

Chris