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Terry Denham

Oct 14 2009, 04:22 PM

CWGC added the following 'new' WW1 casualties to its Debt of Honour database on Wednesday 14th October

Dvr Arthur BLONDEL
103549 Royal Horse Artillery
Died 25.03.21 Age 19
Commemoration: Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Surrey, UK

Pte Arthur Thomas CATLING
3590225 1st Bn, Border Regiment
Died 27.05.21 Age 29
Commemoration: Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, Surrey, UK

Sister Bessie HARKNESS
Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (Reserve)
Died 11.04.19 Age 26
Buried: Crosshill Cemetery, Ayrshire, UK

L/Cpl James KEMP
6505 1st Bn, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own)
Died 20.09.14 Age 28
Commemoration: La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, France

NOT FORGOTTEN

The above are In From the Cold Project cases.

Dvr Blondel died of appendicitis in Delhi
(Volunteer: Terry Denham)
Pte Catling died of kala-azar (a parasitic infection) in Karachi
(Volunteer: Terry Denham)
Sister Harkness died of bronchitis and heart failure in Bagthorpe, Notts
(Volunteer: Jim Grant)
L/Cpl Kemp was killed in action
(Volunteer: Bernie Barton)

The Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial was originally intended only for those casualties who died in the UK and whose graves were not located or whose bodies were not recovered. Nowadays, it is also used occasionally for those who died overseas outside the war zones or at sea where no suitable memorial is available or where additions can no longer be made to an existing memorial.

However, in the cases above who died in India, CWGC is checking whether one of the memorials in India can be used for these commemorations so they may be moved if that proves possible.

hywyn

Oct 14 2009, 04:57 PM

Well done all concerned.

Not Forgotten

Hywyn

Will O'Brien

Oct 14 2009, 05:36 PM

Raising a glass to their memory

River97

Oct 15 2009, 06:57 AM

Rest in peace soldier boy's

Gone but no longer forgotten.

spyinthesky

Oct 15 2009, 07:22 AM

More shining stars in our sky
Well done to the team

Never forgotten

Paul

chrisharley9

Oct 16 2009, 01:35 PM

May They Rest In Peace

Terry

I have noted your comments for IFTC Part 2

Chris

Terry Denham

Oct 21 2009, 10:08 AM

The commemoration for Dvr Blondel has now been moved to the Delhi 1914-1918 War Memorial, India and that for Pte Catling to the Karachi 1914-1918 War Memorial, Pakistan

chrisharley9

Oct 21 2009, 10:34 AM

Terry

thanks for the info

Chris

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