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on active duty in France. Sadly, on 3rd May 1917 ke was killed in action.
He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.
Unit War Diary 3rd May 1917:
BOYELLES. The attack on the village of FONTAINE-LES-
CROISILLES was made on this day.
There were three objectives, - 1st: SENSEE RIVER from
approximately T.18.b.5.3. to U.2.b.5.5. - 2nd: junction of SENSEE
RIVER - 3rd: SUNKEN ROAD at T.18.b.5.3. – U.7.c.6.5. – U.7.d.7.8.
– U.14.a.7.2. – U.4.c.4.3.
The 64th Infantry Brigade to bomb south eastwards down
HINDENBURG LINE.
Two tanks were attached to the 110th Infantry Brigade. Zero hour
was at 3.45am (summer time) and the attack started under a
creeping barrage. The Battalion was disposed in two waves of two
lines each, with a wave of moppers up behind. From right to left “A”
Company (Lt. J. R. GLOVER) “B” Company (Captain A. G. ASTLE)
“C” Company (Major T. L. WARNER) formed the line of attack each
Company having a two platoon frontage. “D” Company (2nd Lt J.
W. CORBETT) was drawn up in two lines, 60 yards in rear. The
formation was two waves, each of two lines 10 yards between lines
and 60 yards between waves with “D” Company as moppers up.
The 9th LEICESTERSHIRE REGT attached on the left of the
Battalion. On the right, the ank was secured by the possession