First Name: | Arthur | Last Name: | THORPE | |
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Date of Death: | 15/04/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Hanwell | |
Rank: | Corporal | Unit: | Worcestershire2 | |
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Current Information:7, Maunder Road, Hanwell Gorre British & Indian Cemetery, France
On 7th April, 1915, 2nd Worcestershire battalion of 5 Brigade, 2nd Division moved into the trenches at Festubert where they remained until relieved on 15th April. They were shelled on a regular basis while here and on 15th April, the day on which Arthur Thorpe was killed, the village and the billets of the reserve company there were hit. |
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