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Gorre British & Indian Cemetery, France Gorre British & Indian Cemetery, France
First Name: Arthur Last Name: THORPE
Date of Death: 15/04/1915 Lived/Born In: Hanwell
Rank: Corporal Unit: Worcestershire2
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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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