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First Name: | Bertram John Robert | Last Name: | LILLY |
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| Date of Death: | 22/01/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Stratford | |
| Rank: | Private | Unit: | Royal Fusiliers1 | |
| Memorial Site: | Plaistow, West Ham Tramway Memorial, Greengate Street | |||
Current Information:Age-32 School House, Bridge Road, Stratford La Chapelle d'Armentieres Communal Cemetery, France
On 20th January, 1915, the 1st Royal Fusiliers battalion of 17 Brigade, 6th Division, moved into the trenches near Chapelle d’Armentières between the Lille to Boulogne road and the Lille to Armentières railway, where they remained until relieved on 24th January. The biggest danger here came from snipers and on 22nd January two men from battalion, one of whom was Bertram Lilly, were killed. |
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