First Name: | William George | Last Name: | DEVANNEY | |
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Date of Death: | 26/10/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Shoreditch | |
Rank: | Rifleman | Unit: | London17 | |
Memorial Site: | Loos Memorial, France | |||
Current Information:Age-17 77, Long Street, Shoreditch On 21st October, 1915, 17th London (Poplar & Stepney Rifles) of 141 Brigade, 47th Division, moved into the front line trenches at Fort Tosh, a system of trenches rather than an actual fort, just north of the village of Loos. The Battle of Loos had by this time come to end and the normal routines and dangers of trench warfare were once again in evidence. On 26th October the enemy shelled these trenches very heavily causing several casualties. One unfortunate rifleman was buried by a shell explosion which left just his head above ground. A number of men were subsequently killed trying to rescue him, including Rifleman Devanney who was buried by further shell bursts and whose body was never found. |
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