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Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium
First Name: Guy Louis Busson Last Name: DU MAURIER
Date of Death: 09/03/1915 Lived/Born In: Chelsea
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Royal Fusiliers3
Memorial Site: Drury Lane, Theatre Royal Memorial

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Age-49

Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium

 

On 4th March, 1915, the 3rd Royal Fusiliers battalion of 85 Brigade, 28th Division moved into the trenches to the east of Kemmel in Belgium where they remained until relieved on 16th March. Guy Du Maurier, the battalion commander, was killed by a shell on 9th March. He was a famous playwright and had served in the South African war.

 

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