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Frederick George Wheatcroft | Grave
SECOND LIEUTENANT F. G. WHEATCROFT Name: Frederick George Wheatcroft Regiment & Unit/Ship: East Surrey Regiment 5th Bn., attd. “B” Coy., 13th Bn. Date of Death: 26 November 1917 Age at Death: 35 years old Buried or commemorated at: ANNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY I. F. 12. France Awards: – Additional Info: Son of James and Mary Wheatcroft; […]
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THE STORY OF DONALD SIMPSON BELL VC When the British Army launched its great Somme offensive in the summer of 1916, few people could have envisaged the devastation battle would bring. The opening day alone saw British casualties of almost 60,000 and by the time the slaughter had ground to a bloody halt in the […]
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