Wednesday 7 October 2015

A Particularly Poignant Death




Thursday 7th October 1915: The adjutant of the 1st Battalion, who are on the front line near the village of Fricourt on the Somme, tells us that yesterday was a quiet day in this quiet sector. How doubly tragic, then, that the one fatality was Sergeant. A E Sirrell. This veteran should have left the front today with an honourable discharge, his time with the regiment having expired due to his age(1).

Source: X550/2/5


(1) He is buried in Carnoy Military Cemetery

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