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| Theatre of War |
Medals |
Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial |
| France and Flanders |
British War & Victory Medals |
Duisans British Cemetery |
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| Arrived in Theatre |
Medal Citation (if app) |
SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Mar 1916 |
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Tredington |
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| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed |
Date and Place Enlisted |
Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Arras |
Febuary 1916 at Northampton |
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| Place of Death |
Previous Regiments or Units |
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| near Feuchy Chapel |
Pte 2216 Northamptonshire Yeomanry |
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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The Battle of Arras began on the 9th April and the men of the 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment were used as Assault Pioneers, cutting 5 communication trenches across what had previously been No-Man's Land to link with newly won positions. After 2 more days of intense fighting, the 5th were sent forward to a captured German strong-point at Feuchy Chapel redoubt, nearly 6000 yards in front of the British start line. Here they worked on consolidating the newly captured "Brown " line, which lay along the Arras- Cambrai road. This involved constructing 4 strong points. They suffered 11 wounded including Larry who died later the same day (9th).
