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Subject: Re: [WW1] battles
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 16:38:06 EDT

Dear Kaz
Yes , there are a few tricks you can use to determine which battle he died
in. Firstly , find (and post here) his Regiment. Also where he is buried.
Some sites on the net will tell you where his Battalion was at that time
(month generally) If he is commemorated , then look who else in his
Battalion died on the same day. You may need the help of someone with the
Soldiers Died CD , unless you have the Soldiers died book with his name in
it. Search the CWGC site for each man who was killed on that date. This works
if it is a big action. If he was a 'drip-drip' casualty ( such as sniped or
hit by a shell during relatively peaceful times) then it may be that not many
died the same day. Anyway , if there were many killed from his Battalion Regt
, one is almost certain to have a grave and it is reasonably likely that the
cemetery is quite near to where your ancestor was killed. Though of course
the body may have been found in battlefield clearances. But if you find
someone with a grave , and next get some idea where the Battalion was at that
time , it will be reasonable to assume that this is the place he lost his
life.
If he has a grave then identify where it is on one of the Michelin maps.
From the top of my head , was this date (March 23 1918) the start of the
Spring Offensive?
Hope this is helpful and not too confusing.
Peter

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