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Digital gallery of Private Nicholas McNally
Digital gallery of
Private Nicholas McNally
Photo courtesy Keith Boswell, England
Digital gallery of
Private Nicholas McNally
"Killed in Action"
He was attached to the 250th Company Royal Engineers, and while on duty with a party repairing the Vierstraat-Wyschaete Road at 11 a.m. on the 1st July, 1917, they were subjected to shell fire from a high velocity gun, Private McNally was instantly killed by a shell-burst, his body being badly shattered, and filled with splinters from it.
Title: Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War
Mikan record: 46246
Volume Number: 31829_B016763
Page: 55
Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com
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"Killed in Action" He was attached to the 250th Company Royal Engineers, and while on duty with a party repairing the Vierstraat-Wyschaete Road at 11 a.m. on the 1st July, 1917, they were subjected to shell fire from a high velocity gun, Private McNally was instantly killed by a shell-burst, his body being badly shattered, and filled with splinters from it. Title: Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War Mikan record: 46246 Volume Number: 31829_B016763 Page: 55 Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 287 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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KLEIN-VIERSTRAAT BRITISH CEMETERY Belgium
KLEIN-VIERSTRAAT BRITISH CEMETERY is located 6 Km south west of Ieper town centre, on the Molenstraat, a road branching from the Kemmelseweg (Joining Ieper to Kemmel N331). From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort), and straight on towards Armentieres (N365). 900 m after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg. (Made prominent by a railway level crossing).
5 Km along the Kemmelseweg lies the right hand turning onto Poperingstraat. 1 Km along the Poperingestraat lies Kemmel No 1 French Cemetery. Immediately to the left of this cemetery is a road called Molenstraat. KLEIN-VIERSTRAAT BRITISH CEMETERY is located 30 metres along the Molenstraat on the right hand side of the road.
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