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Galerie numérique de Soldat Archibald Somers
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Archibald Somers
In memory of the men from the 28th Battalion CEF who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Archibald Somers
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Archibald Somers
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Archibald Somers
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Archibald Somers
The CWGC COG-BR for Hooge Crater Cemetery reports that Private Archibald Somers #73187 was exhumed from the area to the northwest of Hooge Belgium at Map 28 Sector 28.I.18.9.75.99 in September 1919. He was found with Lance Sergeant Guy Keating #73372. The ICRC documents state that Keating drowned in a SAP near Hooge that was constructed to gain access to the enemy front lines. The ICRC document for Somers has no details. The Circumstance of Death for Keating (Somer's was lost) states that the enemy had exploded a mine at that time and then took the ground. Keating and Somers may have been trapped in their SAP when the mine exploded and were thus found together.
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Archibald Somers
ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) reports that Private Archibald Somers was missing but it has no additional details. We know from the files of his colleague, Lance Sergeant Guy Keating, that they were in a SAP constructed to gain access to the German front lines. The two bodies were found together in September 1919 and are buried together in Plot 18 Row J Grave 9 at the Hooge Crater Cemetery. Note the grave site photo shows two headstones, so it would have been a "Trench Burial".
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Archibald Somers
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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In memory of the men from the 28th Battalion CEF who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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The CWGC COG-BR for Hooge Crater Cemetery reports that Private Archibald Somers #73187 was exhumed from the area to the northwest of Hooge Belgium at Map 28 Sector 28.I.18.9.75.99 in September 1919. He was found with Lance Sergeant Guy Keating #73372. The ICRC documents state that Keating drowned in a SAP near Hooge that was constructed to gain access to the enemy front lines. The ICRC document for Somers has no details. The Circumstance of Death for Keating (Somer's was lost) states that the enemy had exploded a mine at that time and then took the ground. Keating and Somers may have been trapped in their SAP when the mine exploded and were thus found together.
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ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) reports that Private Archibald Somers was missing but it has no additional details. We know from the files of his colleague, Lance Sergeant Guy Keating, that they were in a SAP constructed to gain access to the German front lines. The two bodies were found together in September 1919 and are buried together in Plot 18 Row J Grave 9 at the Hooge Crater Cemetery. Note the grave site photo shows two headstones, so it would have been a "Trench Burial".
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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CIMETIÈRE DE HOOGE CRATER Belgique
Le CIMETIÈRE DE HOOGE CRATER est située à 4 kilomètres à l'est du centre-ville d'Ypres sur la Meenseweg (N8) qui relie Ypres à Menen.
Du centre-ville d'Ypres on rejoint la Meenseweg via la Torhoutstraat, en tournant à droite sur la Basculestraat. La Basculestraat prend fin à un carrefour principal. La Meenseweg commence juste au-dessus du carrefour, Le cimetière lui-même se trouve à 3,6 kilomètres plus loin sur la Meenseweg, du côté droit de la route.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
L’image du coquelicot est une marque déposée de la Légion royale canadienne (Direction nationale) et est utilisée avec sa permission. Cliquez ici pour en savoir plus sur le coquelicot.
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