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Title: WW1 death 1917 Herbert marritt
Post by: chris60 on Friday 20 February 15 19:09 GMT (UK)
Is it possible to find out about this death  where to look ?
Title: Re: WW1 death 1917 Herbert marritt
Post by: nanny jan on Friday 20 February 15 19:13 GMT (UK)
Hi,

There is some basic information on the CWGC site:

http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/80800/THIEPVAL%20MEMORIAL


Nanny Jan
Title: Re: WW1 death 1917 Herbert marritt
Post by: Jebber on Friday 20 February 15 19:34 GMT (UK)
If you mean can you obtain his death certificate, then yes, Findmypast have the index for war deaths, then you order in the normal way from the GRO. Unfortunately it is only likely to say Killed in Action.

Jebber
Title: Re: WW1 death 1917 Herbert marritt
Post by: rosie17 on Friday 20 February 15 19:40 GMT (UK)
Herbert Marritt died 14 March 1917 France and Flanders
Regiment Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 25th Battalion number 241302
Killed in action
U K Commonwealth Graves The Thiepval Memorial France
Title: Re: WW1 death 1917 Herbert marritt
Post by: mmm45 on Sunday 22 February 15 07:55 GMT (UK)
He was a Territorial soldier with 2/5 th Yorkshire Light Infantry.Malcolm Johnson has written a history.Saturday Soldiers is its title.

Ady
Title: Re: WW1 death 1917 Herbert marritt
Post by: KGarrad on Sunday 22 February 15 09:24 GMT (UK)
The Long Long Trail (www.1914-1918.net) has this page:
http://www.1914-1918.net/koyli.htm

Which says:
2/4th Battalion
Formed at Wakefield on 30 September 1914 as a second line unit.
1 March 1915 : moved to Bulwell and attached to 187th Brigade in 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division. Moved in April 1915 to Strenshall and on in May to Beverley, going on in November to Gateshead, January 1916 to Larkhill and June 1916 to Flixton Park near Bungay. Moved again in October 1916 to Wellingborough.
Landed at Le Havre on 15 January 1917.

2/5th Battalion
Formed at Doncaster on 10 September 1914 as a second line unit. Record same as 2/4th Bn.
2 February 1918 : absorbed into 1/5th Bn

Details of the 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division here:
http://www.1914-1918.net/62div.htm

They took part in the following engagements in 1917:
The Operations on the Ancre ( 15 February - 13 March)
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line (14 - 19 March)
The first attack on Bullecourt (part of the Arras offensive) (11 April)
The German attack on Lagnicourt (part of the Arras offensive) (15 April)
The Battle of Bullecourt (part of the flanking operations round Arras) (3 - 17 May)
The actions on the Hindenburg Line (20 - 28 May)
The Cambrai Operations (Tank attack 20 - 21 November and the capture of Bourlon Wood 27 - 28 November)


And details of the battle/retreat:
http://www.1914-1918.net/bat17.htm