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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Bois-Grennier Communal Cemetery, France |
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A Corner of the Bois-Grennier Communal Cemetery
Photo : Chris Malton (<chris.malton@homecall.co.uk>)
Bois-Grenier remained in British hands, though close to the
front line, from October 1914 to April 1918, and the earliest British burials
were made in the Communal Cemetery. There are now 121 Commonwealth burials
of the 1914-18 war commemorated in this site. Of these, 8 are unidentified.
Amongst the graves is 1 for a soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment (photos and
details below).
2nd Lieutenant William Vernon Fenton. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Eldest son of Mr. W. H. Fenton, J.P., and E. M. Fenton, of Heston House, Heston, Middx. Killed 16 September 1915. Aged 21.
The following additional information is taken from the book "Marjorie's
War" by Reginald and Charles Fair;-
"2/Lt William Vernon Fenton died of wounds received from an enemy shellburst
when going into the trenches for the first time on 16 September 1915. He was
educated at Cranleigh School where he served in the OTC. A student in 1914,
he joined the University and Public Schools Brigade of the Royal Fusiliers
before being commissioned into the 8th Yorkshires on 8 February 1915. "
("He was badly wounded in the head and died that night.......")
2nd Lieutenant Fenton's Grave in the Bois-Grennier Communal Cemetery
Photo : Chris Malton (<chris.malton@homecall.co.uk>)
The Bois-Grennier Communal Cemetery and the Cross of Sacrifice
Photo : Chris Malton (<chris.malton@homecall.co.uk>)
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