War Memorials, - Elsewhere
Lydd (Kent),
The Church All Saints
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The War Memorial inside the entrance of All Saints' Church, Lydd (Kent). Beside the memorial tablet are two crosses from the original graves in which the soldiers were interred
The War Memorial inside the entrance of All Saints' Church, Lydd (Kent). Beside the memorial tablet are two crosses from the original graves in which the soldiers were interred.(Photo : Edward Nicholl)
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The Memorial Plaque inside the Church of All Saints, Lydd, includes one soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment, - Private H G Balchin. Beside the memorial are two crosses which had marked the graves of two soldiers when originally interred. The cross on the right was that of Private Balchin's grave.
Beneath Private Balchin's cross at the time it was photographed is a poppy wreath on behalf of the Submariners' Association, - obviously somewhat incongruous for that particular cross but relevant to other names on the memorial.

Private Henry George Balchin, 33754. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, formerly M/88207 Army Service Corps. Son of George and Matilda Balchin, of 1, Kimburn Villas, Lydd, Kent. Killed 13 November 1917. Aged 19.
Born Haywood Heath (Sussex), Enlisted Lydd.
Buried POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY.

The cross that originally marked Private Balchin's grave
The cross that originally marked Private Balchin's grave (Photo : Edward Nicholl)

All Saints' Church, Lydd
All Saints' Church, Lydd (Photo : Edward Nicholl)

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