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MOD War Detectives (the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre Commemorations team): our future services, current appeals and past cases

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11am - A rededication service for Private Sidney Allen of the 7th Battalion Hampshire Regiment who was killed in action on 15 February 1945. This service will take place at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.

2pm – A rededication service for Lance Corporal Ronald Smirthwaite of the Hallamshire Battalion, The York & Lancaster Regiment who was killed in action on 22 February 1945. This service will take place at Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Netherlands.

  • 11am – A rededication service for members of the crew of Lancaster PD374:  Flying Officer Leslie Markland Hough RAAF, Pilot Officer John Henry Tales RAFVR, Sergeant Henry Charles Burnside RAFVR and Sergeant John Lawson RAFVR who were killed in action on 8 December 1944. This service will take place at Venray War Cemetery, Netherlands.
  • 2pm – A burial service for Lance Corporal Claude Stanley Dell of 5th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on 25 April 1915. This service will take place at Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Belgium.
  • 2pm – A burial service for an unknown soldier of the West Yorkshire Regiment. This service will take place at Serre Road No. 2 Cemetery, France.
  • 1pm – A burial service for Private George McIntosh of 8th Battalion The Bedfordshire Regiment, who was killed in action on 19 April 1917, and an unknown soldier of The Bedfordshire Regiment. This service will take place at Loos British Cemetery Extension, France.
  • 11am – A burial service for Private Percy Tolliday of 11th Battalion The Middlesex Regiment, who was killed in action on 4 October 1916, and 2 unknown soldiers. This service will take place at Warlencourt British Cemetery, France.

    • We usually post details of our services here and to our Facebook page (MOD War Detectives) around one month in advance.

    There are no appeals outstanding at this time.

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