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Remembering the fallen - 2

Further to my post of 5 August, I've just come across this listing for 19 CLOSE losses from the German side: Date Last name First name Place 22/10/1914  CLOSE Anton Rodt, Aachen 29/10/1914  CLOSE Heinrich Mützig, Kr. Molsheim 27/02/1915  CLOSE Heinrich Mutzig (vermutl.) 29/05/1915  CLOSE Clemens Faymonville, Malmedy 27/09/1915  CLOSE Josef Heppenbach, Malmedy 22/06/1916  CLOSE Johann Feymonville 20/12/1916  CLOSE Johann Recht, Malmedy 20/01/1917  CLOSE Josef Selbeck, Düsseldorf 09/07/1917  CLOSE Franz Recht, Malmedy 14/09/1917  CLOSE Johann Recht, Malmedy 27/10/1917  CLOSE Johann Faymouville 22/12/1917  CLOSE Michael Recht, Malmedy 11/06/1918  CLOSE Alexander Faymonville, Malmedy 15/07/1918  CLOSE Peter M{.}rfeld, Malmedy 19/08/1918  CLOSE Johann

Remembering the fallen of World War 1

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As we remember the 100th anniversary of World War 1 this week, the enormous number of casualties comes home to me as I look through the list of CLOSEs from GB and Ireland who died: died last name first name Regiment 30 October 1914 CLOSE Frederick Gloucestershire Regiment 09 March 1915 CLOSE Evan James Welsh Regiment 14 March 1915 CLOSE Max Arthur Highland Light Infantry 18 April 1915 CLOSE John King's Own Scottish Borderers 27 April 1915 CLOSE James Northumberland Fusiliers 07 May 1915 CLOSE Robert Royal Irish Rifles 08 May 1915 CLOSE Arthur Monmouthshire Regiment 29 May 1915 CLOSE William Royal Irish Rifles 02 June 1915 CLOSE James Davison Royal Irish Rifles 15 June 1915 CLOSE Joseph Alexandra 30 July 1915 CLOSE Walter King's Royal Rifle Corps 14 October 1915 CLOSE