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From: "Barbara Short" <>
Subject: YPRES 1916 - DLI, KIA
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 23:39:04 -0000


Good evening,
I am a new member on this list and after watching for a while, here is my first posting.
My grandfather was killed on 21.4.1916 and is buried in Essex Farm Cemetery [which I was lucky enough to visit last October]. I have two questions that I hope someone will be able to help with -
1. Is there any way to find out `cause of death` ? ie. Would sending for a death certificate tell me more than the details on CWGC site.
2. How do I discover what action is likely to have killed my grandfather ? There were 87 men killed and buried at Essex Farm between 19th and 30th April 1916 - quite a large proportion of the 1100 buried there.
I would welcome any advice from the well informed members of this list.
Thank you.
Barbara

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