Guidance

Current commemorative casework

Updated 10 May 2019

Case	Service Date	Status
Capt Cecil Thomas Tuff	14 May 2019	A rededication service for Captain Cecil Thomas Tuff, 1st Battalion The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), will take place at 10.30am at Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery. Captain Tuff was killed on 18 April 1915 during the fighting which followed the explosion of mines under Hill 60 the day before. His remains were concentrated after the First World War to Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, where he was buried as an unknown Captain. He was commemorated on the Menin Gate. New research by the Ministry of Defence UK Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre has allowed his grave to be identified.
Capt Eric Wilson Edwards	15 May 2019	A rededication service for Captain Eric Wilson Edwards, 6th Battalion The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), will take place at 10.30am at Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery. Captain Edwards was killed on 30 November 1917 during a German attack near Heudicourt. He was buried as an unknown Captain in Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery. He was commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial. New research by the Ministry of Defence UK Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre has allowed his grave to be identified.
Pte Henry A V Wallington, Pte Frank Mead and An unknown soldier	12 June 2019	A burial service for Private Henry A V Wallington, Private Frank Mead and an unknown soldier, all of the 23rd Battalion (County of London) Regiment will be held at Hermies Hill British Cemetery on 12 June 2019 at 10.30am. Private Wallington and Private Mead were both serving with the 23rd Battalion (County of London) Regiment when they were killed on 3 December 1917, whilst withdrawing from their positions after 2 weeks of tough fighting during the Battle of Cambrai. The 3 bodies were recovered from a local resident’s back garden just outside the village of Anneux. Along with other artefacts of a personal nature, also found was a shoulder title of the 23rd Battalion London Regiment. Historical research and DNA testing by the Ministry of Defence’s UK Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre confirmed the identity of 2 of the soldiers. Attempts to identify the third soldier are ongoing. The service will be attended by family members, British Defence Staff, Regimental representatives, CWGC staff and local dignitaries. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
Cpl Robert Owen Davies	18 June 2019	A rededication service for Corporal Robert Owen Davies, 10th Battalion The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, will take place on 18 June at 10.00am at London Cemetery and Extension. Corporal Davies was killed during fighting in Delville Wood on 20 July 1916. His remains were recovered from Delville Wood in 1935 and he was buried in London Cemetery and Extension as an unknown Corporal. He was commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. New research by the Ministry of Defence UK Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre has allowed his grave to be identified.
An unknown soldier of The South Wales Borderers	19 June 2019	A burial service will take place for an unknown solider of The South Wales Borderers at 10.00am on 19 June at Bethune Town Cemetery. This soldier was found near Richbourg and is believed to be a member of 1st Battalion, who was killed during the Battle of Aubers Ridge in May 1915. However, there are still too many members of that battalion missing from that time to identify him.
Capt William Miles Kington DSO	19 June 2019	A rededication service for Captain William Miles Kington DSO, 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, will take place at 14.00am on 19 June at Tyne Cot Cemetery. Captain Kington was killed on 20 October 1914 during the First Battle of Ypres. He was buried after the First World War as an unknown Captain in Tyne Cot Cemetery. He was commemorated on the Menin Gate. New research by the Ministry of Defence UK Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre has allowed his grave to be identified.