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Article: Search on for relatives of WWI shell casualties.
- Article from:
- Banbridge Leader (Banbridge, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- April 18, 2007
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A SEARCH has been launched for relatives of men from Dromore, Banbridge and Hillsborough who were among those killed or wounded by a stray enemy shell three days before the WWI Battle of the Somme, in which they were due to take part.
The Somme Association is hoping to dedicate a memorial to the men of No.11 Platoon, C company, 13 RIR (108 Bde. 36th Div.) at the church in Martinsart where the shell killed 14 soldiers and wounded many more.
As a result, efforts are underway to locate relatives of the men concerned who would like to attend a memorial service in Martinsart on June 29 this year, at which the new memorial will be unveiled.
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