CWGC added the following casualties to its database today. Lt Percy Gordon DOUGLAS MC 199077 General List Died 21.08.41 Age 56 Buried: Haifa (Sharon) British Civil Cemetery, Israel Pte Roland Glyn EDMUNDS 1652646 Royal Army Ordnance Corps Died 22.08.44 Age 32 Commemorated: Palmietkuil South War Cemetery Memorial, South Africa Col William Leckie WEBSTER Royal Army Medical Corps Died 01.12.40 Age 53 Commemorated: United Kingdom Book of Remembrance, Berks, UK NOT FORGOTTEN The above were In From the Cold Project cases Lt Douglas died of heart failure (Volunteer: Margaret Cutress) Pte Edmunds was stabbed to death (Volunteer: Dik Winkelman) Col Webster died of lymphosarcoma (Volunteer: Chris Harley) The UNITED KINGDOM BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE is a new ‘virtual’ memorial where, in future, the names of casualties who died in the UK will be placed temporarily until their grave sites can be found or until their known grave sites have been inspected and all the formalities completed for commemoration at the actual grave. This will reduce the time in which these names stay in ‘limbo’ between acceptance by MoD and the public recognition of their sacrifice when CWGC adds them to the Debt of Honour. Once graves are found and confirmed, the commemoration will be moved to the actual grave.
WEBSTER, WILLIAM LECKIE Rank:Colonel Date of Death:01/12/1940 Age:53 Regiment/Service:Royal Army Medical Corps Grave ReferenceU5.108 CemeteryEAST FINCHLEY CEMETERY AND ST. MARYLEBONE CREMATORIUM Additional Information: Husband of Marjorie Webster, of Nutfield, Surrey. Commemoration Moved From UK BOR