New CWGC Commemorations 27th October 2015

Discussion in 'Non-Commemorated War Dead' started by chrisharley9, Oct 27, 2015.

  1. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    CWGC added the following WW2 civilians to the Civilian War Dead Roll today.

    SYMES, Louis Morin
    Died 22.12.40 Age 55
    Committed suicide whilst imprisoned by Germans for espionage (from Guernsey)
    Reporting Authority: France

    UPSDALE, John William
    Died 22.11.41 Age 43
    WAGSTAFF, George Lewis
    Died 25.08.41 Age 59
    WALKER, George Albert
    Died 08.08.43 Age 51 (IWGC gardener)
    Died whilst interned in France
    Reporting Authority: France

    NOT FORGOTTEN

    The above were In From the Cold Project cases
    - (Volunteer: Chris Harley)
     
  2. ritsonvaljos

    ritsonvaljos Senior Member

    How strange that Mr Walker has not been commemorated all these years - given that he was a gardener with the War Graves Commission!
     
  3. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    He is the second gardener as far as I can remember
     

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