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The Arras Memorial to the Missing
The Arras Memorial commemorates almost 35,000 servicemen from the United Kingdom, South Africa and New Zealand who died in the Arras sector between the spring of 1916 and 7 August 1918, the eve of the Advance to Victory, and have no known grave. The most conspicuous events of this period were the Arras offensive of April-May 1917, and the German attack in the spring of 1918.
The following 12 men of the 9th King's are commemorated on the Arras Memorial:
Private Joseph Williams |
KIA 28th June, 1916 |
Lance-Corporal George Horton Parker |
KIA 14th July, 1916 |
Private William Henry Benson |
KIA 14th July, 1916 |
Private Thomas Williams |
KIA 16th July, 1916 |
Private James Innes |
KIA 16th July, 1916 |
Captain Albert Coupe |
KIA 9th April, 1917 |
Private George Foulkes MM |
KIA 21st March, 1918 |
Private Harold Francis Edwards |
KIA 24th March, 1918 |
Private Robert Hollis Robson |
KIA 28th March, 1918 |
Private Christopher Carter |
KIA 28th March, 1918 |
Private Edward Rowlands |
KIA 16th April, 1918 |
Corporal Stanley Senior |
KIA 23rd June, 1918 |
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