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Last weekend I had the pleasure of taking a family to the grave of their great great uncle. It is believed it is the first visit of any family members to his final resting place. I was able to take them to the spot just outside of the village of Hulluch in France where Private Ralph Butteriss was in the trenches before the launch of a night trench raid which would ultimately take his life. I was able to describe with research and primary accounts of exactly what happened that night. The frontage of where he was killed was narrowed down to a 300 yard front. Unfortunately not knowing which company he was with has not allowed any further borrowing down of this field in which he attacked.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:33:59 +0000

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