Bob Coulson Posted 8 April , 2003 Share Posted 8 April , 2003 A while back I posted a query to see if anyone could give me some info on this man who is "missing" from my local war memorial. Someone had found him on CWGC by using a different spelling of the name. I wrote the info down and have now lost it.!!! Could whoever it was who found him please repost the spelling used, I would be very grateful. Capt John Serginson 4th Batt'n Yorkshire Regt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbob Posted 8 April , 2003 Share Posted 8 April , 2003 Just checked SDGW and found this man: John Seargison Captain killed in action 10/11/1916 4th Battn (Territorial) Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment) Fatbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbob Posted 8 April , 2003 Share Posted 8 April , 2003 Apologies I've misspelt the name (must be catching!) It's actually John Searginson Fatbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 8 April , 2003 Share Posted 8 April , 2003 Bob Capt J.SEARGINSON 4 Bn, Yorkshire Regt Died 10.11.16 Buried Warlencourt British Cemetery Grave: Special Memorial 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 9 April , 2003 Author Share Posted 9 April , 2003 Terry/Bob, Most grateful for the prompt replies. This time I will print it out and make sure I file it. Many Thanks, Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 9 April , 2003 Author Share Posted 9 April , 2003 Terry, You mention Special Memorial 9, any idea what form this would take.? Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 9 April , 2003 Share Posted 9 April , 2003 Bob A Special Memorial usually looks the same as a standard CWGC headstone except that it has a superscription across the top giving an explanatory statement such as.. 'Believed to be buried in this cemetery' 'Known to be buried in this cemetery' 'Buried in XYZ cemetery' These are used when the exact location of the burial is not known either because the grave was destroyed in subsequent fighting/shelling or all records are lost etc. The third example is used when the casualty's body could not be found when a cemetery was cleared and concentrated into another. This latter type is also used when a cemetery has been abandoned and the casualty has an 'Alternative Commemoration' in another cemetery (not usually the case on the Western Front - more in UK and elsewhere). In this case the Sp Mem represents a lost casualty in the cemetery & these memorial headstones are placed along one wall. There are several variations of these superscriptions and the stones used to be known as Kipling Memorials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 9 April , 2003 Author Share Posted 9 April , 2003 Terry, Many thanks for the explanation, very interesting. I will try and visit this year hopefully and see for myself. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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