chrisharley9 Posted 11 July , 2005 Share Posted 11 July , 2005 Just wondering why & how British troops ended up here Cemetery: MONACO PRINCIPALITY CEMETERY Country: Monaco Locality: unspecified Location Information: The cemetery lies between Monaco and Monte Carlo, on the Monaco-Nice road. It is built in terraces; in the upper part is the memorial (unveiled in 1928) of the Monegasques who fell in the War, under which are buried a number of Allied soldiers. Historical Information: The cemetery contains two Commonwealth burials of the First World War. No. of Identified Casualties: 2 The 2 concerned are:- Name: DYER Initials: A C V Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps Age: 22 Date of Death: 04/05/1917 Service No: 74447 Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Dyer, of 13, Ridgway Terrace, Paignton, Devon. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Under War Memorial. Cemetery: MONACO PRINCIPALITY CEMETERY Name: RALLI, LEO LUCAS Initials: L L Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Captain Regiment: Army Service Corps Age: 33 Date of Death: 20/04/1917 Additional information: Son of Sir Lucas E. Ralli, 1st Bart., of 2, Park St., Grosvenor Square, London. Educated at Eton, and New College, Oxford. Born in London. Remains removed to the Ossuary and casualty is now Alternatively Commemorated and named on the memorial which is within the cemetery. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Memorial in cemetery. Cemetery: MONACO PRINCIPALITY CEMETERY All The Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenwoodman Posted 11 July , 2005 Share Posted 11 July , 2005 Don't know for sure, but I can think of two theories. Either (bearing in mind their units) they were on the Lines of Communication, or were on ships sunk in the Med, and bodies were washed up on Monaco's coastline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 11 July , 2005 Share Posted 11 July , 2005 Perhaps the army had a convalescence facility for officers, staffed by RAMC and the deaths were just bad luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 4 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 4 April , 2006 Sorry I had completely forgotten about this one - thanks to those who replied. I now have an answer with regard to Pte Dyer His SDGW entry shows: Born & Resident Paignton Enlisted Exeter Died at Sea I would hazard a guess that he had been passenger on the troopship "Transylvania" sunk 4th May 1917 Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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