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Sacred to the cherished and proud memory of
Graham Elton Merrett aged 22 years who gave
His life at the Battle of Givenchy May 26th 1915
Faithful unto Death
NB This sits below a wonderful stained glass window
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St Bartholomew Coaley
Gloucestershire
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Graham Elton
Merrett
9th July 1892
Coaley, Gloucestershire
26th May 1915
Killed in action in the capture of a German trench at Givenchy which though initially successful led to the battalion being hit by enfilade fire from both side by machine guns and from high explosives - 499 casualties was the cost including Graham whose body was lost
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Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
First World War
Private
1st/23rd Battalion London Regiment
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