On this day 5th November 1917

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On the night of the 4th-5th of November 1917 there was raid on emeny trench with 4 Officers and 124 other ranks in 3 parties (A-C).

Capt GKK Maughan, Lt C Radford (A), Lt WL Cooper (B), 2/Lt HS Pink (C) .

1 Officer wounded, 2 OR killed, 14 OR wounded and 5 OR missing.

Lt. C Radford was wounded in the abdomen and returned to England.

METCALFE CHARLES LOUIS 20 Missing 04/11/1917 Private 2106 240416 LOOS MEMORIAL Panel 87 to 89. Missing
MURRAY ROYAL 36 Body carried back to lines 04/11/1917 Private 2238 242626 PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE III. A. 19. Trench burial 46 NMD
SALT MOSES 20 Missing 04/11/1917 Serjeant 1832 240291 LOOS MEMORIAL Panel 87 to 89. Missing
STEVENSON JOHN EDWARD 31 Body carried back to lines 04/11/1917 Lance Serjeant 2496 240604 PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE III. A. 18. Trench burial 46 NMD
BRAILSFORD WILLIAM HENRY 26 Missing 05/11/1917 Lance Corporal 3074 240880 LOOS MEMORIAL Panel 87 to 89. Missing
ORMEROD CHARLES A Missing 05/11/1917 Private 4499 241542 CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ VI. H. 1. Reburial?
SIMPSON GEORGE HENRY BARBER 26 Died in German field Hospital 05/11/1917 Private 3797 241224 ST. MARY’S A.D.S. CEMETERY, HAISNES XIV. F. 10. Reburial?
RADFORD C Wounded in abdomen by a bullet 05/11/1917 Lieutenant To England “W”

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