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Valentine Leslie Douglas Uzielli. Killed in action 21/7/1917.
« on: Sunday 23 July 17 12:54 BST (UK) »
Lieutenant Uzielli enrolled in the Royal Field Artillery in 1915 and was killed in action in Belgium, 100 year ago last week. He is buried in small military cemetery, Coxyde, in Belgium.
I am unable to find out what section of the RFA he served in and in which battle he was engaged in when he was killed.
Any suggestions or assistance that would help me obtain more information about my cousin twice removed, would be very greatly appreciated.

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Re: Valentine Leslie Douglas Uzielli. Killed in action 21/7/1917.
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 23 July 17 13:17 BST (UK) »
De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour states:

Uzielli, Valentine Leslie Douglas, lieut Royal Field Artillery, only son of Captain Douglas Uzielli, Staff Captain 8th Division;
Born Staines, Middlesex 25 September 1888
Educated Park Hill, New Forest and Marlborough
Went to South Africa in 1909, settled at Johannesburg as a Mining Engineer
Joined Transvaal Horse Artillery in 1910, returned to England and volunteered for active service on the outbreak of war, and obtaining a commission was gazetted 2nd Lieut. RFA 22nd Oct 1914. Promoted Lieut Oct. 1916
Served with the Expeditionary Force in France & Flanders from March 1915.
was severly wounded at Loos the following October, losing the sight of one eye, and was invalided home.
returned to France in March 1917, and was killed in action near Nieuport 21 July following, while laying out a telephone wire. Buried at Coxyde.

He married at Quendon Church 18 August 1915, Catherine, only child of Walter Hopkins, and had one daughter, Pamela Valentins, born 20 March 1917.
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Valentine Leslie Douglas Uzielli. Killed in action 21/7/1917.
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 23 July 17 13:56 BST (UK) »
Newspaper extract, Essex Roll of Honour Essex County Chronicle August 1917
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CAPES Hull. KIRK  Leeds, Hull. JONES  Wales,  Lancashire. CARROLL Ireland, Lancashire, U.S.A. BROUGHTON Leicester, Goole, Hull BORRILL  Lincolnshire, Durham, Hull. GROOM  Wishbech, Hull. ANTHONY St. John's Nfld. BUCKNALL Lincolnshire, Hull. BUTT Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. PARSONS  Western Bay, Newfoundland. MONAGHAN  Ireland, U.S.A. PERRY Cheshire, Liverpool.
 
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Re: Valentine Leslie Douglas Uzielli. Killed in action 21/7/1917.
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 23 July 17 14:14 BST (UK) »
I also found this in case you hadn't seen it:

https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/4543993

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CAPES Hull. KIRK  Leeds, Hull. JONES  Wales,  Lancashire. CARROLL Ireland, Lancashire, U.S.A. BROUGHTON Leicester, Goole, Hull BORRILL  Lincolnshire, Durham, Hull. GROOM  Wishbech, Hull. ANTHONY St. John's Nfld. BUCKNALL Lincolnshire, Hull. BUTT Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. PARSONS  Western Bay, Newfoundland. MONAGHAN  Ireland, U.S.A. PERRY Cheshire, Liverpool.
 
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Re: Valentine Leslie Douglas Uzielli. Killed in action 21/7/1917.
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 23 July 17 14:51 BST (UK) »
CWGC details give his unit as 331 Brigade Royal Field Artillery, often rendered as CCCI Brigade. 

Not happy with that, that brigade was supporting 60th Div in Palestine at that time, need to dig round a bit more.
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Re: Valentine Leslie Douglas Uzielli. Killed in action 21/7/1917.
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 23 July 17 15:10 BST (UK) »
His service record which should clarify his unit at the time is at http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1071997

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I am Zoe Northeast, granddaughter of Maximilian Double.
 
It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
Zoe



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Re: Valentine Leslie Douglas Uzielli. Killed in action 21/7/1917.
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 23 July 17 20:36 BST (UK) »
66/Div.
http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/order-of-battle-of-divisions/66th-2nd-east-lancashire-division/
He served in B Bty. 331 Bde.
The war diary only states he was KIA on that day. No other info. Except he was near Nieuport Bains.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: Valentine Leslie Douglas Uzielli. Killed in action 21/7/1917.
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 23 July 17 21:43 BST (UK) »
Public acknowledgement of jim 1's correct (as opposed to my incorrect!) translation of 331 as CCCXXXI rather than CCCI which is of course 301.  And to think I have O Level Latin!!

Thanks Jim

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I am Zoe Northeast, granddaughter of Maximilian Double.
 
It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
Zoe



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Randle/Millington Warwicks
Sokser/Klingler Austria/Croatia

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Re: Valentine Leslie Douglas Uzielli. Killed in action 21/7/1917.
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 23 July 17 22:30 BST (UK) »
To be honest it took me about 10 minutes for the penny to drop.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
Census information is Crown copyright,from
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
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