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« on: Wednesday 10 May 23 16:54 BST (UK) »
I'm trying to find answers for an elderly family friend who is trying to understand how he died (after hostilities ended). I think that his service record was lost, as so many were, so I'm relying on fragments. My problem is understanding his likely whereabouts and identifying his Labour Corps unit. Buried at CWG Giavera del Montello cemetery, Italy, died 7 Dec 1918. Registers of soldiers effects confirm date of death and record him as '25652, 3rd Reserve battalion, Devonshire Regt, then tfrd, as 656444, 1034th Company Labour Corps. He is recorded as died '39 CCS France'. His medal card doesn't include the 14/15 star which confirms the Devons 3rd as being home served. I can't find 1034th Co. Labour Corps, nor such a service number!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!