Private Archibald Leonard Cater joined the 18th Battalion on March 31, 1916 and served with the Battalion in France until the day he died 1 day after being wounded on October 1, 1918 in the Arras sector.
At sometime before his death he left a stark reminder of his existence: an inscription on what appears to be a wall.
Source: CVWM page.
Bouvigny-Boyeffles is a small commune just east of Lens and almost due north of Arras. Somewhere in the vicinity of this commune Private Cater, perhaps in brigade or divisional reserve, wrote this cryptic note on a wall.
It appears to be scratched into drying cement and reads:
To [illegible possibley G G] 48
A.L. Cater
18th Battalion A Co.
Canadians
The 18th Battalion served in the Lens area several times, such as late 1916 – early 1917 and again in August 1917. Without a date on the inscription we cannot tell but it is a stark reminder of the life of a soldier who lost his life at the age of 27 and rests in Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France.
A wider shot would give context and location for this inscription.
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