Source: Operation Picture Me via The 18th Battalion Facebook Group. London Advertiser. Circa 1916.
London Advertiser. March 7, 1916. Page 1.
“Killed in Action” While on sentry duty in the front line trenches about 9 P.M. on February 24th, 1916, he was shot through the neck by an enemy bullet. A stretcher bearer gave him immediate attention but he died about 5 minutes after being hit. NORTH WEST OF WYTSCHAETE.