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220674 Pte Robert Edward Sturgess British Army 2nd Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment from:Northampton (d.10th Nov 1914) Robert Sturgess was born in 1883 in Northampton and was the husband of Alice Sturgess, of 19, Byfield Road, St. James' End, Northampton. He was the father of Elsie. He was described in the 1911 census as a Fitter Up Rough Stuff and his wife as a Shoe Machinist. He was 33 at the time of his death. His Battalion war diary States "10th November 1914; the 2nd Battalion spend a day digging trenches in the woods around their position, losing two men to shelling." He was presumably one of the two. He is buried in Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery,Rouen. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**