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CSM. Herbert George Painter

British Army 16th Btn. Middlesex Regiment

from:Falmouth

(d.1st Jul 1916)

Herbert Painter was the grandfather I never met. In civilian life was a pattern maker by trade and a volunteer in the Coastal Artillery. He joined the army in the 16th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Public Schools Battalion, Middlesex Regiment in 1914 and was quickly promoted to Colour Sergeant and later Company Sergeant Major. He died on 1st July 1916 near Beaumont Hamel and his remains were never found. He is commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial. He and left a wife and two children. He was 33 years old.



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