244454 Pte. Charles Fredrick Hall British Army 2nd Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment from:London (d.8th Feb 1915) My great uncle Charles Hall enlisted before the start of the first world war and was sent to Bermuda. He returned to fight in Belgium and France during 1915 and was mortally wounded in February 1915, dying on the 8th February. He is buried at Rue Petillon Military Cemetery at Fleurbaix, France.
Uncle Charlie was buried under the wrong name and remained this way from 1915 until 2007, when after extensive research by my Brother Ronald and my Dad William, he was finally found and identified. This was a great relief for my Dad who always promised his Mum that he would find her brother. The War Graves Commission finally recognised the research done by my family and changed all records to reflect where he was and giving him a new grave stone.
We still honour him every year by wearing his medals and laying a wreath on the local memorial on the 11th November. We involve the families young children in this so that his memory remains.
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