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246592 Pte. Jesse Winchester British Army 1st/8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment from:Mereworth, Kent (d.27th May 1917) Jesse Winchester was born in Ticehurst, Sussex in 1892. He lived in Mereworth in Kent with his parents in 1911 when he was working on a farm. He enlisted in 1917 and died of wounds on 27th May 1917 and is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery. It is likely therefore that he was wounded in the Battle of Arras in April and passed through the casualty clearing system to end his days in a hospital in Etaples. He left a widow, Violet, of Rosebank, Horsmonden, Kent. His elder brother William Amos Winchester also died of wounds, probably in a hospital in Bethune, on 16th April 1916 having been in France for just a month. Their parents were Mark William and Mary Jane Winchester. Both are remembered on Mereworth village war memorial which unusually lists all the men who served in the war by date of enlistment. 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.**