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115723 L/Cpl. Cecil " " Stewart British Army 12th Btn. The Rifle Brigade from:Stepney, East London (d. 1st May 1917) My Grandfather Cecil Stewart died at the 48th Casualty Clearing Station at Bray sur Somme on the 1st May 1917 (a quiet period) He was 27 years old. The war diary notes that on the 27th April a platoon post was hit by a shell. 4 other ranks killed (all buried at Bellincourt where the action took place) and 5 other ranks injured. The 12th Rifle Brigade were a service batallion recruited from around Stratford/West Ham/Stepney - East London. All those buried at Bellincourt are from these areas of London. My mother (his only child) was three months old at the time. In peacetime he was painter and decorator - one of Haig's 'cannon fodder' who joined up in 1915. Prior to his death he survived actions at Ypres and the Somme 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 the 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.**