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Pte. Basil John Amyes
British Army 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment
from:Honeysuckle Cottage, Govilon, Abergavenny
(d.11th May 1915)
This is to remember my great uncle Basil Amyes who died aged only 20. Records show that on 10th May 1915 there were only 29 men left from 500 who had gone out to fight. Basil died on 11th May 1915. By the end of May the battalions were having to merge as there were so few men left in each unit.
It is hard to imagine going from 'Honeysuckle Cottage' to life in the trenches. Basil has no marked grave but is remembered on the Yypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.