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Pte. George Edward John Gough Douthwaite
British Army 2nd Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Norton, Malton, Yorks
(d.16th Aug 1917)
George Edward John Gough Douthwaite was my great uncle (my grandfather's brother). He joined the 2nd Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment in 1916 aged 18 years. He died on 16th August aged 19 years at the Battle of Langemarck, known as the Third Battle of Ypres, part of the Passchendaele battles.
We have just returned from Belgium, visiting the Tyne Cot cemetery and memorial. There are nearly 12,000 war graves from WW1 and nearly 35,000 with no known graves named on the memorial panels. I'm pleased to say we found his name on the memorial wall, bringing home a nostalgic reminder of the sad events of WW1.