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247306 Sgt. Michael Joseph McPartlin British Army D Coy, 1/5th Btn. London Regiment from:Edinburgh My uncle, Joe McPartlin, joined the Post Office Rifles, 1/8th London Regiment in August 1915 when he was 18. He arrived in France as a Sargent on 26th of June 1916 and then was transferred after the Somme, on 11th of July 1916 to 1/5th London Regiment. He was wounded, gassed and captured on 28th of March 1918 at Bird Post, just south of Oppy on the Gavrelle Rd, during the German Spring Offensive. He survived incarceration and wounds at Friedrichsfeld POW camp, However, weakened by his injuries, he died of TB in Edinburgh in May 1923. 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.**