I am sorry that I do not know your Christian name. I do not know the precise circumstances of your death, but, as a former soldier myself, doing my National Service in 1950 with the 1st Battalion of the Lincolns in the Suez Canal Zone, I can still salute you as the brave soldier you undoubtedly were, who died in the service of his country. Whether you perished as a result of suffering a mortal wound in the fighting in France, or whether it occurred through accident or illness I do not know. You were laid to rest alongside five other Lincolns in Amerval Communal Cemetery Extension in the Pas de Calais. I trust that the Guard of Honour at your graveside fired the traditional salute to a fallen comrade. You are all also remembered every year at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, when the parade is at the attention while the Queen’s Colour and the National Standard are dipped in salute as the Last Post is sounded. I offer my sympathy to your relatives who mourned your sacrifice. Rest in Peace. Harry.

Henry Harrison