Charles, I am not aware of the precise circumstances of your death, nor what caused it, but, as a former soldier in the 1st Lincolns myself, doing my National Service in 1950, I am pleased to be given this opportunity to salute you as a brave young soldier who lost his life in the service of his country in the severe fighting in Sanctuary Wood in the summer of 1915. The majority of our comrades in the Lincolns who fell at this time in the Salient and who have no known grave are commemorated on the Menin Gate, but you must have been one of the relatively few members of our regiment who were buried with full military honours with the Guard of Honour firing the salute to a fallen comrade. Anybody paying tribute to your memory at your graveside at the appropriate time each day would be able to hear the sounding of the Last Post by the local buglers at the Menin Gate, which is only 5km away. But you are 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 also trust that you were commemorated on your home town war memorial. I offer my sympathy to your parents and other relatives who mourned your sacrifice.  Rest in Peace.  Harry.

Henry Harrison