We remember Cyril Mapson

We remember Cyril Mapson

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Timeline

Timeline

birth Grenada Source:8935160
service British Army Private 6829 British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8788340
service British Army Private 6829 British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion Source:9353481
1918
death Unknown Although its War Diary puts Cyril’s battalion in Jerusalem when he died, and back from operations ended 2 days before, Cyril may well not have been with them, but in a Ramleh hospital. Casualty Clearing Station, Ramleh - today's Ramla Palestine, State of Source:7364184 Source:9353479 12th October 1918
burial Ramleh War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Ramleh - now spelt Ramla -, Central District Israel Z.49 Source:8788361

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Cyril
Initials C
Last Name Mapson
Source 2914848
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 6829 British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion Private
British Army 6829 British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Baby Thompson mother

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Caribbean Roll of Honour Website Entry on 6829 Cyril Mapson Keith22624
The Long Long Trail website on The British West Indies Regiment Keith22624
Private Cyril Mapson's Grave - From the Find a Grave Website Keith22624
website 'How Grenada Won World War II' by Beverley A. Steele Keith22624
Website – The Caribbean’s Great War Keith22624
UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 Deborah102878
UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (2) Deborah102878
UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920 Deborah102878

Multimedia

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British West Indies Regiment Cap Badge Keith22624
Private Cyril Mapson's Gravestone Keith22624
Detail From Private Cyril Mapson's Gravestone Keith22624
Cenotaph at St. Georges, Grenada Deborah102878
Detail From St. George's Grenada War Memorial Keith22624
Ever conscious of God we aspire, build and advance Deborah102878
Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel - 1 Vincent96527
Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel - 2 Vincent96527
Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel - 3 Vincent96527
Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel - 4 Vincent96527
Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel - 5 Vincent96527

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