Lives of the First World War

known 17th April 1918

The Battalion War Diary for the 4th KLR records that on the 17.04.1918 at Meteren, France, the advancing German Army surrounded the HQ of "D" Coy where 5 officers were holding a conference. The following were in attendance: Capt. G H Warburton 2nd L. G C Gibb Lieut. D H P ???? 2nd L. C R Fraser 2nd L. J Marrion. The first two were killed trying to escape and C R Fraser was eventually recorded as missing presumed dead. The assumption is that the other two were captured.

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