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209344 Dvr. Allan Herschell British Army 2nd Brigade, 53rd Battery. Royal Field Artillery from:Montrose (d.25th Oct 1918) My great-grandfather Allan Herschell was killed in action in France. I would be interested to find out what battle the 2nd Brigade were involved in around this time Additional Information: My grandfather Allan Herschell is the man in question. I estimate that he was wounded in the Battle of the Selle which followed the Battle of Cambrai - St Quentin that finally broke the Hindenburg Line. I have tried to fns out exactly where he was fighting without success. The battle is an educated guess based on his grave being in Vadencourt Cemetery. He would have been at Cambrai and moved forward with the attack, so it is fairly safe to assume that this is where he was fighting. He has the usual 3 WW1 medals. You might also be interested to know that he had served in the Boer War. He started life there in the 1st Scottish Horse and was seconded to Rimington's Guides that later became Damant's Horse. He has the Queen's South Africa Medal with 10 campaign clasps and the Kings South Africa Medal with both the 1901 and 1902 clasps, which is rare. Bill Corsar Reply 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 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.**