211127 Durrent British Army Suffolk Regiment (d.15th Sept 1916) My grandfather was captured at Suvla Bay, Dardanelles, during the Galipolli campaign. He kept a diary during his captivity and writes of a time during Sept/Oct 1916 when many died of Malaria and Yellow Fever.
He says "The first to die, Sept 15, was poor old Durrent of the Suffolks. He had a bad chest and used to talk very hoarse. A Matmaker by trade. He leaves a wife and six children. He died a couple of hours after admittance to hospital"
Just thought there might be family who never knew what happened.
There are any others he has named but none that specify the Suffolks.
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