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Pte. David Stevenson Sword

British Army 50th Coy Machine Gun Corps

from:Edinburgh

(d.14th July 1917)

I have just started to research my Great Uncle, David S Sword killed 14/07/1917 as a member of the 50th Bn Machine Gun Corps. I am a little confused as you have listed the 50th Bn being formed in March 1918, yet David S Sword was killed in July 1917 as a member of the 50th Bn. I am unsure what GRU'd means in the Graves Report.

Editor's Note: David Sword was serving with 50th Company MGC at the time of his death, the CWGC register is incorrectly transcribed. His colleague Pte F Meager is correctly identified as 50th Coy MGC, both are listed as 50/MGC on the Grave Registration Report. The abbreviation GRU'd indicates that his grave was located by a Graves Registration Unit, he does not show as being reburied, so it is likely the original grave marker from his burial had been destroyed.



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