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242021 L/Sgt. George Hendrie British Army 2nd Btn. Devonshire Regiment from:Finsbury, London (d.31st July 1917) George Hendrie enlisted in Finsbury, London. He was a Lance-Serjeant with 2nd Battalion The Devonshire Regiment and was killed in action on 31st July 1917. This was the opening day of the Battle of Pilckem Ridge, the opening attack of the Third Battle of Ypres. At 0350 on the 31st of July, the 2nd Devons attacked from Railway Wood. That morning their Colonel was killed and 12 of their 20 officers and 230 of their men were killed or wounded. Amongst them was George. The CWGC records his name and he is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial to the missing. 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.**