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252571 Sgt. Ernest James Coleman British Army 63rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps from:Epsom (d.28th Aprl 1917) Born 27th of August 1898, Ernest lied about his age, leaving school at 16 to enlist in the Rifle Brigade. He was promoted to Corporal after 6 months before transferring to 63rd Coy Machine Gun Corps. He joined BEF in France in March 1916 and was present at Fricourt for the opening engagement of the Battle of the Somme. He was promoted to Sergeant in December 1916. Ernest fell to a sniper's bullet at Arras, on the 28th of April 1917 when he was still under 19 years of age. He has no known grave but his name is recorded on the Arras Memorial to the Missing at the Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France. The diary which Ernest kept throughout 1916 is now kept by his great niece. 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.**