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264747 Pte. Reginald Charles Savage British Army 1/4th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment from:Peterborough (d.27th Nov 1917) Reginald v was wounded by shrapnel at the Somme 23rd of November 1916. He was sent first to the hospital at Camiers before being returned to England. He recovered and was returned to the front in time to take part in the Battle of Cambrai, where he was wounded and missing presumed dead on 27th of Noveber 1917. Reg was 19 years old. It seems he met a couple of ladies whilst in Blackpool, local lasses or nurses, Jessie Brown and Miss A Wood. He had been writing to Jessie. His last letter was 10 days before he died. Both ladies wrote individually to the prisoner of war service in Switzerland to see if he had been taken prisoner. He hadn't. 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.**