ARRAS MEMORIAL ( Faubourg- d'Amiens Cemetery)
The memorial commemorates almost 35,000 servicemen from the United Kingdom, South Africa and New Zealand who died in the Arras sector between the spring of 1916 and 7 August 1918 - the eve of the Advance to Victory - and who have NO KNOWN GRAVE
5 Brimington men are remembered on the memorial & 1 is buried in the cemetery
The Panel Numbers quoted at the end of each entry relate to the panels dedicated to the Regiment served with
| Name | Regiment | Name Inscribed |
|---|---|---|
| Private John W Bradley | 10th Bn Sherwoods |
Bay 3 & 4 |
| Private John W Bradshaw | 10th/11th Highland Light Infantry | Bay 8 |
| 2nd Lieut Howard Jephson | 6th Bn South Staffordshire | Bay 6 |
| Corporal Edgar Nadin | 17th Bn Royal Fusiliers | Bay 3 |
| Private John T Souter | 22nd Bn Northumberland Fus |
Bay 2 & 3 |
| Private Albert Wilson | 15th Bn Sherwoods | Grave Plot Ref : I G 64 |
Arras Memorial - Marked in Red - the panels where Brimington soldiers names are inscribed
This memorial is also the site of the :
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Arras
Which commemorates the names of 990 airmen who were killed while serving on The Western Front during the First World War and who have no known grave.
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THIS MONTH
WE ARE REMEMBERING
Our Brimington Wreath
laid at the Memorial Gates on Remembrance Sunday
14th Nov 2021
Remembrance Sunday 2021
THE SOMME - 1916
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