The Menin Gate Memorial, August 2009.
Michael John William McCann
As his regiment endured the hellish worst of a Flemish winter in positions near Wulverghem, Michael McCann was wounded by a sniper on the 19th of December 1914 and died the next day.
His name is listed on Panel 5 of The Menin Gate Memorial.
Henry William Springett
On the 21st of November 1914 the Germans opened a heavy bombardment on the positions held by 1st DCLI opposite Messines Ridge. Henry Springett, a native of Bodmin, was hit by sharpnel and died where he lay.
He is commemorated on Panel 20 of The Menin Gate Memorial.
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