"DEAD" OFFICER COMES TO LIFE-Evening Express-13th June 1918
For more than two months Lieut. Henry Derbyshire, K.L.R., a former school teacher at St. Luke's Boy's School, Great Crosby, has been believed to have been killed in action. He was officially reported killed on March 24th, and a memorial service was held at St. Luke's Church.
Now it turns out that he is not dead. Within the last few days friends in Great Crosby have received with mingled surprise and joy, a postcard from him stating that he is "still in the land of the living" a prisoner in the hands of the Germans.
"DEAD" OFFICER COME TO LIFE.
"DEAD" OFFICER COME TO LIFE.
Member 4335 KatieFD
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Re: "DEAD" OFFICER COME TO LIFE.
Imagine the relief and happiness for their family hearing that.
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Names - Lunt, Hall, Kent, Ayre, Forshaw, Parle, Lawrenson, Longford, Ennis, Bayley, Russell, Longworth, Baile
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Re: "DEAD" OFFICER COME TO LIFE.
Katie,
Henry was reported missing with No 4 Coy 18 KLR (2nd Liverpool Pals) following a German attack on 24/3/18 (indeed the war diary reported him as kia). He was in fact taken POW and repatriated to the UK on 25/12/18.
Joe
Henry was reported missing with No 4 Coy 18 KLR (2nd Liverpool Pals) following a German attack on 24/3/18 (indeed the war diary reported him as kia). He was in fact taken POW and repatriated to the UK on 25/12/18.
Joe
Re: "DEAD" OFFICER COME TO LIFE.
His poor family, but a happy ending, hopefully.