2018 Battlefield Tour post 06
France/Belgium Trip 2018 Post 06
Day 2 was spent in the Somme Valley, starting at Peronne then crisscrossing the River Somme for 45 miles to the city of Amiens. From there we moved back up to the Albert / Pozieres area.
Our first port of call was to Peronne, 16 miles from our digs at La Boiselle to visit a DLOY grave belonging to 110058 Tpr James Arthur Cryer, a member of C Sqn.
James was born in Southport, the son of Robert and Elizabeth. His parents moved to 11 Jackson St, Blackpool and it was from here that he enlisted.
He died of his wounds on 3 April 1917 aged 26 and is buried in Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Grave No.IV.H.17
PK left a poppy cross at his headstone on behalf of the Regiment.....RIP
