Two Brothers Serving in France, item 20

• January 23, 2018 13:36:10 Thomas A. Lingner

  B E F.                                              28.10.1918

  Dear Mrs. Anthony,

    I have to thank you for your

  letter of the 15th Oct. and would

  have replied sooner but

  circumstances prevented.

  I am sorry I cannot give

  you a great deal of information

  about your husband, excepting

  that his death was instantaneous.

  He had no suffering. He

  was buried the day after his

  death, in the little Military

  Cemetery opposite the Mill

  outside the village of

  Flesquires (Flesquires is about

  15 miles from Cambrai)

  His Company have I understand

  erected a decent Cross over

  his body. His Tank received

  a direct hit  and was set on

  fire, & most of the crew

  
  

• January 23, 2018 13:26:38 Raluca Man

  B E F.                                              28.10.1918

  Dear Mrs. Anthony,

  I have to thank you for your letter of the 15th Oct. and would have replied sooner but circumstances prevented. I am sorry I cannot give you a great deal of information about your husband excepting that his death was instantaneous. He had no suffering. He was buried the day after his death in the little Military Cemetery opposite the Mill outside the village of Flesquires (Flesquires is about 15 miles from Cambrai). His Company have I understand erected a decent Cross over his body. His Tank received a direct hit  and was set on fire and most of the crew

  
  

  
  

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