Two Brothers Serving in France, item 3

• March 3, 2018 15:41:10 Stella Watkin

   British Expeditionary Force  B. E. F.

  28: 10: 1918

  Sapper W. S. Anthony

  6th Reserve, Batt., R. E.  Royal Engineers 

  Sir,

  I thank you for your letter of

  October 12th which has been forwarded by my people. I am afraid

  I can't give you a great deal of information about your brother, excepting

  that his Tank received a direct hit and was set on fire, and at least one of 

  his comrades was burnt to death. Your brother received a most severe wound in the 

  neck, death being instantaneous. He was buried on the following day in a little

  cemetery on the right hand side of the road from Flesquieres to Anneux about 1/4

  or 1/2 a mile from the former village. I understand a few of his little bits of

  personal things were collected by some of his Company, and will make enquiry into 

  this, as if I am right they should have been sent home long ago. The finding

  of the card I sent was quite an accident. I happened to have business in the village

  of Flesquieres, and when coming back I crossed over to the Tank and had a good look

  at it and picked up the card which was lying outside. I noticed the word "Broxburn",
  and then I decided, as it looked like the last of some poor lad's belongings, to sent it
  back to his mother. I have had a word with the lad who buried your brother, and his Company
  are, I understand, putting a decent cross over his grave. His Tank Commander was a 2nd Lieut.
  Riddell who was wounded. I think, more or less all of the crew were hit or burnt, two

  being killed outright. They were working along a very dangerous piece of ground

  which cost the Tank Corps about 20 Tanks in March and about 10 in this attack.
  I was on the left of the ridge at the time your brother's Tank was hit -

  about 7.30 a.m. I should think, but I was lucky enough to escape, a 

• January 23, 2018 07:26:46 Raluca Man

  B. E. F. 

  28:10:1918

  Sapper W. S. Anthony

  6th Reserve, Batt. R. E.

  Sir,

  I thank you for your letter of October 12th which I thank you for your letter of October 12th which has been forwarded by my people. I am afraid I can`t give you a great deal of information about your brother, excepting that his Tank received a direct hit and was set on fire, and at least one of his comrades was burnt to death. Your brother received a most severe wound in the neck, death being instantaneous. He was buried on the following day in a little cemetery on the right hand side of the road from Flesquieres  to Anneux about 1/4 or 1/2 a mile from the former village. I understand a few of his little bits of personal things were collected by some of his Company, and will make enquiry into this, as if I am right they should have been sent home long ago. The finding of the card I sent was quite an accident. I happened to have business in the village of Flesquieres, and when coming back I crossed over to the Tank and had a good look at it and picked up the card which was lying outside. I noticed the word `Browburn`, and then I decided, as it looked like the last of some poor lad`s belongings, to send it back to his mother. I have had a wound with the lad who buried your brother, and his Company are, I understand, putting a decent cross over his grave. His Tank Commander was a 2nd heint, ... Riddell who was wounded. I think, more or less all of the crew were hit or burnt, two being killed outright. They were working along a very dangerous piece of ground which cost the Tank Corps about 20 Tanks in March and about 10 in this attack. I was on the left of the bridge at the time your brother`s Tank was hit about 4-30 a.m. I should think, but I was lucky enough to escape a 

  
  

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 07:04:57 Raluca Man

  B. E. F. 

  28:10:1918

  Sapper W. S. Anthony

  6th Reserve, Batt. R. E.

  Sir,

  I thank you for your letter of October 12th which I thank you for your letter of October 12th which has been forwarded by my people. I am afraid I can`t give you a great deal of information about your brother, excepting that his Tank received a direct hit and was set on fire, and at least one of his comrades was burnt to death. Your brother received a most severe wound in the neck, death being instantaneous. He was buried on the following day in a little cemetery on the right hand side of the road from Selesquiers ...  to Anneux about 1/4 or 1/2 a mile from the former village. I understand a few of his little bits of personal things were collected by some of his Company, and will make enquiry into this, as if I am right they should have been sent home long ago. The finding of the card I sent was quite an accident. I happened to have business in the village of Selesquiers,  ... and when coming back I crossed over to the Tank and had a good look at it and picked up the card which was lying outside. I noticed the word `Bro ... burn`, and then I decided, as it looked like the last of some poor lad`s belongings, to send it back to his mother. I have had a wound with the lad who buried your brother, and his Company are, I understand, putting a decent cross over his grave. His Tank Commander was a 2nd heint, ... Riddell who was wounded. I think, more or less all of the crew were hit or burnt, two being killed outright. They were working along a very dangerous piece of ground which cost the Tank Corps about 20 Tanks in March and about 10 in this attack. I was on the left of the bridge at the time your brother`s Tank was hit about 4-30 a.m. I should think, but I was lucky enough to escape a 

  
  

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 07:02:39 Raluca Man

  B. E. F. 

  28:10:1918

  Sapper W. S. Anthony

  6th Reserve, Batt. R. E.

  Sir,

  I thank you for your letter of October 12th which 

  
  

  
  

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