Perth Cemetery, Belgium - Burial Ceremony 6th September 2017

A ceremonial burial was held on Wednesday 6 September 2017 at 11am at CWGC Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Belgium, for an unknown First World War soldier of the Worcestershire Regiment.  He was found in a field near Waterstraat in Zonnebeke, Belgium, with artefact of the Worcestershire Regiment. Despite research it has been impossible to identify him.

 

The service is being organised by the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) and was attended by Regimental representatives, local dignitaries and the general public. The CWGC prepared the burial plot, provided the headstone and maintain the grave in perpetuity

 

Perth Cem (China Wall)
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The unknown soldier of the Worcestershire Regiment has been identified and on Wednesday 22nd March 2023 a rededication took place for Serjeant William Clay CUBBERLEY - 7752 - 2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment, Died 26 September 1917 Age 28