Private John Henry Dutfield (3221)
1/8th Bn, The Worcestershire Regiment, 144th Brigade, 48th Division, T.F., B.E.F.
Malvern Commemoration: Malvern Library
Burial/Commemoration: Domino British Cemetery
Nature of Death: Killed in action below the Butte de Warlencourt, near Contalmaison, Somme, France 14/12/16
Next of Kin: Husband of Mrs Dutfield of North Malvern
In January 1917, Mrs Dutfield of North Malvern was officially notified that her husband, Pte J Dutfield, had been killed in France. It was in front of the Butte de Warlencourt [1] that he was killed by a shell burst, possibly from British artillery, on the night of the 14th December 1916.
Malvern News 13/1/17
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[1] Butte de Warlencourt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_the_Butte_de_Warlencourt
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