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Données personnelles David Key 

• Il est né (Birth of Key, David) le 21 mars 1888 dans pos Little Ouse, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire &, Norfolk, UK/Ely, Engl.
• Il a été baptisé (Christening of Key, David) le 28 novembre 1897 dans St.John's Parish Church, Little Ouse, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire &.
• (Sealed to child (LDS)) dans SUBMITTED.

  Description: Sealed to child (LDS) of Key, David

• Il est décédé (Death of Key, David) septembre 1916 dans killed during World War 1, il avait 28 ans.
• Il est enterré (Burial of Key, David) dans Somme France.
• Un enfant de David Key et Louisa Butcher
• Cette information a été mise à jour pour la dernière fois le 17 mai 2008.

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In Memory of

DAVID KEY

Private
40050
7th Bn., Leicestershire Regiment

who died on
Sunday 24 September 1916 . Age 38 .

Additional Information: Son of David and Louisa Key, of Brandon Banks,Southery, King's Lynn, Norfolk.
Cemetery: THIEPVAL MEMORIALSomme, France
Grave or Reference Panel Number: Pier and Face 2 C and 3 A
Location: The Thiepval Memorial will be found on the D73, off the mainBapaume to Albert road (D929). Each year a major ceremony is held at thememorial on 1 July.
Visiting Information: The Panel Numbers quoted at the end of each entryrelate to the panels dedicated to the Regiment served with. In someinstances where a casualty is recorded as attached to another Regiment,his name may alternatively appear within their Regimental Panels. Pleaserefer to the on-site Memorial Register Introduction to determine thealternative panel numbers if you do not find the name within the quotedPanels.
Historical Information: On 1 July 1916, supported by a French attack tothe south, thirteen divisions of Commonwealth forces launched anoffensive on a line from north of Gommecourt to Maricourt. Despite apreliminary bombardment lasting seven days, the German defences werebarely touched and the attack met unexpectedly fierce resistance. Losseswere catastrophic and with only minimal advances on the southern flank,the initial attack was a failure. In the following weeks, huge resourcesof manpower and equipment were deployed in an attempt to exploit themodest successes of the first day. However, the German Army resistedtenaciously and repeated attacks and counter attacks meant a major battlefor every village, copse and farmhouse gained. At the end of September,Thiepval was finally captured. The village had been an original objectiveof 1 July. Attacks north and east continued throughout October and intoNovember in increasingly difficult weather conditions. The Battle of theSomme finally ended on 18 November with the onset of winter. In thespring of 1917, the German forces fell back to their newly prepareddefences, the Hindenburg Line, and there were no further significantengagements in the Somme sector until the Germans mounted their majoroffensive in March 1918. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to theMissing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers andmen of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Sommesector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of thosecommemorated died between July and November 1916. The memorial alsoserves as an Anglo-French Battle Memorial in recognition of the jointnature of the 1916 offensive and a small cemetery containing equalnumbers of Commonwealth and French graves lies at the foot of thememorial. The memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, was built between1928 and 1932 and unveiled by the Prince of Wales, in the presence of thePresident of France, on 31 July 1932. The dead of other Commonwealthcountries who died on the Somme and have no known graves are commemoratedon national memorials elsewhere.
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In Memory of
DAVID KEY
Private400507th Bn., Leicestershire Regimentwho died onSunday, 24thSeptember 1916. Age 3 8.
Additional Information: Son of David and Louisa Key, of Brandon Banks,Southery, King's Lynn , Norfolk.
Commemorative Information
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France
Grave Reference/ Panel Number: Pier and Face 2 C and 3 A
Location: The Thiepval Memorial will be found on the D73, off the mainBapaume to Albert roa d (D929).
Historical Information: On 1 July 1916, supported by a French attack tothe south, thirtee n divisions of Commonwealth forces launched anoffensive on a line from north of Gommecourt t o Maricourt. Despite apreliminary bombardment lasting seven days, the German defences were barely touched and the attack met unexpectedly fierce resistance. Losseswere catastrophic an d with only minimal advances on the southern flank,the initial attack was a failure. In th e following weeks, huge resourcesof manpower and equipment were deployed in an attempt to ex ploit themodest successes of the first day. However, the German Army resistedtenaciously an d repeated attacks and counter attacks meant a majorbattle for every village, copse and farm house gained. At the end ofSeptember, Thiepval was finally captured. The village had been a noriginal objective of 1 July. Attacks north and east continued throughoutOctober and int o November in increasingly difficult weather conditions.The Battle of the Somme finally ende d on 18 November with the onset ofwinter. In the spring of 1917, the German forces fell bac k to theirnewly prepared defences, the Hindenburg Line, and there were no furthersignifican t engagements in the Somme sector until the Germans mountedtheir major offensive in March 19 18. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorialto the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of mor e than 72,000officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who diedin th e Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over90% of those commemorated d ied between July and November 1916. Thememorial also serves as an Anglo-French Battle Memori al in recognitionof the joint nature of the 1916 offensive and a small cemetery containinge qual numbers of Commonwealth and French graves lies at the foot of thememorial. The memorial , designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, was built between1928 and 1932 and unveiled by the Prince o f Wales, in the presence ofthe President of France, on 31 July 1932. The dead of other Commo nwealthcountries who died on the Somme and have no known graves are commemoratedon nationa l memorials elsewhere.

David KEY
Pte. 7th Bt. Leicestershire Reg., died 24/9/1916, age 38, commemorated:Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Son of David and Louisa Key, of BrandonBanks, Southery, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Brother of Jacob.

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