Not quite 4 years later (Sept 12th 1918) it claimed the life of James Eli Christopher, brother to my great grandmother, in the fighting around Haucourt (Arras to Cambrai road) and Vis en Artois, where his memorial now stands.

He signed up in the early years with Alfred, whom we thought was his brother but was actually his nephew. Alfred survived but Eli (as he was christened) was killed in action. He is one of those whose body has no grave, only a name on a memorial and a fading photograph in my collection.

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