Henry William Payne

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Lance Corporal
Battle of Cambria
September 27, 1918 - October 11, 1918

Henry William Payne
Service Number: 102495

Regiment & Unit/Ship
32nd Company Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
Formerly 45968, Worcestershire Regiment.

Date of Death
Died 02 October 1918
Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at
Sequehart British Cemetery No. 2,
France, Grave A. 20.

Country of Service
United Kingdom

Memorial
Broadwas St Mary Magdalene Church

Also appears on
Broadwas St Mary Magdalene Church WW1 Roll of Honour

Additional Info
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Payne, of Broadwas-on-Teme, Worcester.

Family history

Henry William Payne's parents were Edward Payne and Edith Isabella Freeman, who married in 1890.
Henry was born in Broadwas in 1898.




The Battle of Cambrai, was a military engagement that took place in northern France, during World War I ,
from September 27 to October 11, 1918.

Henry fell in Cambria, Nord, France; six days before the following battle.

The Battle of Cambrai, 1918 (also known as the Second Battle of Cambrai) was a battle between troops
of the British First, Third and Fourth Armies and German Empire forces during the Hundred Days Offensive
of the First World War. The battle took place in and around the French city of Cambrai, between 8 and 10

October 1918. The battle incorporated many of the newer tactics of 1918, in particular tanks.
The battle witnessed over 300 tanks taking part. Gaining considerable ground in less than 36 hours.
With about 2,000 more British casualties than German, which was light relative to earlier phases of the war.

SEQUEHART BRITISH CEMETERY No2, FRANCE.
 


   
HISTORY INFORMATION
Sequehart was captured on the 3rd October 1918, after three days' fighting, by the 5th/6th Royal Scots and
the 15th Highland Light Infantry (32nd Division).
There are now 62, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
Of these, 4 are unidentified. All fell in the first ten days of October 1918.
The cemetery covers an area of 397 square metres.
 


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