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Ypres Bell Ringing Guild

Ypres, Belgium

St George

Monday, 25 April 2022 in 2h 26 (6–1–11 in B)

5088 Saint George's Day Surprise Major

Composed by Donald F Morrison No.6455

1 Gillian H Knox

2 Simon A Rudd

3 Ruth Curtis

4 Paul F Curtis

5 David C Brown (C)

6 Harm Jan A de Kok

7 David L Sparling

8 Alan Regin

Rung in memory of 10 men from the Australian Tunnelling Corps, 1st Company who all died 25th April 1917 when a detonator exploded in their underground HQ:

2 are buried in Poperinghe New Military Cemetery

Lieutenant Arthur Elton Tandy, Grave I. E1. 1.

Captain Wilfred Perceval Avery, Grave I. E1. 2.

The other 8 in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm)

Sapper Kenneth George Hamilton, Grave IV. C. 10.

Sapper Lyle Ranger, Grave IV. C. 12.

2nd Corporal John William Saxton, Grave IV. C. 13.

Sapper Walter Manhood, Grave IV. C. 14.

Sapper John Wallace, Grave IV. C. 15.

Sapper Arthur Alva Gray, Grave IV. C. 16.

Sapper Charles Glew, Grave IV. C. 17.

Second Lieutenant Glyndwr David Evans, Grave VII. G. 33.

Their name liveth for evermore.

Also to mark ANZAC Day.