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The Croydon schoolboy who was among Ypres’ first casualties

Posted on October 26, 2025 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The Third Battle of Ypres in 1917 lasted five months and claimed 300,000 allied casualties. DAVID MORGAN recounts the tragic story of one of them, Captain Henry Willders-Lewis, from Croydon, who died on the first day of the … Continue reading →

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