8 April 1919 We Lost 100

by greatwarliveslost

Today’s losses include:

  • A Baron and Brigadier General
  • A man whose son was killed in 1916
  • A Civilian Chaplain

Today’s highlighted casualties include:

  • Brigadier General George Limbrey Sclater-Booth CB (Royal Dragoons) dies at home at age 59. He is the 2nd Baron Basing.
  • Lieutenant Colonel J C Battersby (Royal Army Medical Corps) dies on service at home. His son was killed in action in October 1916.
  • Civilian Chaplain the Reverend A E Spence (Scottish Churches Huts) dies while serving the forces in Germany at age 58. He is the son of the Reverend A Spence