March 1915
Burial return records that he was found at map reference 36.M.35.a.2.4 and identified by his disc after which he was re-buried in Pont-du-Hem Cemetery. The photographs below were taken by me at that location on 24 June 2015. Rue des Cheminees, Neuve Chapelle
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He is buried in Pont-du-Hem military cemetery with the record entry:-RIMELL, Rfn T G, 6/9549. 2nd Bn The Rifle Brigade. 14th March 1915. VI. A. 23.
There are over 1500 casualties commemorated on this site, of which over half are unidentified. In addition to British and Commonwealth there are also 107 Germans and 1 American burial plus memorials to 5 Indian soldiers who were cremated.
We visited the cemetery on 24 June 2015 and put a poppy cross on his grave. We took the following photos of the cemetery and his grave.
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.