• Private D C Alley Memorial

    December 31, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C

    Private David Clifford Alley,
    DOD 26Sep16 Age 22

    1st Battalion Auckland regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own)

    Grave - unknown on memorial wall

    DC Alley died during the Battle of Morval during the Somme
    Caterpillar Valley was the name given by the army to the long valley which runs West to East, past "Caterpillar Wood", to the high ground at Guillemont. Longueval village is on the Northern crest of this valley and 500 metres West of the village, on the South side of the road to Contalmaison, is Caterpillar Valley Cemetery.
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