95 years ago today, Peter Michael Gaffaney was wounded in action during a German offensive at the Somme. He died en route to hospital from shell wounds to the face and neck.
After our visit to Ypres, we took a three hour detour through France to visit his grave site at Louvencourt Military Cemetery.
Peter Michael Gaffaney (1893-1918) : Louvencourt Military Cemetery, France
Louvencourt Military Cemetery, France – April 2013
The cemetery, containing 230 graves, is beautifully kept by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and there is a register of those buried there, and a visitors book you can sign.
Louvencourt Military Cemetery, France – April 2013