War Deaths records the death of Reginald Pte g/222 RWSR in 1916.(Michael) I have assumed it is this Reginald, as I am not aware of any other Reginald and his age is correct. I have also assumed that Reginald was not married, as there is no record for a Reginald marrying between 1888 and 1916. (Robin)

'In Memory of R DUCKERING, Private 6/222 6th Bn., The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.) who died on Monday, 17th April 1916. Son of Mrs J Duckering, of 79, Elm Park, Brixton, London. Buried Vermelles British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France II J 25.Vermelles is a village 10 kilometres north-east of Lens. From Lens take the N43, towards Bethune, to its junction with the D75 in Mazingarbe. Turn right at this junction and continue for approximately 90 metres when Vermelles Cemetery will be found onthe left hand side of the road.'

'Vermelles was in German hands from the middle of October to the beginning of December, 1914, when it was recaptured by the French. the cemetery was begun in August, 1915 (though a few graves are slightly earlier), and during the Battle of Loos (when the Chateau was used as a Dressing Station) Plot I was completed. It was laid out and fenced by the Pioneers of the 1st Gloucesters, and known for a long time as "Gloucester Graveyard". The remainign plots were made by the Divisions (from the Dismounted Cavalry Division onwards) holding the line 1.6 kilometres East of the cemetery until April, 1917, and they incorporated a few isolated French graves of October, 1914. From April, 1917, to the Armistice, the cemetery was closed; but after the Armistice graves were brought in (to Plots II, IV and VI) from the battlefields to the East. There are now over 2000, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, nearly 200 are unidentified and special memorials are erected to six soldiers from the United Kingdom, known to be buried among them. The cemetery covers an area of 9259 square metres and is enclosed by low rubble walls.'