Memorial for British Capt. Killed While Training WWI Troops at Camp Sherman

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The final event of this year’s “Camp Sherman Days” takes place this Friday, August 9th in Chillicothe’s Grandview Cemetery.

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A British officer who lost his life as the result of a military vehicle accident will be commemorated. British Captain, Charles H. Becker, died on August 9th of 1918 while training soldiers stationed at the World War I U.S. Army Encampment.

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Former British Army nurse, Beryl Johnson, now a resident of Chillicothe, and in her 90s, will lay a memorial wreath on Captain Becker’s grave to make the 101st anniversary of his death.

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The ceremony will be accompanied by a tribute from the Ross County Veterans Honor Guard. Honor Guard members will fire off three volleys along with bugle calls and commands used by the British Army.

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The ceremony begins Friday at 10:00 a.m. next to the Renick Wall, located in Section 10 of Grandview Cemetery.


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