59 Lt Henri Paul Augustin Tiberghien, 273 RI.
Another of the three Tiberghien brothers to lose his life in the Great War (see also the Remember On This Day entries for 7 May and 10 September [2010]), Henri was born at Tourcoing on 23 August 1888. A recalled reserve officer, he re-enlisted in August 1914 at Lille and saw action in the Battles of Guise, the Marne, the Aisne, Serre (Touvent Farm) and served on the Somme throughout the summer of 1915. By October, he had earned the Legion d'Honneur and Croix de Guerre and was serving in the Champagne region. He fell in action whilst attacking at Navarin Farm near Somme-Py during the Second Battle of the Champagne. He has no known grave.
7 October 1915
Research by David O'Mara, Croonaert Research Services.
