[Margaret Pilkington]

I agree with everything that you have both posted and would go so far as to suggest it might be timely for his family to be compensated in some way.......This mans' widow got no pension and was too ashamed of the circumstances of his death to tell anyone of her extreme financial difficulties.
If these men had been involved in modern day conflicts they would have been cited for bravery.......I think some of their commanding officers were sadistic and lacking in compassion.