A Braintree soldier who died just a day before the First World War ended has been dubbed the "unluckiest soldier in the district" by a man who found his grave.

Gardener Tony Webb, of Warren Road, Braintree, found the war grave of Private E. Plumb of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in Bocking Cemetery, Church Lane, when he was working as a gardener for the council.

The gravestone states that Pte Plumb died on November 10, 1918, aged 34 - the battle ended on what is now known as Armistace Day on November 11. 

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