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| Theatre of War |
Medals |
Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
| France and Flanders |
1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals |
Arras Memorial |
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| Arrived in Theatre |
Medal Citation (if app) |
SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 31 Sep 1915 |
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Alderminster |
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| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed |
Date and Place Enlisted Date |
Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Arleux (Battle of Arras) |
4 Aug 1914 or before in Warwick |
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| Place of Death |
Previous Regiments or Units |
Other Military Information |
| NE of Fampoux |
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Originally served in the Balkans |
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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The battalion formed up in a line (red markers) NE of Fampoux in preparation to attack and capture Greenland Hill (blue marker). After 30 minutes of artillery barrage the battalion moved forward in artillery formation as far as 100 yards east of Gavrelle-Roeux Road and dug in on a line shown by the green markers. They were unable to move forward any further due to heavy machine gun fire from the direction of Chemical Works (yellow marker) and a lack of support on their right flank due to the fact that the Division on their right was held up. They consolidated and held the green line until being relieved the following day.
