War Diary
In the Field – Mesopotamia – April 14th - Throughout the day the Turks shelled our position and in the advanced trench it was impossible to move owing to their accurate machine gun fire. Cassells Cavalry Bde shell the enemy right flank. Reports were received that the enemy were retiring NE but his firing did not relax until dark. From 6.0 to 6.20pm our artillery made an intensive bombardment of his lines. In order to keep in touch with the enemy constant patrolling took place to our front but the position was not totally evacuated until about 2.0am when our two forward companies he immediately occupied it. At the same time the 35th Bde well immediately ordered to follow up the enemy while the 39th Bde we seemed the advance at 5.0am. to a point about 1 mile N of Dish Dari where the column received orders to bivouac.
[The R.F.C reported that the enemy’s main body were crossing the Jebel Hamrin whilst his rearguard were entrenching a few miles NW of Deli Abbas]. Outposts were found by the Worcesters & 40
th Bde.
Casualties for 14/15th B.O.R 2 killed, 9 wounded, 1 sick. END
Newspaper Obituary
Stratford on Avon Herald – April 27th 1917
ALCESTER SERGEANT MAJOR KILLED
News was received in Alcester on Wednesday that Sergeant Major George Hemming of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment had been killed in action in Mesopotamia on the 14th. Before the war Sergeant Hemming, as he was then, belonged to the reservists and was called up shortly after the declaration of war. He went to Egypt with the regiment and afterwards saw service in Gallipoli, where he was wounded. During this. He was promoted to Sergeant Major and later came home for a short period.
He again saw active service in the Mesopotamia engagements, being amongst the Warwicks in the capture of Kut and Baghdad. Sympathy is felt with the widow and young baby who are left to mourn their loss and also with his mother (Mrs Hemming, of The Priory, Alcester) and other members of the family.
