gazette for j e white dcm east yorks

[veklee]

hi can anyone find any citations for j e white 26934 in the london gazette ? the award appears and its in the DCM roll as 11 /3/20 there a mic but no papers on ancestry , i seen to have big problems with the london gazette enterd all kinds of combinations but no joy

thanks

barry

[Coldstreamer]

http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/issues/31...upplements/3109

[veklee]

http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/issues/31...upplements/3109

hi coldstreamer thanks for that , i put in the date as well and i couldnt find it ,same as my grandads had it from NA and koyli museum but couldnt find it online till recently when i found a name near and just went back a page , suppose LG ( on line ) and me just dont get on

thaks again

barrry

[Coldstreamer]

lol - I did a similar thing - found another DCM for the regiment on the same day and just went forward to the "w"s

[joseph]

In his own words

After a week or so, during which time thousands of troops were coming and going, we moved forward to Montigny, and for three days were busy for we were due to go into the line, and on the afternoon of the 22nd October the Battalion was finally preparing for the attack near Neuvilly. I am not going to try to attempt to describe the position occupied by the enemy at the rear of the town, for it commanded the country for miles around, but to get into the town must have cost us heavy loss; machine gun posts were everywhere, in houses and on high ground, so arranged that attacking troops would come into sight about 50 yards away. I should hardly think this was an advantage to the machine gunners, for some of the attacking party got through and the trenches were filled with German dead. Of course I only saw this after the attack. That night we took up tea and soup in special containers, and had a long job trying to find the Battalion. We did at last find them. The loads were taken up by mules within half a mile of the railway cutting in which the Battalion was, and then carried. This was done under heavy shell and gas shell fire, and to wear a gas mask and carry a heavy load over rough ground was very exhausting work. The Germans had the range nicely, and I wonder the casualties were not heavy. However, after all the risk and trouble in getting this food up, no-one wanted any, at least it was only half served out, so we packed up and got away in the small hours while the attack towards Ovillers was made.

REgards Charles

[veklee]

In his own words

After a week or so, during which time thousands of troops were coming and going, we moved forward to Montigny, and for three days were busy for we were due to go into the line, and on the afternoon of the 22nd October the Battalion was finally preparing for the attack near Neuvilly. I am not going to try to attempt to describe the position occupied by the enemy at the rear of the town, for it commanded the country for miles around, but to get into the town must have cost us heavy loss; machine gun posts were everywhere, in houses and on high ground, so arranged that attacking troops would come into sight about 50 yards away. I should hardly think this was an advantage to the machine gunners, for some of the attacking party got through and the trenches were filled with German dead. Of course I only saw this after the attack. That night we took up tea and soup in special containers, and had a long job trying to find the Battalion. We did at last find them. The loads were taken up by mules within half a mile of the railway cutting in which the Battalion was, and then carried. This was done under heavy shell and gas shell fire, and to wear a gas mask and carry a heavy load over rough ground was very exhausting work. The Germans had the range nicely, and I wonder the casualties were not heavy. However, after all the risk and trouble in getting this food up, no-one wanted any, at least it was only half served out, so we packed up and got away in the small hours while the attack towards Ovillers was made.

REgards Charles

hi charles where did u find this ?

thanks

barry

[joseph]

Barry,

From the History of the 1st Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment in the Great War.

Regards Charles

[veklee]

thanks charles

barry