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Trying to know more about the units of these men


Eric

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Hello all of you.

I’m gathering material so as to write an article in tribute to the men buried in a French cemetery in Alsace, who were mostly British except a South African.

Most of them died in German hospitals in Alsace and here is what I’m looking for : when and where were these men wounded and / or made prisoners ? You may be able to answer these questions if you have the unit histories of the units they belonged to.

All of them are in the French Military Cemetery of Plaine, some 40 kilometres south-west of Strasbourg.

Here are their names. Thank you very much in advance.

Eric Mansuy, France.

ASTON F.

Private

Hampshire Regiment

who died on Monday 8 July 1918.

ATKINSON Eric

Private

60th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

who died on Monday 1 July 1918. Age 28.

BLOCK Robert John

Rifleman

3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade

who died on Wednesday 13 November 1918.

BUTTERFIELD Ellis Taylor

Private

4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment

who died on Wednesday 19 June 1918.

CALDWELL James Yuille

Private

14th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

who died on Thursday 27 June 1918.

CARROLL W.

Private

1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers

who died on Sunday 7 July 1918.

CLARKE J.

Private

2nd / 4th Battalion, Oxford. and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

who died on Wednesday 19 June 1918.

DEEMING Ernest Tom

Able Seaman

Howe Battalion Royal Navy Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

who died on Friday 28 June 1918.

FLEMING George Rivers Sanderson

Flight Lieutenant

3 Wing, Royal Naval Air Service

who died on Tuesday 17 April 1917.

FORBES J.

Private

2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

who died on Wednesday 10 July 1918.

GARRETT E. G.

Private

6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment

who died on Monday 24 June 1918.

GOODES S. T.

Private

1st Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

who died on Wednesday 26 June 1918.

HEWLETT Montague Wilson

Corporal

11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

who died on Monday 24 June 1918.

HINDLE W.

Private

2nd / 8th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers

who died on Friday 8 November 1918.

JAMIESON James

Lance Corporal

16th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles

who died on Thursday 11 July 1918.

KNELLER Henry Thomas

Private

8th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment

who died on Wednesday 26 June 1918.

LOCKYER Alfred George

Air Mechanic 1st Class

3 Wing, Royal Naval Air Service

who died on Saturday 14 April 1917.

MASSEY H. J.

Rifleman

11th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps

who died on Sunday 15 September 1918.

McLEAN A.

Gunner

“A” Battery 82nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

who died on Tuesday 18 June 1918.

MITCHELL Francis

Private

1st / 4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment

who died on Thursday 11 July 1918.

MOORE J.

Private

1st / 5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders

who died on Monday 19 August 1918.

O’HAGAN T.

Able Seaman

Hawke Battalion Royal Navy Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

who died on Monday 11 November 1918.

RATCLIFF W.

Private

7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment

who died on Friday 8 November 1918.

REED Alfred

Private

1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

who died on Sunday 16 June 1918.

SELLEY James

Private

“D” Company 7th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

who died on Monday 9 September 1918.

TAYLOR David

Rifleman

“B” Company 12th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles

who died on Wednesday 19 June 1918.

WALKER J.

Rifleman

2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles

who died on Saturday 24 August 1918.

WHITE J.

Private

2nd / 8th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers

who died on Thursday 27 June 1918.

WHITELAND C.

Private

1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment

who died on Thursday 20 June 1918.

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Not much help, but I suppose it's something - I've just looked up all the (Army) names on the SDGW CD.

3 aren't mentioned,so I know nothing about their cause of death.All the rest ,apart from 2, are listed as "died". This is usually non-combat related and ,looking at the dates,they were possibly victims of the Spanish Flu epedemic. Of the 2 remaining, Pte.Francis Mitchell "Died of Wounds", and ,curiously,Pte.Goodes is listed as having been "Killed in Action" on 15 August 1918 (nearly 2 months after the CWGC date!).

Dave

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Hello all of you.

I’m gathering material so as to write an article in tribute to the men buried in a French cemetery in Alsace, who were mostly British except a South African.

Most of them died in German hospitals in Alsace and here is what I’m looking for : when and where were these men wounded and / or made prisoners ? You may be able to answer these questions if you have the unit histories of the units they belonged to.

KNELLER Henry Thomas

Private

8th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment

who died on Wednesday 26 June 1918.

Pte Henry Thomas Kneller

18448 8th Royal Berks

reported missing 21/3/18 - Kaiserschlacht

born Poplar

enlisted 31/5/15 at East Ham

lived Plaistow

died 26/6/18

At the time the 8th Bn were holding a large from some six miles south of St Quentin - 14 Division on left and RW Kents on right. the attack opened 0440 and by noon the battalion had been reduced to 182 men they then fought a withdrawal until 18 Div of which they were part was withdrawn. Casualties were reported as killed 19, wounded 37, wou/miss 10 missing 386 (not including 24 officers ) atarting strength on 21st March was 33 officer and 773 ORs.

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Ellis Taylor Butterfield - 4th Yorkshires.

Born - Halifax

Enlisted - Keighley.

Wednesday June 19th 1918.

4th battalion had suffered badly at the Battles of the Lys and were sent to an alleged "quiet area" in Champagne.

They arrived May 4th with "few experienced officers left and were filled with immature and half trained lads fresh from home".

May 26th large German attack on their position on the eastern edge of the Chemin des Dames Ridge.

"4th battalion suffered grievous loss, the toll of the missing being especially heavy,

23 officers and 566 or's were missing the battalion may be said to have ceased to exist.

Best guess would be that Ellis Butterfield was wounded and captured in this action.

Bob.

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