Eric Posted 9 March , 2003 Share Posted 9 March , 2003 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 16 March , 2003 Share Posted 16 March , 2003 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purley Posted 10 January , 2004 Share Posted 10 January , 2004 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 11 January , 2004 Share Posted 11 January , 2004 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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