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While researching the Shipton family who lived in Bermondsey London during WW1.
I came across the following soldier.

Frederick Shipton Born 1893 Bermondsey. His Military No 13451 of the Northamptonshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion. His Rank stated L Corporal.
He was awarded the ‘Military Medal”. He  was killed in action on 27th November 1917. He
was Buried in Ramleh Cemetery Reference C2. I note from the CWGC that a total of 6 men of the
Northamptonshire Regiment died the same day. Two of whom were awarded the M.M. 
C.H. Norton & F. Shipton. All were buried in Ramleh War Cemetery. 
I would be very grateful so hear from anyone who may be able to assist in locating any information of how these men gained the Military Medal.

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Hopefully Steve Beeby will pick this up soon! 

 

Michelle 

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Shipton's MM was for France, 6th Northants, London Gazette 21/12/16

 

Norton (2608, 200504)  was for Egypt, 4th Bn  LG 18/7/17

 

Charlie

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Page 64 of the 54th Brigade History mentions the following in regard to the 6th battalion's role in the attack on Thiepval on 26 September 1916. The battalion followed up the main attacking battalions (11th Royal Fusiliers and 12th Middlesex) in clearing the dugouts of the German defenders (many of which were former village cellars) after the main assault had past by:

 

Sergeant W. T. Scriven, Lance-Corporal F. Shipton, and Private J. Walsh, " formed a bombing party which drove the enemy out of a communication trench which ran into our front line. This post had been preventing consolidation of the line in the vicinity for two hours, and it was not until the enemy had been driven out that a dangerous gap in the line could be filled. These men afterwards formed a block in the trench in this  advanced position, which they held during the remainder of the night."

 

Sergeant Scriven and Private Walsh were also awarded the MM in the same Gazette edition.

 

Frederick Shipton would have originally enlisted into the army on 2 September 1914. I don't have a record of when he may have been wounded or evacuated sick from the 6th Battalion before he went to join the 1/4th Battalion in Palestine.

 

 

On 27 November 1917 the 1/4th Battalion were involved in a defensive action at the former German colony of Wilhelma near Jaffa. The Turks attacked in force. The Northamptons were near Bald Hill alongside the Imperial Camel Corps. Turkish attacks in number forced the Camel Corps off the hill. The Northamptons counter-attacked and forced the Turks to withdraw.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelma,_Palestine

 

 

Norton's MM would have been at the 2nd Battle of Gaza, but I don't have any detail on that to hand. The soldier with the previous numbers to Charles Norton was Alfred Norton who was killed at 2nd Gaza. I think that they were brothers.

 

 

Steve.

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On 05/04/2018 at 14:47, Shepherds said:

While researching the Shipton family who lived in Bermondsey London during WW1.
I came across the following soldier.

Frederick Shipton Born 1893 Bermondsey. His Military No 13451 of the Northamptonshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion. His Rank stated L Corporal.
He was awarded the ‘Military Medal”. He  was killed in action on 27th November 1917. He
was Buried in Ramleh Cemetery Reference C2. I note from the CWGC that a total of 6 men of the
Northamptonshire Regiment died the same day. Two of whom were awarded the M.M. 
C.H. Norton & F. Shipton. All were buried in Ramleh War Cemetery. 
I would be very grateful so hear from anyone who may be able to assist in locating any information of how these men gained the Military Medal.

Frederick Shipton was my great grandfather, do you have any more information on him

On 05/04/2018 at 14:47, Shepherds said:

While researching the Shipton family who lived in Bermondsey London during WW1.
I came across the following soldier.

Frederick Shipton Born 1893 Bermondsey. His Military No 13451 of the Northamptonshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion. His Rank stated L Corporal.
He was awarded the ‘Military Medal”. He  was killed in action on 27th November 1917. He
was Buried in Ramleh Cemetery Reference C2. I note from the CWGC that a total of 6 men of the
Northamptonshire Regiment died the same day. Two of whom were awarded the M.M. 
C.H. Norton & F. Shipton. All were buried in Ramleh War Cemetery. 
I would be very grateful so hear from anyone who may be able to assist in locating any information of how these men gained the Military Medal.

 

Frederick Shipton was my great grandfather, are you related to him, or do you have any more information on him.

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Frederick Shipton would have been my great uncle on my maternal side.  I have been researching the whereabouts of Lilian Shipton, my grandmother, Frederick's sister, for a long time.  I believe I have eventually discovered that she was killed in WWII enemy bombing in London. I believe Lilian had a daughter, Vera but can find no trace of her.  Born about 1923.    The Shipton family was large at least 10 children who lived in Bermondsey.  Their father was Henry Shipton born around 1843 and died in 1910 aged 61.  Their mother was Mary Ann Shipton (nee Daws) born around 1855 in Liphook died 1908.   They were married on the 10th August 1874 at St Michael in Aldershot.   I think Henry may well have been in the army.  If anyone has any further information about the Shiptons I would be very pleased to hear from them.

 

 

Jean H

 

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