12th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment

[Sandie Hayes]

Can anyone tell me what the 12th KLR were involved in around the 20th November 1917?

I'm looking at a soldier, named on the Cambrai Memorial,  who 'was killed in action on or shortly after 20/11/17 or died of wounds'.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Edited 10 August , 2019 by Sandie Hayes
Wrong date

[MaxD]

Deleted wrong date.

 

In trenches at Gonnelieu.since 10 Nov.  No casualties recorded in November until 21st (in a different area) and none prior to that through October.

 

War diary on Ancestry at:

 

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60779/43849_2126_0-00000?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return#?imageId=43849_2126_0-00754

What was his name?

 

Max

 

Edited 10 August , 2019 by MaxD
First entry wrong date

[MaxD]

PS

 

The only 12 Battalion KLR men on the Cambrai memorial between 1 October and 30 November are 241 who lost their lives on 30 November 1917.

 

Max

[Sandie Hayes]

Sorry guys, I messed the date up but thanks for your replies.

Private 325046 Jonathan Barton, 12th Battalion, KLR, killed in action on 20th November 1917.

Commemorated on Panel 4 of the Cambrai Memorial. 

He is one of 28 12th Btn, KLR men killed on that date and named on the memorial. 

Edited 10 August , 2019 by Sandie Hayes
Wrong date

[Mark1959]

The correct 20/11/17 WD entry on ancestry is at

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60779/43849_2126_0-00000?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return#?imageId=43849_2126_0-00756

Attacked "with tanks cooperating" at Lavacquerie at 6.20 am. Trench map refs of obejectives given - objectives taken

21st's entry says casualties on 20th and 21st - 1 officer killed, 7 wounded. ORs - 19 killed, 4 missing,138 wounded

[MaxD]

Mark got there first.  It is significant that his effects register entry says 20 11 1917 on or shortly after in action or died of wounds France which would indicate a presumed date which could have been 21-24 when there were a number of casualties.  Fog of war.

 

Max

[Sandie Hayes]

Thank you so much for your replies. He was obviously one of the four missing.

Thanks again.