Chunkeroo Posted 20 April , 2005 Share Posted 20 April , 2005 I can do look ups for anyone interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoch beard Posted 20 April , 2005 Share Posted 20 April , 2005 thankyou chuckeroo for the kind offer! one of my local men was killed with the 8th on 7/6/17 any information about this date in the diary? by the way his name was pte j.w. shipley thanks in advance enoch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOMMESOLDIER Posted 20 April , 2005 Share Posted 20 April , 2005 Hi Chuckeroo, Thanks for the offer, I'm interested in a man who was K.I.A. on the 23-7-16. So any reference to that date would be great. Cheers Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkeroo Posted 23 April , 2005 Author Share Posted 23 April , 2005 Tim Have typed out the diary entries from 19th to 23rd for you. No names of other ranks mentioned unfortunately, but at least you can pinpoint the action your man was involved in. 19/7/1916 MILLECOURT 10pm Left Millecourt and moved into bivouac S. of Fricourt. Remained under cover on the 20th 20/7/1916 FRICOURT 9pm Moved into the Old German Line close to BAZENTIN_LE_PETIT. 21/7/1916 BAZENTIN_LE_PETIT 10pm Two companies (A + C) moved into BAZENTIN_LE_PETIT 22/7/1916 9.30pm Relieved WORC. R (10th) in front line and prepared to attack the German Switch Line cutting through the north of HIGH WOOD and running S of MARTINPUICH with 10th R. War. And 7th S. Lancs. (1am) Attack failed our casualties being 1 officer killed, 5 wounded, 8 missing including the C.O. Lt Col de WIART gun shot wound in the neck. 186 casualties among other ranks. 23/7/1916 4am Taken back to support line and remained there all day. Relieved at 7.30pm Regards Clare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkeroo Posted 23 April , 2005 Author Share Posted 23 April , 2005 Enoch No mention of Pte Shipley by name but 21 Other Ranks were killed in action between 7/6/2927 and 10/6/1917. Extracts below. Between 1/6/1917 and 5/6/1917 the 8th Battalion were in billets at ASCOT CAMP. 6/6/1917 ASCOT CAMP Battalion moved off at 11.15am to staging area near LA CLYTTE and was equipped for action. 6-7/6/1917 Night LA CLYTTE Battalion moved off to take up position of assembly for attack. The IX Corps to which the 19th Division belonged took part in an offensive which had for its objective the capture of the MESSINES-WYTSCHAETE Ridge. 7/6/1917 WYTSCHAETE BEEK Attack launched at 3.10am by 19th Division. 8.10am Battalion attacked BLACK LINE in front of ONRAET WOOD & took its objective. Patrol pushed out & line in front of OOSTTAVERNE WOOD also held. 3.10pm Further attack was launched against village of OOSTTAVERNE and ODONTO Trench. Battalion took its objective and consolidated position. The result of the day’s operations was hugely successful. During the operations Captain H B Hastings was killed, Lieut. W E Hawkins was mortally wounded. Captain J H Wright MC & 2/Lt R F J Foskett were wounded. 8.6.1917 OOSTTAVERNE Battalion held position of ODONTO Trench and consolidated objective. Patrols were sent out in the morning to deal with hostile snipers and approx. thirty German prisoners were captured. In the evening about 7.30pm S.O.S. signals were sent up on both flanks of the battalion but any attempted hostile counter attack was stopped dead by our artillery barrage. Battalion was relieved at night by the 7th Kings Own and the battalion took up a position in reserve on BLUE LINE which ran in front of GRAND BOIS. 10/6/1917 GRAND BOIS Battalion remained in reserve. On night of 10-11/6/1916 battalion returned to billets at DE ZON Camp. 11/6/1917 DE ZON CAMP Battalion remained in billets at DE ZON Camp. Result of operations 7-10/6/1917. Two hundred prisoners, eleven field guns and 20 machine guns were captured by the battalion. Casualties. 20 Officers killed, 2 Officers wounded. O.R. killed 21, wounded 83, missing 1. Regards Clare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOMMESOLDIER Posted 24 April , 2005 Share Posted 24 April , 2005 Hi Clare, Thank you very much for the information, it was of great interest. Cheers Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoch beard Posted 24 April , 2005 Share Posted 24 April , 2005 thankyou clare for the information enoch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Holmes Posted 2 May , 2005 Share Posted 2 May , 2005 Hi Chuckeroo, have you anything for the battalion on or about the 13th April 1918 in the Battle of the Lys please. Thankyou and best regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 7 September , 2005 Share Posted 7 September , 2005 Hi there Can you let me know how many of the Bn were committed to the assualt at La Boiselle on 4th Jul 1916? With thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbeales Posted 29 September , 2005 Share Posted 29 September , 2005 Is there anything on 24491 Pte Samuel Woodward, KIA 30/7/1916? Or can you tell me what was going on at that time? Likewise for 24398 Pte Stewart Talboys, KIA 30/5/1918? They are on the war memorial in North Nibley, Glos, where I live .From my research so far they were both with the 8th Btn, Glos. Reg. Thanks John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted 29 September , 2005 Share Posted 29 September , 2005 Hi Chunkeroo, Can you please look up Lt Arthur Charles Sotheron Estcourt for me. I believe he was in the 8th Glos,but also attatched to the 57th TMB with who he was awarded the M.C. for La Boselle in July 1916. Many thanks for your help. Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbeales Posted 21 November , 2005 Share Posted 21 November , 2005 Just bringing this back up to the top Chunkeroo. Regards John Is there anything on 24491 Pte Samuel Woodward, KIA 30/7/1916? Or can you tell me what was going on at that time? Likewise for 24398 Pte Stewart Talboys, KIA 30/5/1918? They are on the war memorial in North Nibley, Glos, where I live .From my research so far they were both with the 8th Btn, Glos. Reg. Thanks John <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sheldrake Posted 24 December , 2005 Share Posted 24 December , 2005 Chunkeroo If you have anything from around Aug 7 1918 I'd like to see it. My distant relation Lt WV Smith (1838) was killed that day according to CWGC, although medal card records Aug 8 1917 as date of death. For background, Smith was 3Bn, att 8Bn, and had joined R Glos Hus as a private (I suspect before the war, from his 1838 number) many thanks in advance Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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