Rifleman C WCribb, 9th Rifle Brigade

[Terry Carter]

Hello all,

Trying to help a guy at work concerning his great-grandfather who is on the Thiepval Memorial.

In Ray Westlake's book "British Battalions on the Somme" it says that the 9th Rifle Brigade went into the trenches near Delville Wood.

Does anyone know which trench sector that Rifleman C W Cribb would have been killed in on 22 August 1916.

Thanks

Terry

[Hambo]

Terry

According to " The Somme Day by Day" account on the 19th of August the 9th Battalion the Rifle Brigade "established posts along Beer Trench south east of Cocoa Lane and pushed out a sap from the end of Princes Street. Their Division had captured it the previous day. It looks like the 9th came in the next day to consolidate and I would assume they were still there on the 22nd

Princes Street appears from the map to run right through the middle of Delville Wood, Beer Trench is to the east of the wood

Hopefully someone will have a detailed trench map of the area

Hambo

[Terry Carter]

Thanks Hambo

I have that book myself and forgot to check it out.

Regards

terry

[stiletto_33853]

Terry,

The war record of the 9th Rifle Brigade states the following:-

8th August 1916 - The battalion arrived at Buire-sur-Ancre from Candas and on the 19th took over some new and very shallow trenches near Delville Wood. The Battalion remained in line until the 21st and suffered the following casualties: 2nd Lieutenant G.R.M. Pakenham wounded, 2nd Lieutenant W. Hesseltine killed. Five other ranks killed and thirty one wounded. On the 24th it returned to the front line and although not actually engaged in the attack by the 9th KRRC to clear Delville Wood on the 24th to 26th August, it rendered considerable assistance with its bombers, Lewis-guns and carrying parties, and eventually relieved the remainder of the 9th KRRC and was itself relieved on the 27th.

During this period Major F.W.L. Gull was wounded and nine other ranks killed and thirty seven wounded.

I have the war Diary around somewhere, will dig it out for you a bit later.

Andy

[stiletto_33853]

Regimental account

[Terry Carter]

Thanks Andy

Regards

terry

[stiletto_33853]

Terry,

Glad to help. The posts made were from "The Rifle Brigade Chronicle 1920" for the first, and "The History of The Rifle Brigade in The War of 1914 - 1918" Volume 1 for the second.

Andy