Soldier with King's Shropshire Light Infantry

[neil5856]

Hello,

A good friend of mine's Grandfather lost his brother in WW1. The family have never visited his grave, but they are coming across on a 'pilgrimage' next month. It would be really good if I could offer them some additional information - eg. the action he was killed in (I believe he died from his wounds).

He was Private Herbert Roberts, 15067, and he died October 10th, 1918, aged 20. He is buried in the cemetery at Tincourt.

I'm guessing that he died in a field hospital near to Tincourt, but I'm not sure what the action would have been, so close to the end of the war.

Can anybody help?

Thank you

Neil

[Adam Llewellyn]

Hi Neil,

MIC from Ancestry for you. They have him down as John H Roberts.

Regards. Llew.

[Guest KevinEndon]

CWGC has him down as H Roberts

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...casualty=256266

have a look on the long long trail for added info

http://www.1914-1918.net/ksli.htm

Kevin

[NeilEvans]

Hi Neil

Right where do i start.

I have a photograph of Baschurch war memorial, and the panel on which his name is inscribed.

Soldiers Died

John Herbert Roberts. Born Baschurch. Enlisted Shrewsbury. Resided Baschurch. Died of Wounds 10/10/1918.

1901 Census

Name given as John Herbert Roberts born abt 1899

he entered france in 1915 aged 16??? age at death/census records tally. he probably joined up underage

Battle of Cambrai

The 1st Btn KSLI during the early hours of October 9th launched an attack. The orders to advance coming to the btn very late the btn only just reached the trenches in time to launch the attack.

The btn pushed onto Fresnoy Le Grand, which was found to be unoccupied!

At 10:00am German Artillery shelled the village. Later in the day the btn pushed along the Fresnoy-Bohain railway.

Congratulary Message from G.O.C 6th Division

'The difficulties were very great owing to darkness, fatigue and the necessarily short time available, and the disorganisation after yesterdays battle, but they were successfully overcome by the energy of the battalion and company commanders.

Taken from The History of the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry In The Great War 1914-1918

Major W De B. Wood

Please pm me your email address and i'll send you the photographs.

Neil

[ralphjd]

Neil, The following Casualty Clearing Stations were at Tincourt around the date he died :- No 12 from 28-9-18 to 6-12-18; No 50 from 28-9-18 to 22-10-18 known as the Northumbrian C C S. Ralph.

[neil5856]

Hello

I'de just like to say a big thank you to everyone who has helped. I've sent the details to my friend, and I know he's going to be delighted.

Thank you again

Neil

[6th Shropshires]

Hi Neil (nsc)

I can add a little more about John Herbert Roberts, he enlisted in late October 1914, and would have joined the 3rd Battalion (training battalion). On landing in France/Flanders he joined the 2nd Battalion, I do not know when he moved to the 1st Battalion.

ShropshireMad (Neil) I hope you to not mind me saying this but the 1st K.S.L.I. did not pushed onto Fresnoy Le Grand, this village was in the 138th Brigades line of attack. The K.S.L.I. were just off to the left of the village, on reaching the first objective the K.S.L.I. only sent patrols into Fresnoy Le Grand, it also pushed patrols up to the second objective, which was the railway line that ran between Fresnoy Le Grand and Bohain.

Also I hope you do not mind me saying that Pte. Roberts could well have been wounded on the 8th October, as the Battalion were in action on this day too, and Tincourt is a good fifteen miles away (thats if I have worked out the mileage right).

Annette