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completed 1st November 1914 Regroup all fighting troops 2nd November 1914 Notification of German Troop locations 3rd November 1914 Notification of German Troop locations 2nd of November 1914 Three Groups Organised   4th November 1914 Little change in situation 5th November 1914 Move to new line 5th of November 1914  French Attack Falters 6th November 1914 Attacks on new line positions east of Ypres 7th November 1914 Mixed results in ongoing attacks 8th November 1914 Line readjusted to defend against ongoing attacks 9th November 1914 Ongoing shelling and sniping 10th November 1914 Ongoing shelling and sniping 11th November 1914 Attack 12th November 1914 Ongoing shelling and sniping 13th November 1914 German Attack repelled by Artillery and machine guns 14th November 1914 Ongoing German Attacks repelled by Artillery and machine guns 15th November 1914 Ongoing German Attacks repelled by Artillery and machine guns 16th November 1914 Ongoing German Attacks repelled by Artillery and machine 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1914 3 Div Brigades relief rota carried out 1st December 1914 Limited action poor weather 2nd December 1914 Operations restricted by bad weather 3rd December 1914 Operations restricted by bad weather 4th December 1914 Operations restricted by bad weather 5th December 1914 Limited action due to bad weather 6th December 1914 Limited action due to bad weather 7th December 1914 Limited action due to bad weather 8th December 1914 Limited action due to bad weather 9th December 1914 Limited action due to bad weather 9th Dec 1914 Reliefs 10th December 1914 Limited action due to bad weather 11th December 1914 Limited action due to bad weather 12th December 1914 Limited action due to bad weather 13th December 1914 Limited action due to bad weather 14th December 1914 Multiple attacks by 3 Div and French 14th December 1914 Heavy Artillery Bombardment 15th December 1914 Further attacks suspended by 3 Div due to French failure 16th December 1914 Bad weather limiting action again 17th December 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of June 1915 Relief discussed 9th of June 1915 Orders   10th of June 1915 Artillery remain in support 10th of June 1915 50th Div take over 10th of June 1915 Amended order 10th Jun 1915 Reliefs   10th of June 1915    10th of June 1915    10th of June 1915    11th of June 1915 Artillery command 11th of June 1915  12th of June 1915 Relief completed   15th Jun 1915 Into Position   16th of June 1915 Attack continues 16th Jun 1915 Attack Made   17th Jun 1915 Fierce fighting at Bellewaerde  British troops of the 9th and 7th Infantry Brigades assault enemy trenches on Bellewaerde Ridge between the Menin Road and the Ypres-Roulers railway. Their objective, to remove the enemy from the high ground which gae an observation point over most of the Allied ground to the East of Ypres. The bombardment commenced at 02:30 followed by the assault on the German front line at 04:15, which was captured with little resistance and the troops pushed on to occupy the second German line. The enemy launched a counter attack and the British were pushed back to the First German line, which they managed to hold, but the enemy still commanded the ridge. 18th of June 1915    20th of June 1915 149th relief completed 12th Jul 1915 Reliefs   21st of July 1915 Relief   22nd of July 1915 Superior Sniping   14th Oct 1915 Reliefs 17th Oct 1915 Address 21st Oct 1915 Inspection   25th October 1915 Orders   26th October 1915 Orders   26th Oct 1915 Change of Billets   27th Oct 1915 Inspection   28th Oct 1915 Working Parties   29th Oct 1915 Working Parties   30th Oct 1915 Working Parties   31st Oct 1915 Working Parties   1st Nov 1915 Reliefs   2nd Nov 1915 Very Wet   3rd Nov 1915 Very Wet Weather   4th Nov 1915 Very Wet   5th Nov 1915 Shelling   6th Nov 1915 Trench Work   7th Nov 1915 Reliefs   8th Nov 1915 Working Parties & Baths   8th Nov 1915 Baths   9th Nov 1915 Working Party   10th Nov 1915 Working Parties   11th Nov 1915 Working Parties   12th Nov 1915 Working Parties   12th Nov 1915 Working Parties   13th Nov 1915 Reliefs   14th Nov 1915 Hard Frost   15th Nov 1915 Trench Work   16th Nov 1915 Trench Work   17th Nov 1915 Artillery in Acton   18th Nov 1915 Shelling   19th Nov 1915 Reliefs   20th Nov 1915 Cleaning up   21st Nov 1915 Working Parties   22nd Nov 1915 Working Parties   23rd Nov 1915 Working Parties   24th Nov 1915 Bombardment   25th Nov 1915 Hard Frost   26th Nov 1915 Hard Frost   27th Nov 1915 Hard Frost   28th Nov 1915 Hard Frost   29th Nov 1915 Reliefs   30th Nov 1915 Baths 15th Dec 1915 Shelling   17th Dec 1915 Trench Motars   19th Dec 1915 Trench Raid   24th Dec 1915 Reliefs   25th Dec 1915 White Flag   8th Jan 1916 On the Move 20th Jan 1916 Baths 24th Jan 1916 On the March 25th Jan 1916 Inspections 26th Jan 1916 Training and Football 27th Jan 1916 Training and Football 28th Jan 1916 Training and Football 29th Jan 1916 Route March 30th Jan 1916 Church Parade 31st Jan 1916 Football 1st Feb 1916 Route March 2nd Feb 1916 Parades 3rd Feb 1916 Route March 4th Feb 1916 Training 9th Feb 1916 Inspection 10th Feb 1916 Poor Weather 11th Feb 1916 Football 12th Feb 1916 Awards 13th Feb 1916 Church Parade 14th Feb 1916 Training 15th Feb 1916 Route March 16th Feb 1916 Orders Received 17th Feb 1916 Training 18th Feb 1916 Training 19th Feb 1916 Route March & Football 20th Feb 1916 Sports 21st Feb 1916 Route March & Football 22nd Feb 1916 Snow Storm 25th Feb 1916 Demonstration 26th Feb 1916 Route March 27th Feb 1916 Orders Received 28th Feb 1916 Preparations 29th Feb 1916 Route March 8th of April 1916 Artillery Active   9th of April 1916 Enemy Active   21st Apr 1916 Reliefs   21st May 1916 Enemy fire extremely heavy 23rd May 1916 Events of Operations 21st - 22nd May 1916   16th Jun 1915 Preparations   30th September 1916 Diary   9th of June 1917  On the Move   30th Aug 1917 On the Move   12th Dec 1917 Orders   12th Dec 1917 Orders   12th Dec 1917 Orders   26th Mar 1918 In Defence 1st of April 1918 Reliefs Complete 2nd April 1918 More Reliefs   5th of April 1918 One Prisoner Captured   8th of April 1918 Hostile Shelling   9th of April 1918 A Busy Day   10th of April 1918 Under Attack   11th of April 1918 Quiet...and then...   12th of April 1918 Enemy Advances   14th of April 1918 A Counter-Attack   14th Apr 1918 Attack Made   15th of April 1918 A Quiet Day   15th Apr 1918 Attacks Made   16th of April 1918 French Support Arrives   16th Apr 1918 Attacks Made   17th of April 1918 HQs Move   17th Apr 1918 Attacks Made   17th of April 1918 Orders and a Letter   18th of April 1918 Relief for Some   18th Apr 1918 Attacks Made   19th of April 1918 A Quiet Day   19th Apr 1918 Snow   25th Apr 1918 On the March   25th of April 1918 A Counter-Attack    26th of April 1918 Allied Counter-Attack   26th Apr 1918 Advance   27th of April 1918 Holding at All Costs   27th Apr 1918 Reliefs   28th of April 1918 Admirable Behaviour   28th Apr 1918 Gas Shells   29th of April 1918 Under Fire Again   29th Apr 1918 Enemy Breaks Through   30th Apr 1918 Counter attack  Word was received by 6th Btn D of W West Riding Regt at 2.45am. that the French 89th. Division on our right would counter-attack with a view to reaching Pompier Farm and that the 75th. Brigade would conform by occupying road at map reference N14a 5.0 to N14b 4.7, The 75th. Brigade reached their objective but were withdrawn owing to the French again failing to get forward. At 7pm., particulars of an operation to be carried out by the 7th. Brigade and French Division were received, with orders for the 6th Battalion D of W to establish a line of posts from map references N14b 6.7 to N9c to connect up with 7th. Brigade on the right and 1/7th. D. of W. Battalion on the left. Zero Hour was to be at 8pm. and therefore arrangements had to be hurriedly made. 'C' Company 6th D of W was detailed to carry out the operation with the Support platoon. This platoon moved forward with Lieutenant Willink and 2nd. Lieutenant Huffam at about 7.50pm. The barrage on the 7th. Brigade and French front brought considerable retaliation but the objective was reached with few casualties and the line was established. Touch could not, however, be got with the troops on the right and it was found that, although they had also reached their objectives, the French troops had failed to get forward and the troops of the 7th. Brigade had been withdrawn. Orders were therefore issued at about 10.45pm to 'C' Company 6th D of W to withdraw to their original position. Casualties on this day for 6th D of W West Riding Regt were: 23930 Sergeant E. Stead (Killed in Action), 203848 Lance Sergeant H. Shaw (Killed in Action), 265178 Corporal W. Gibson (Killed in Action), 242252 Corporal J. W. Lewis (Killed in Action), 13120 Corporal L. S. Mitchell (Wounded), 266368 Lance Corporal H. Crossley (Wounded), 265237 Lance Corporal G. E. Hook (Wounded), 265226 Lance Corporal R. S. Long (Wounded), 266616 Private J. Fuller (Wounded), 29472 Private H. Garnett (Wounded), 242861 Private S. 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 258469 Sgt. George Moulding 1st Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.25th Mar 1918) On the 28 mile front held by the Third Army where in the days leading up to the German attack Sergeant George Moulding and other members of 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment were engaged in attack practices near the village of Achiet-le-Grand. 1st Wilts were right in the thick of the fighting during the Spring Offensive but, as part of 7th Brigade, 25th Division in VI Corps, were in reserve and not in the front line on 21st March. Their was some graphic accounts of the fighting over the next few days and it is not obvious when George Moulding became a casualty. We do know that he died of wounds on 25th March and is buried in Puchevillers British Cemetery some 17 miles from Achiet. Taking these two facts plus that he was a sergeant it does seem very likely that he was wounded on 21st March in an incident. On 21st March at 4.40 am Achiet-le-Grand was heavily shelled and 3 officers, 4 warrant officers, 6 sergeants and 7 other ranks were wounded. Our conclusion is that Sgt Moulding died of his wounds in a field hospital at Puchevillers. He is buried in a small, walled enclosure at the far end of the cemetery. On his headstone is the inscription chosen by his family: Gone but not forgotten by his wife and two daughters Lillian and Winnie. Much sympathy has been felt with Mrs. Moulding, whose husband Sgt. George Moulding, 1st Wilts, died of wounds on March 25th in France. Sgt. Moulding had nearly completed his time of service when the war broke out and he was called to the colours. Before then he came safely through the retreat from Mons and the battle of the Somme. Interestingly, the shelling of Achiet is mentioned in "The Kaiser Battle" by Martin Middlebrook, his unreferenced account says:- A complete reserve infantry Brigade was encamped around the railhead at Achiet-le-Grand. One of the first shells their hit the Medical Hut of the 1st Wiltshire's and killed nine men. George Moulding was 32 when he died, he was born in Wootton Bassett and enlisted in Devizes though his home address which is given as Lechlade. He was the son of Thomas Moulding of Quenington and the husband of Alice Elizabeth Moulding of Downingtown, Lechlade. We have not established when he arrived in France but it is probable that Sgt Moulding was either a regular or at least a reservist and may well have re-joined his regiment at Tidworth in August 1914 and landed at Rouen with them on 14th August. He is also the highest ranking soldier on the First World War memorial in Lechlade. Paul Cobb Add to this record.

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