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13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment    The 13th (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was raised at Mill Hill in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Third New Army and joined 73rd Brigade, 24th Division. They trained on the South Downs, sepnding the winter billets in Hove. They moved to Shoreham in May then to Pirbright in June for final training. They proceeded to France on the 2nd of September 1915, landing at Boulogne. The Division concentrated in the area between Etaples and St Pol on 4 September and a few days later marched across France into the reserve for the British assault at Loos, going into action on the 26th of September and suffering heavy losses. In 1916 they suffered in the German gas attack at Wulverghem and then moved to The Somme seeing action in The Battle of Delville Wood and The Battle of Guillemont. In 1917 they were in action at The Battle of Vimy Ridge in the Spring, The Battle of Messines in June and Third Battle of Ypres in October before moving south where they were in action during The Cambrai Operations when the Germans counter attacked. In 1918 they were in action on the Somme and The Battle of Cambrai and the Final Advance in Picardy. At the Armistice the Division were in the line 1.5 miles east of the Maubeuge-Mons road. They moved back to the area between Denain and Douai at the end of November moved to St Amand-Orchies, then on the 18th of December the Division moved to Tournai for demobilisation, which was completed by 26 March 1919. 21st Aug 1915 Orders Received 24th Aug 1915 Inspection 31st Aug 1915 Advance Party Departs 1st Sep 1915 On the Move 3rd Sep 1915 On the Move 4th Sep 1915 24th Division Concentrate 4th Sep 1915 In Billets 6th Sep 1915 Change of Command 11th Sep 1915 Training 18th Sep 1915 Training 21st Sep 1915 On the March   22nd Sep 1915 On the March 23rd Sep 1915 In Billets 24th Sep 1915 On the March 25th Sep 1915 Under Fire   26th Sep 1915 In Action   27th Sep 1915 Enemy Attacks 28th Sep 1915 On the March 29th Sep 1915 Into Billets   30th Sep 1915 Into Billets 1st Oct 1915 Reinforcements 2nd Oct 1915 On the Move 3rd Oct 1915 On the Move 4th Oct 1915 Instruction   6th Oct 1915 Instruction   7th Oct 1915 Reinforcements 8th Oct 1915 Instruction   10th Oct 1915 Church Parade 11th Oct 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1917 On the March   1st Jun 1917 Training 2nd Jun 1917 Training 4th Jun 1917 Training   5th Jun 1917 On the March   6th Jun 1917 Into Position 8th Jun 1917 In Action  War Diary for the 13th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, 7th June 1917: The assembly trenches were reached by 13th Middlesex at about 2 a.m. At 3.10 a.m. several large mines were exploded. The 41st Division went over the top & captured the Red Line (1st Objective). The intense bombardment lasted all the morning & during that time the Blue (Damm Strasse) & Black Lines (2nd & 3rd Objectives) were taken by the 41st Division. At 11.30am The 13th Middlesex Regiment moved forward to Ecluse Trench & Old French Trench. At 1.30pm The 13th Middlesex moved forward to the Black Line (present front line & jumping off line for 73rd Bde). Within a few minutes of arrival the Battalion went over the top (3.10 p.m.) under an excellent barrage. Disposition:- Right Front, B Coy under Capt. R.S. Dove Left Front, A Coy under Capt. F.J. Stratten Right Support, D Coy under 2/Lt Dawkins Left Support, C Coy under Lt Roberts Moppers-up - commanded by 2/Lt C.W. Wallis (D Coy) & 2/Lt R.W. Phillips (B Coy). Our objective was known as the Green Line. Battalion front extended from the front edge of Ravine Wood on the right via Olive Trench to the Hollebeke Road on the left. The objective was gained without much difficulty, the Coy on the right consolidating well in front of Ravine Wood & Verhaest Farm. Owing to the Division on our left not coming forward with us, A Coy was left with their flank in the air, & had to perform a difficult movement to protect themselves. They were therefore unable to consolidate the left half of Olive Trench. C Coy (Left Support Coy) had to be called on to assist A Coy (Left Front) to form a defensive flank. During the first day the enemy’s artillery was erratic & the Battalion suffered more from lack of water than from anything else. During the attack about 100 unwounded & 20 wounded were captured, mostly in the Ravine. Also 5 Machine Guns, 1 Trench Mortar & a large quantity of material. The prisoners included 2 Officers. war diary 8th Jun 1917 Patrols 9th Jun 1917 In Action 10th Jun 1917 Shelling 11th Jun 1917 Reliefs 12th Jun 1917 On the March   15th Jun 1917 On the March   16th Jun 1917 Working Parties and Training   18th Jun 1917 Reliefs Completed 22nd Jun 1917 Trench Work 23rd Jun 1917 Reliefs   27th Jun 1917 On the Move 30th Jun 1917 Refitting 1st Jul 1917 Refitting 2nd Jul 1917 Resting 4th Jul 1917 Training 6th Jul 1917 Training 8th Jul 1917 Reinforcements 9th Jul 1917 Bravery Recognised 10th Jul 1917 Sports 11th Jul 1917 In Billets 13th Jul 1917 Reinforcements 14th Jul 1917 Reinforcements 17th Jul 1917 Training 18th Jul 1917 On the Move 19th Jul 1917 On the March 20th Jul 1917 On the March 21st Jul 1917 Leave 23rd Jul 1917 On the March 25th Jul 1917 Reliefs Completed 31st Jul 1917 In Action 1st Aug 1917 Holding the Line   2nd Aug 1917 Message of Congratulation   4th Aug 1917 Reliefs 7th Aug 1917 Reliefs 8th Aug 1917 At Rest 10th Aug 1917 Reinforcements 11th Aug 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Want to know more about 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment? There are:5970 items tagged 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. Attwell Arthur. Pte. (d.20th June 1917) Bates Walter. L/Cpl. (d.4th Mar 1916) Beer Thomas. Pte. (d.11th Jun 1917) Bodimeade Joseph John. Pte. Brien Thomas. Pte. (d.10th Jun 1917) Brown Patrick Joseph. Pte. (d.7th Apr 1917) Gorbey DCM Thomas Joseph. WO2. Gray George Edward. L/Cpl. (d.27th July 1916) Gregory Henry. L/Cpl (d.1st Nov 1916) Grune MID. Edward Sidney. Col. Haslehurst George Henry. Pte. (d.18th August 1916) Hodgson Arthur Alexander. L/Cpl. (d.8th June 1917) King George. Pte. Kirkland Frederick. A/Sgt. (d.27th Jul 1917) Makeham Ernest Charles. Pte. (d.11th Oct 1918) Miller Horace Philip. Pte. (d.20th Jul 1918) Mitchell Albert. Pte. (d.19th Apr 1918) Murray William. Cpl. (d.31st Aug 1916) Norman Arthur Robert. Pte. (d.18th Aug 1916) Pettitt Louis. Cpl. (d.20 July 1918) Pettitt Louis. Cpl. (d.20th July 1918) Pryor Wiliam Leemore. Pte, Sandell Charles . Pte. (d.31st. Aug 1916) Spencer George William. L/Cpl Stevenson David. Pte. (d.18th Jul 1918) Talbot Richard. Pte. (d.25th Nov 1917) Thorpe Charles. Cpl. (d.3rd Aug 1917) Valentine Reginald. L/Cpl. (d.3rd Aug 1917) Waller Charles. Pte. (d.25 August 1917) Welsh James Bell. Pte. (d.18th August 1916) West Bertram Harry. Pte. (d.27th Jun 1917) Wilding Thomas. Pte. (d.5th Apr 1917) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment from other sources. 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He was sent from Acton and arrived in France 17.8.1915, they were attached to the 73rd Brigade. While at the Battle of Loos on the 27.9.1915 near Vermelles, he was gunned down by machine gun fire. He survived but at the loss of his right leg and more wounds to his left thigh. He was discharged on 15th of November 1916 at Hounslow, he was awarded a silver war badge no.89410 and 3 medals, the 1914/15 star, the War and Victory medals. So at only being 16yrs old he had his leg amputated and saw so much pain and suffering around him, for some one so young. Troy King Add to this record.   Pte. Albert Mitchell 1st Btn. Middlesex Regiment (d.19th Apr 1918) My Gt.Uncle Albert Mitchell was a golf professional before WW1. He came from a family of professional golfers and was first cousin to Abe Mitchell whose effigy adorns the Ryder Cup. He honed his craft on the Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club, Forest Row, Sussex. Albert was the youngest son of Arthur and Susan Mitchell. Initially he joined the West Kent Yeomanry but transferred to the Middlesex Regiment. In 1916 he was wounded at the Somme. After a period of convalescence at home, he returned to France. He died in action on 19th Apr 1918. His body is buried at the Meteren Cemetery, France. Albert did not marry and was 32 when he died. Val Roberts Add to this record.   Pte, Wiliam Leemore Pryor 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment My great uncle William Pryor was taken prisoner by the Germans at some stage in the war. He was also gassed by the Germans and died because of this in early 1920 at Southwark. Graham Mills Add to this record.   Pte. George Henry Haslehurst 13th Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.18th August 1916) My great grandfather, George Hazelhurst, is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial. He left behind 3 young children. One of which was my grandmother. Gaynor Dawson Add to this record.   Pte. Arthur Attwell 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment (d.20th June 1917) Arthur Attwell was my great grandfather (maternal). He was killed in action on Wednesday, 20th June 1917, age 28. He is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Ieper,. He was serving with 13th Btn., Middlesex Regiment, 73rd Brigade of 24th Division. Arthur was the husband of Mrs Martha A. Attwell. He was born in Great Bridge and enlisted in Tipton, his home town. He was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. His Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive. Arthur is commemorated on the Tipton Library Memorial. Bryan Hanner Add to this record.   Col. Edward Sidney Grune MID. 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Edward Sidney Grune was born in Putney in 1887 and baptised in Putney Church. He was educated at Lancing College and at 17, in defiance of his father, ran away and enlisted as a private soldier in a regiment that was about to leave for West Africa, the "White Man's Grave." His maternal uncle, Maj. Hampden Chawner, was horrified and was instrumental in his obtaining a commission in the Bedfordsire and Hertfordshire Regiment in 1905. He joined the Battalion in Gibraltar where he met his future wife and married her in 1910. As he was only a subaltern and had no private income, this made life difficult. On its return to England the regiment was stationed at Colchester, where the young couple lived in a cottage in a cherry orchard. Meeting up with his brother-in-law, Claude, home from Malaya and rubber planting, he was fired with the idea of joining him in this remote and little known country. Somehow he persuaded officialdom to allow him to leave the regiment without actually resigning and off he and his young wife went to an isolated life in the middle of vast Dutch owned rubber estates in the Kuala Lumpur district. A year later, in January 1914, a daughter was born to them. It was only some months after the outbreak of war that news reached him and he immediately set about returning to his regiment. He reached Dover in October 1914, just in time to participate in the campaign in Salonica. Wounded in the ribs on 9 December 1914, he was eventually sent to Malta and from there on 1 March 1915 to Alexandria. After much badgering of HQ he was transferred to the 1st Essex Regiment and travelled by sea and rail to Ballincourt and Abbeville. He was in front line action when in 1918, owing to casualties amongst officers, he was transferred to the Northamptons and promoted colonel in the field. He remained with them until the end of the war and led the parade when the regiment received the freedom of the City of Northampton. At Ypres he was in the same trench as his cousin Meredith Chawner who was killed beside him. His other cousin, Alain, brother to Meredith, was also killed, a few days later. According to Services of Military Officers: arranged alphabetically corrected to December 1920. Polstead, Suffolk: J.B. Hayward & Son: E.S.C. Grune commanded 13th Batallion, Middlesex Reg. 8 Aug. - 11 Sep. 1917 and 7th Bat. Northumberland Reg. 27 June 1918 France, Belgium 16 March - 11 Nov. 1918 Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Aegean islands Oc - Dec. 1915; wounded twice; despatches: London Gazette 8 July 1919 Order of the White Eagle 5th Class. (This is the military service class of this Serbian decoration instituted in 1883 - HT Dorling, Ribbons and Medals, Naval, Military, Air Force and Civil, London: Philip, new ed. 1960, p. 254.) After the war he returned to the Beds and Herts and went with them to Ballyshannon in Ireland, on one occasion in 1922 sitting in a train with a man who had been sent to shoot him. When volunteers were asked for to go and police Palestine, he applied and spent two years on the edge of the Sea of Galilee. On rejoining the regiment, he spent two years in Aldershot before the batallion was ordered to Malta in 1926. After a little more than a year there was trouble in China and the battalion was sent to guard the coal mining area of Weiheiwei, which was a British concession. Two years later they were posted to India to Mhow, a station in the Central Provinces. Although he was a first class soldier, he was not an ambitious man. Promotion was slow in the Bedfords, so his commanding officer recommended him for transfer to the Royal Welch Fusileers. He returned to England, to Tidworth, for six months, prior to a tour of three years in Gibraltar, during which his daughter got married. Next the battalion went to Hongkong. Here the sins of his youth found him out. Because he had given the wrong year of birth on enlistment, being still under age, he had to retire a year early and missed out on commanding his battalion. He arrived back in England just when the RAF were selecting recently retired officers to train for administrative work in order to release men into the air. On 1 September 1939 he was commissioned as Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He had a useful and satisfying Second World War career as his organizing ability was used to the full. This included getting a new airfield started at Morpoth in Northumberland, organizing the balloon barrage around Glasgow and Edinburgh, coordinating the biggest hotels in Blackpool to form the No 1 Airmen's Convalescent Depot, and converting one of the Rothschild houses into part hospital and part training depot, particularly for Polish officers and apprentices smuggled out of Poland. Just after the war he had a short spell with the Navy in the radar station at Haslemere. He worked briefly as an official of the High Court in what was then Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia before retiring to Sidmouth in Devon. He died in the Exeter Hospital on 6 July 1960, aged 72 years [Exeter First District, Col. 434]. Lt Grune, Beds Reg., 3rd Bat., promoted to Captain 13 June 1915 (London Gazette 12 June 1915) Lt.Col apptd Squadron Leader (Acting Wing Commander 26 April 1939 (London Gazette 27 Oct., 39) WO 339/6884 After service in WWII he retired to Sidmouth John Boje Add to this record.   Cpl. Louis Pettitt 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment (d.20th July 1918) Louis Pettitt enlisted in the 8th Btn Middlesex Regiment in December 1915 and transferred to the 13th Btn in September 1916. On 19th July 1918 the battalion entered the front line in the Hill 70 Sector, Loos in the area of Gravel Pit Trench, Hugo Trench, Hythe Alley. Louis was killed with two others on 20th July by the detonation of a single shell on a day which was, comparatively, a very quiet day in the trenches. Kevin Pettitt Add to this record.   Pte. Arthur Robert Norman 13th Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.18th Aug 1916) Arthur Norman served with the 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Paul Norman Add to this record.   Pte. James Bell Welsh 13th Battalion Middlesex Regiment (d.18th August 1916) James Bell Welsh was 23 when he was killed attacking the village of Guillemont with the 13th Middlesex. Mark Welsh Add to this record.   L/Cpl George William Spencer 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment My Great Grandfather, Henry Gregory, served with the 13th Middlesex during WW1. He was one of the first to join the new Kitchener's Army along with his brothers. He was sent to France in 1915 and straight into the battle of Loos. He was eventually severely wounded by a gunshot to the head during the battle for Guillemont on August 18th 1916. From my grandfather I was told he was totally blind and his head covered in bandages. He sadly succumbed to his wounds on 1st November 1916 by cause of meningitis which at the time was common for head injuries. He is commemorated in Hammersmith Old Cemetery.I am lucky to have his medals. Which were sold by a family member in the 1980s an I managed to track them down 23 yrs later and are now back with my Grandfather's WW2 medals and my own medals from recent times. I would love to hear from anyone who has info or pictures regarding the 13th Middlesex Regiment Darren Mallalieu Add to this record.   L/Cpl Henry Gregory 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment (d.1st Nov 1916) My Great Grandfather, Henry Gregory, served with the 13th Middlesex during WW1. He was one of the first to join the new Kitchener's Army along with his brothers. He was sent to France in 1915 and straight into the battle of Loos. He was eventually severely wounded by a gunshot to the head during the battle for Guillemont on August 18th 1916. From my grandfather I was told he was totally blind and his head covered in bandages. He sadly succumbed to his wounds on 1st November 1916 by cause of meningitis which at the time was common for head injuries. He is commemorated in Hammersmith Old Cemetery.I am lucky to have his medals. Which were sold by a family member in the 1980s an I managed to track them down 23 yrs later and are now back with my Grandfather's WW2 medals and my own medals from recent times. I would love to hear from anyone who has info or pictures regarding the 13th Middlesex Regiment Darren Mallalieu Add to this record.   Cpl. William Murray 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment (d.31st Aug 1916) We know nothing about Willie Murray's war - just he was there as he was given as living in Kilburn, north of London on enlistment. And we know he was killed in action on 31st August 1916. He is the only WW1 serviceman on the Cumbernauld memorial who is not in a Scottish regiment. His sister Jane (my grandmother) carried the only surviving photo of him until she died. A M H Hamilton Add to this record.   WO2. Thomas Joseph Gorbey DCM 13th Btn. Duke of Cambridge own Middlesex Regiment Thomas Joseph Gorbey served with the 13th Duke of Cambridge own Middlesex Regiment. His Citation of Distinguished Conduct Medal reads:- "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when under heavy shell fire for several days. He displayed most complete disregard of danger and great resource in saving many casualties; his energy and cheerfulness maintaining the spirits of all under him." Shirley Wilks Add to this record.   Pte. Thomas Wilding 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment (d.5th Apr 1917) Tommy Wilding was a cousin of mine. He was born in 1897 and his father, Arthur Wilding, was also a soldier. His mother was Annie Hickman, who died following his birth. He grew up in South Mimms with his grandparents Mark and Harriot Hickman. Later he lived in Kilburn with his aunt Fanny Gerkin and Will Gerkin. I do not know if his father Arthur Wilding was also killed in action or if he lived to remarry, which might have given Tommy some half-siblings. Tommy Wilding was first cousin to my mother and the love of her life. He joined up in September 1914 aged just 17 and was 19 when he was killed. He is buried in Fosse no.10 Communal Cemetery Extension, Sains-en-Gohelle, Calais. I would like to know more about him and to honour and remember him, especially as there may be no other relative to do it. Rosalind May Add to this record.   Cpl. Charles Thorpe 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment (d.3rd Aug 1917) Charles Thorpe served with the Middlesex Regiment during WW1. He died on the 16th August 1917 and is remembered on Panels 49 and 51, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Date of death in the Commonwealth War Graves list is 3rd August 1917 and his unit was the 13th Battalion. Charlie was my great uncle on my maternal side. He was serving in the same battalion as his brother George. The family story goes that George's CO said to him that there was another Thorpe coming up to the front. George asked if his name was Charles. It was and he asked if he could go and see him. His CO permitted it. George found him, his mum (Kate) always use to say if he had money he'd always be safe, so George took him into the local village to buy him a money belt to keep his money safe. That was the 15th of August that was the last he saw of him. It was said he died just outside Polygon Wood. His body was never found and his name is on the Menin Gate. C M Plumb Add to this record.   Pte. David Stevenson 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment (d.18th Jul 1918) David Stevenson served with the Middlesex Regiment 13th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 18 July 1918 and is buried in Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery British Extension, France. By the time that Pte. Stevenson set sail for war in 1917, his military record already marked him out as a heavy-drinking "malingerer" with 24 offences. Once in France with the Lowland Field Artillery, his conduct included dishonesty and desertion. He was shot at dawn on 18th July 1918, aged 23. Pte. Stevenson, whose commanding officer described as being of "distinctly bad" character, will receive a posthumous pardon under the Government`s proposals for all 306 WW1 soldiers executed for battlefield offences during the Great War. The case shows that not all the 306 were victims of shell-shock. s flynn Add to this record.   Pte. Thomas Brien 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridges Own) (d.10th Jun 1917) Thomas Brien served with the 13th Battalion the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridges Own) and was killed in action on the 10th June 1917. S Flynn Add to this record.   Pte. Thomas Beer 13th Btn. Middlesex Regiment (d.11th Jun 1917) Thomas Beer was born in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin and also enlisted there. Before joining the Middlesex Regiment he was a member of 6th Reserve Cavalry. Private Beer was killed in action in Flanders during the Battle of Messines and he is commemorated on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial. S Flynn Add to this record.   L/Cpl. Arthur Alexander Hodgson Middlesex Regiment (d.8th June 1917) Arthur Alexander Hodgson was born in 1894 in Hampstead, London, the son of Alma Alexander and Ellen Theresa Hodgson. Prior to joining the army he worked as an outdoor porter but he signed his Attestation Papers on 3rd October 1911 and enlisted at Mill Hill. He was first assigned to the Royal West Kent Regiment, but the following day he was transferred to the Middlesex Regiment. Up until November 1914 Arthur served in the 4th and 3rd Battalions (in that order), during which time he saw service at Devonport and in Cawnpore (India). He was invalided home in November 1914 but in May 1915 he was posted to the 6th Battalion, entering the French theatre on 1st June 1915. He remained there for only sixteen days before being returned to the UK as permanently unfit for the front. Back in the UK he served in the 3rd and 6th Battalions but on 9th August 1916 he was once again approved for foreign military service and posted to the 13th Battalion in France. Arthur's service record states that he was wounded in action (above the thigh) on 30th September 1916. On 25th April 1917 he was made Lance Corporal (unpaid) before being confirmed in the rank on 9th May 1917. The precise location where Arthur was killed is not stated on his service record, but the War Diary for the 13th Battalion Middlesex Regiment details the events leading up to his death: 7th June 1917 The assembly trenches were reached about 2.0 a.m. At 3.10 a.m. the 41st Divn went over the top & captured the Red Line (1st objective) the same time several large mines were exploded. The intense bombardment lasted all the morning & during that time the Blue (Damm Strasse) & Black Lines (2nd & 3rd objectives) were taken by the 41st Divn. 11.30 a.m. The 13th Middx. Regt. Moved forward to Eclus Trench & Old French Trench. 1.30 p.m. The Bn. moved forward to the Black Line (present front line & jumping off line for 73rd Bde.) Within a few minutes of arrival the Bn. went over the top (3.10 p.m.) under an excellent barrage. Dispositions: - Right front COY B under Capt. R.S.Dove, Left front COY A under Capt. F.J. Stratten, Right support COY D under 2/Lt. Dawkins Left support COY C under Lt. Roberts. Moppers-up were commanded by 2/Lt. C.W. Wallsi (D Coy) & 2/Lt. R.W. Phillips (B Coy) Our objective was known as the Green Line. It extended from the front edge of Ravine Wood on the right, via Olive Trench, to the Hollbeke Road on the left. The objective was gained without much difficulty, the Coy on the right consolidating well in front of Ravine Wood & Verhaest Farm. Owing to the Division on our left not coming forward with us, ‘A’ Coy was left with their flank in the air and had to perform a difficult movement to protect themselves. They were therefore unable to consolidate the left half of Olive Trench. ‘C’ Coy (Left Support Coy) had to be called on to assist ‘A’ Coy (Left Front) to form a defensive flank. During the first day the enemy’s artillery was erratic & the Bn. suffered more from lack of water than from anything else. During the attack about 100 unwounded & 20 wounded were captured, mostly in the Ravine – also 5 machine guns, 1 trench mortar & a large quantity of material. The prisoners included 2 officers. 8th June 1917: Quiet in the morning. Patrols on right Coy front found no sign of enemy – on left Olive Trench was found to be held by enemy. Shelling in afternoon. Heavy reciprocal fire by both artilleries from 7 p.m. to 9. p.m. Arthur Alexander Hodgson has no known grave and is recorded on the Menin Gate, panels 49-51. Arthur's elder brother, Pte. Nathaniel Pearce Hodgson (L/10215), was also killed while serving with the 3rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment, near St. Eloi on 15th February 1915. Simon Mills Add to this record.   Cpl. Louis Pettitt 13 Btn. Duke of Cambridge's Own (d.20 July 1918) I never knew my grand father, Louis Pettitt but have recently been presented with his medals and 'Death Penny'. From his Regimental number I have discovered that he is buried at Bully-Grenay, France and will be paying my respects to a visit there in July 2014 Kevin Pettitt Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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