213272 Pte. Frederick George Sutch British Army 20th Bn Middlesex Regiment from:Islington (d.13th April 1917) Frederick George Sutch was the youngest son of John and Hester Sutch. John and Hester are my three times great uncle and aunt. The family was unknown to me until I started my family tree.
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- 20th (Reserve) Battalion (Shoreditch)
- 18th May 1915 Formed in Shoreditch, London by the Mayor and the Borough.
- July 1915 Transferred to 118th Brigade of the 39th Division.
- 15th August 1915 War Office takes over Command of Battalion.
- Oct 1915 Moved to Aldershot.
- Feb 1916 Moved to Witley and Transferred to the 121st Brigade of the 40th Division.
- June 1916 Mobilised for war and landed in France. Where they engaged in action on the Western Front including;
The Battle of the Ancre in 1916,
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, (March 1917)
The capture of Fifteen Ravine, Villers Plouich, (April 1917)
Beaucamp and La Vacquerie, (May - June 1917)
The Cambrai Operations. (June to November 1917)
The above period covers the duration of his military service until his death on the 13th April 1917.
His Battalion was part of 121 Infantry Brigade which in turn was in the 40th Division and overall the 4th Army under General Rawlinson.
His death must have occurred during operation at Fifteen Ravine and Villers Plouich in what was generally termed the Battle of Arras.
He is buried at Gouzeaucourt British Cemetery, Nord, France.
Updated by John Doran (1st December 2013)
Additional Information: | Frederick George Sutch was my great uncle and my late grandfathers brother, I have only researched a little of my family tree but have known of great uncle Fred's war for some time, My father was named after him.Lynnette price
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