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250270 Pte. Lewis Bithell British Army 8th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment from:64 Ada Rd, Smethwick, Birmingham (d.18th Oct 1917) Lewis Bithell had joined up around May 1916 with the Leicestershire Regiment before being drafted to the 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment in July 1916. At 3pm on Wednesday 10th of October 1917 his battalion left Whitemill Camp, Elverdinghe and dug in at Namur Crossing in readiness for the attack. The attack commenced at 5.25am on the day of his death, 18th October, with many junior officers being immediately killed by machine gun fire. Almost leaderless the battalion took their objectives by 11am and consolidated their gains. The attack cost the battalion 18 officers and 340 other ranks killed, wounded or missing. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**