Below is a Trench Map of that time period (German Trench’s in Red) and that location Pilkem
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- Mon Dec 16, 2019 12:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
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- Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
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Re: A officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
Some more documents, and you can see he was “wounded” a number of times D604B785-92DD-4C4C-AFC8-DB68B0E23815.jpeg ABB5DBE3-3A02-482A-9DA0-99312660D62A.jpeg 350569E5-527C-4F0A-8C5B-DE60476F7ECE.jpeg D7336F37-F242-4A44-96FF-BC6A83AF9886.jpeg CLIPPED FROM The Guardian London, Greater London, England 23...
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
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Re: A officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
Part of his military records
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
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Re: A officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
More information and photo......He was award SIX MID (Mentioned in Despatches) and the Military Cross 6E13DCBA-1551-4EA4-99DF-D7AAFCD24FED.jpeg Arthur John Walcott Blencowe MC 1880-1949 Lieutenant Colonel 2nd Batt. Lancashire Fusiliers Arthur John Walcot Blencowe 1880–1949 BIRTH 6 Dec 1880 • Marston...
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
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Re: A officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
Found a photo of him in the trench’s. He’s the man sitting, looking at the camera 1ABDBE59-0464-4192-AC13-1FB3C1B95044.jpeg Captain A. J. W. Blencowe, Military Cross, Commanding Officer of "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers in "B" Company's High Command trench in France, December 1914-...
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
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Re: A officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
Found another record for Captain A.J.W. Blencowe
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
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Re: A officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
Sorry, I’m doing a lot of the research for you (you got my interest up)
Here’s a story of ONE of the officer’s killed with the Regiment.......and it tells us that ONE CAPTAIN survived and was in command......Capt Blencowe
Here’s a story of ONE of the officer’s killed with the Regiment.......and it tells us that ONE CAPTAIN survived and was in command......Capt Blencowe
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
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Re: A officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
A quick research of the date and timings and info in this letter, tells me his Battalion would have been part of the 4th Division, 12th Brigade....and as he mentions the various units in his Brigade/Division. 4th (British) Division 11th Brigade 1st Bn, the Somerset Light Infantry 1st Bn, the East La...
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
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Re: A officer's account during the Second Battle of Ypres
I don't know why, but I feel like there's more to this. It feels incomplete. If you feel theirs more, and your interested in researching it, then I would contact “ Army Medical Services Museum, Keogh Barracks” archives or possibly search thru the “on line” RAMC Archives.....they are quite extensive...
- Sun Dec 15, 2019 11:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 224 Parachute Field Ambulance - 5th Jun 44, with Attachments to 1 Cdn Para Bn
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224 Parachute Field Ambulance - 5th Jun 44, with Attachments to 1 Cdn Para Bn
Records showing the 224 Parachute Field Ambulance Nominal Rolls, assignment to aircraft and landing points. Personel assigned to 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, shown in “RED BOX’s”, including aircraft assignments, airfield departure points and landing positions CAC22B71-96C6-4546-8CF4-437DDDD9FEB...