Informationen zu Geburt

Allgemeine Informationen

Beruf:
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Informationen zum Armeedienst

Land:
England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Truppe:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Gunner
Dienstnummer:
69289
Einheiten:
 —  Royal Field Artillery, 37th Bty. 27th Bde.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Informationen zu Tod

Sterbedatum:
02/10/1917
Sterbeort:
Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke, Belgien
Todesursache:
Im Kampf gefallen
Alter:
22

Begräbnisplatz

La Clytte Military Cemetery
Grabstelle: III
Reihe: C
Grab: 21

Auszeichnungen und Orden 2

British War Medal
Medaille — 13/03/1920
Victory Medal
Medaille — 13/03/1920

Punkte von Interesse 2

#1 Geburtsort
#2 Ort des Todes (ungefähr)

Meine Geschichte

Gunner William David Lloyd served in the 37th Battery of the 27th Brigade Royal Field Artillery, part of the 5th Division’s Divisional artillery.

On the 2nd of October 1917 the 27th Brigade Royal Field artillery had to relieve the Divisional artillery of the 5th Australian Division, between Zouave Wood and Maple copse. They were to support the 5th Division, who were to attack Polderhoek Chateau on the 9th of October 1917.

The 37th Battery took up positions in a field just west of Sanctuary Wood, roughly a 1000 yards east of the village of Zillebeke. During the night German airplanes carried out several bombing runs on the Brigade’s wagon lines and its back area. During the whole month of October the German artillery regularly shelled the back and forward area of the 27th Brigade Royal Field artillery.

Gunner William David Lloyd was killed in action on the 2nd of October 1917. He might have been killed, due to German shelling or bombing, near Sanctuary Wood or while going up to the 37th Battery’s position at Sanctuary Wood. He was buried in La Clytte Military Cemetery at Loker.

Dateien 1

Quellen 1

27 Brigade Royal Field Artillery , (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1531/1).
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303
Weitere Quellen

Weitere Informationen 4

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/438552
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum)
https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=01486db6-cde5-4c1c-a090-d6bcdc2230ed
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum)
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5190157
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum)
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5386276