Informationen zu Geburt

Geburtsjahr:
1893
Geburtsort:
Dublin, Irland, Vereinigtes Königreich

Allgemeine Informationen

Beruf:
Barmann

Informationen zum Armeedienst

Land:
Irland, Vereinigtes Königreich
Truppe:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Private
Dienstnummer:
90523
Einberufung datum:
16/01/1917
Einberufung ort:
Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Einheiten:
 —  Machine Gun Corps, 143rd Coy.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Informationen zu Tod

Sterbedatum:
23/08/1917
Sterbeort:
Springfield - Winnipeg, Belgien
Todesursache:
Im Kampf gefallen
Alter:
24

Gedenkstätte

Tyne Cot Memorial
Tafel: 156

Auszeichnungen und Orden 2

British War Medal
Medaille
Victory Medal
Medaille

Punkte von Interesse 3

#1 Geburtsort
#2 Einberufung ort
#3 Ort des Todes (ungefähr)

Meine Geschichte

Private Patrick Cannon was part of the 143rd Machine Gun Company, 48th Division. At 4.45 a.m. on 22 Augustus 1917 the 143rd Machine Gun Company attacked with the 1/5th Royal Warwicks, 143rd Brigade, 48th division. This attacked was aimed at Springfield and Winnipeg. Some gun pits were captured, but the ground conditions prevented further waves going forward. The gun pits fell back in German hands after a counter-attack, but were recaptured later that day. 6 guns of the 143rd Machine Gun Company were send up and had to be positioned at Winnipeg (2), Cemetery (2) and Springfield (2). The war diary of the 143rd Machine Gun Company states that the attack failed. The final position of that day was midway between the jump off line and the Springfield road. On the 23rd of Augustus 1917 the gun pits around Springfield were counterattacked with flamethrowers, but the Germans were driven off. The area was also continuous shelled that day. It's most likely that Private Patrick Cannon was killed by shellfire while consolidating the gains from the previous day north east of St Julian in the direction of Springfield and Winnipeg.

Dateien 1

Quellen 4

Chris McCarthy, Passchendaele : The Day-by-Day account, 2018, 62-64.
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CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1628027/cannon,-patrick/
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Naval & Military Archive
http://www.nmarchive.com/
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The Long Long Trail
https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/
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