Informationen zu Geburt

Allgemeine Informationen

Beruf:
Pflüger

Informationen zum Armeedienst

Land:
Vereinigtes Königreich, Schottland
Truppe:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Private
Dienstnummer:
15719
Einberufung ort:
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Vereinigtes Königreich, Schottland
Einheiten:
 —  Scots Guards, 2nd Bn.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Informationen zu Tod

Sterbedatum:
31/07/1917
Sterbeort:
Colonel's Farm, Belgien
Todesursache:
Im Kampf gefallen
Alter:
28

Gedenkstätte

Auszeichnungen und Orden 2

British War Medal
Medaille — 04/03/1920
Victory Medal
Medaille — 04/03/1920

Punkte von Interesse 2

#1 Geburtsort
#2 Einberufung ort

Meine Geschichte

John Kimm was born in Cork, Ireland. He was the second son of Samuel and Annie Kimm, of Beattock, Dumfriesshire. John worked as a Ploughman before enlisting. By the summer of 1917 he served with the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, part of the 3rd Guards Brigade, of the Guards Division.

The Guards Division participated in the opening stage of the Battle of Passchendaele. It operated on the utter northern flank of the British Army, with the French Army on their left. The 2nd Scots Guards were to capture and consolidate the third objective (Green Line). Three hours after the attack began, the 2nd Scots Guards moved through Wood 15 and went on towards the last objective. The men encountered little resistance, as the artillery barrage had crippled most German defences. Several Germans were taken prisoner near Major’s Farm and the green line was successfully consolidated with the help of around 100 Welsh Guards. The French on the left were held up by machine-gun fire coming from Colonel’s Farm, but eventually occupied the Farm, joining up with the 2nd Scot Guards.

The whole day had been a success and the 2nd Scot Guards, met little to no resistance. Notwithstanding the relative ease of the attack, shellfire caused several casualties. Ten men were killed, 53 men were wounded and 16 men of the Battalion went missing.

John Kimm was killed in action on 31 July 1917. The 28-year old has no known grave and is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

Dateien 1

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"Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Uniform, 2018, pg. 32-35.
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"The Scots Guards in the Great War 1914-1918", Petre F.L., Ewart W. and Lowther C., Londen, John Murray, 1925, pg. 200-205.
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"Till the trumpet sounds again : The Scots Guards 1914-1919 in their own words", Nicol R., Solihull, Helion & Company, 2016 , pg. 201-219.
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Ancestry
https://www.ancestry.com/
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CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1617566/kimm,-john/
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The Long, Long Trail
http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/
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War Diary Scots Guards, 2nd Bn.
http://www.nmarchive.com/
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