Geburtsjahr: 1894

Geburtsort: Edmonton, Middlesex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Truppe: British Expeditionary Force

Rang: Private

Dienstnummer: 19920

Einberufung datum: 04/10/1913

Einheiten:  —  Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 8th. Bn.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Sterbedatum: 12/10/1917

Sterbeort: Adler Farm, West of Wallemolen, Belgien

Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen

Alter: 23

British War Medal Medaille

Victory Medal Medaille

On the 11th of October, the battalion headquarters of the 8th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) went via Mousetrap Track and Springfield to Victoria Farm. A and B Company of the 8th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) went via Mousetrap Trac, Springfield and x-track, while C and D Company went via Alberta and x-tracks. During the night of the 11tth/12th October, there was a gas bombardment by gass shell. 2 casualties were made. On the 12th of October 1917, the First Battle of Passchendaele started. The 9th division was located near the left bank of the Lekkerboterbeek, south of Poelcapelle. The final objective of the day was the purple dotted line, located near Vat Cottages. During the battle on the 12th of October, the Black Watch took Adler farm, and then went on to take the first objective (the yellow dotted line), which was located near Source Trench. George Henry Fearey died on the 12th of October.

26 Infantry Brigade: 8 Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1766/2). http://nationalarchives.gov.uk Verwendete Quellen

McCarthy C., The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account (London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995), p. 116. Verwendete Quellen

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1631671

Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=550b0929-7c8a-4a04-bae5-a5d92596b2a5

Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1211855