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Robert John Fitzgerald Ingham

Informationen zu Geburt

Geburtsdatum:
15/11/1880
Geburtsort:
Kensington, Middlesex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Allgemeine Informationen

Beruf:
Berufssoldat

Informationen zum Armeedienst

Land:
England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Truppe:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Lieutenant Colonel
Dienstnummer:
/
Einberufung ort:
Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Einheiten:
 —  58th Heavy Artillery Group  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Informationen zu Tod

Sterbedatum:
01/07/1917
Sterbeort:
Lijssenthoek, Remy Siding Casualty Clearing Stations, Belgien
Todesursache:
Verwundet
Alter:
36

Begräbnisplatz

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Grabstelle: XIII
Reihe: A
Grab: 10

Auszeichnungen und Orden 4

1914-15 Star
Medaille — 23/12/1918
British War Medal
Medaille
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Medaille
Victory Medal
Medaille

Punkte von Interesse 3

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

Meine Geschichte

Robert was born on the 15th of November 1880 in Kensington, Middlesex. He was the son of Mary Elizabeth Penrose and Judge Robert Wood Ingham. After completing his studies at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, Robert joined the Royal Artillery at the age of 22. He was promoted to captain in 1907. Robert married Ella Prendergast Triscott in 1911. They had two children together. A son named John Oliver and a daughter named Priscilla Beatrice. When the war broke out Robert held the rank of Major.

He later served as a Lieutenant Colonel with the 58th Heavy Artillery Group of the Royal Garrison Artillery. On the 23rd of June 1917 the 58th HAG was moved from France to the Ypres front sector. The Artillery Group mainly engaged in counter-battery fire, in anticipation of the upcoming offensive. Headquarters were established to the south of Vlamertinghe.

On 26 June the men started establishing the battery positions. The 60 pounder guns of the group were located near the hamlet of Kruisstraat, while the howitzers were positioned just north of Ypres along the Ieperlee canal. The rest of the month was spent preparing the positions and getting ammunitions up, so the guns could start firing from the 1st of July onward.

Lieutenant Colonel Robert John Fitzgerald Ingham was gravely wounded during the last days of June or the 1st of July 1917. He was evacuated to the Remy Siding Casualty Clearing Stations at Lijssenthoek, where the 36-year-old succumbed to his wounds. Robert left behind a young family.

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Ancestry
https://www.ancestry.com/
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CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/145065/ingham,-robert-john-fitzgerald/
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Lijssenthoek
http://www.lijssenthoek.be/en/address/3031/-robert-john-fitzgerald-ingham.html
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The Long, Long Trail
https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/
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War Diary 58th Heavy Artillery Group, RGA
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
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