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Jesse Allen Mockford
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsdatum: 23/10/1898 |
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Geburtsort: Notting Hill, Middlesex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Truppe: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Dienstnummer: SD/612 |
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Einberufung ort: Hailsham, Sussex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Einheiten: — Royal Sussex Regiment, 11th Bn. (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 31/07/1917 |
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Sterbeort: Duhallow Advanced Dressing Station, Belgien |
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Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
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Alter: 18 |
Begräbnisplatz
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Duhallow A.D.S. cemetery Grabstelle: Unbekannt Reihe: Unbekannt Grab: Unbekannt |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 2
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British War Medal Medaille — 08/11/1920 |
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Victory Medal Medaille — 08/11/1920 |
Punkte von Interesse 2
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Meine Geschichte
Jesse Allen Mockford was a 20 year old lad, born in Notting Hill, UK. Private Mockford was part of the ‘C’ Company, 11th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment, 116th Brigade, 39th Division. At the end of July and the beginning of August, his battalion was deployed in the Battle of Pilckem Ridge, a sub battle in the Battle of Passchendaele.
On the 28th of July, at 8.30 p.m., the 11th Battalion moved up and took over the Hill Top Sector. Over the next two days, they made the final preparations for the attack. During these preparations they were subjected to heavy shelling. Late in the evening on the 30th of July, the soldiers took up their battle positions. The attack was launched at 3.50 a.m., on July 31st. The first objective, the blue line (California Reserve), was taken with few casualties. The ‘C’ Company of the 11th Battalion played a big part in this. They had advanced in artillery formation from the assembly position in Cavan Trench, crossing Hopkins Trench and moving forward in two waves to capture the blue line. After they had taken the blue line, they immediately moved forward and managed to occupy California Drive and Cheddar Villa. Thereafter they started consolidating. During the afternoon two companies moved up in close support of the 14th Hampshire Regiment and succeeded in consolidating the black line (Corner Cottage – Wine House). On the black line, the battalion prepared for a possible German counter-attack, but no attack was launched. German shelling was very heavy all day and persisted all night. During the 31st of July, the 11th battalion had about 150 casualties (killed, wounded, missing).
Private Mockford was one of those soldiers. He was taken to Duhallow Advanced Dressing Station, where he was buried at the Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery in plot I, row A, grave 44. Today, private Mockford is still remembered here.
On the 28th of July, at 8.30 p.m., the 11th Battalion moved up and took over the Hill Top Sector. Over the next two days, they made the final preparations for the attack. During these preparations they were subjected to heavy shelling. Late in the evening on the 30th of July, the soldiers took up their battle positions. The attack was launched at 3.50 a.m., on July 31st. The first objective, the blue line (California Reserve), was taken with few casualties. The ‘C’ Company of the 11th Battalion played a big part in this. They had advanced in artillery formation from the assembly position in Cavan Trench, crossing Hopkins Trench and moving forward in two waves to capture the blue line. After they had taken the blue line, they immediately moved forward and managed to occupy California Drive and Cheddar Villa. Thereafter they started consolidating. During the afternoon two companies moved up in close support of the 14th Hampshire Regiment and succeeded in consolidating the black line (Corner Cottage – Wine House). On the black line, the battalion prepared for a possible German counter-attack, but no attack was launched. German shelling was very heavy all day and persisted all night. During the 31st of July, the 11th battalion had about 150 casualties (killed, wounded, missing).
Private Mockford was one of those soldiers. He was taken to Duhallow Advanced Dressing Station, where he was buried at the Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery in plot I, row A, grave 44. Today, private Mockford is still remembered here.
Quellen 6
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com Verwendete Quellen |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2936442/JESSE%20ALLEN%20MOCKFORD/ Verwendete Quellen |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: the day by day account. Londen: Uniform, 2018. 28-9. Verwendete Quellen |
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Naval and Military Archive http://www.nmarchive.com Verwendete Quellen |
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Roll of Honour http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/Eastbourne_WW1_M.html Verwendete Quellen |
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The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/royal-sussex-regiment/ Verwendete Quellen |