L/Cpl
Peter Bainbridge
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1896 |
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Place of birth: Cummersdale, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Last known residence: 47 Crummock Street and Wigton Road, Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom |
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Religion: Church of England |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Lance Corporal |
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Service number: 13680 |
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Enlistment date: 05/10/1914 |
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Enlistment place: Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Border Regiment, 11th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 02/12/1917 |
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Place of death: West Wood, Westrozebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 21 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: XXXIX Row: C Grave: 18 |
Points of interest 4
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My story
Peter Bainbridge was born in 1896 in Cummersdale, Cumberland, United Kingdom. He was the first child of James and Elizabeth Bainbridge. At the age of 15, he already worked as an errand boy for a printing company. On October 5, 1914, two months after the outbreak of the war, he enlisted in the British Army in his hometown. He was assigned to the 11th Battalion, Border Regiment.
On December 2, 1917, the 11th Battalion was positioned south of the village of Westrozebeke. At 1:55 a.m., the battalion participated in a night assault on the German lines, along with the remaining units of the 97th Brigade and two units of the 96th Brigade. The attacking companies managed to capture their objectives. However, at sunrise, they were forced to retreat to the secondary objectives. At 4:30 p.m., the Germans launched a counterattack. This was successful, and the British troops were forced to retreat to their original trenches.
Peter Bainbridge was killed during the actions of that day. He was reburied after the war at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Plot XXXIX, Row C, Grave 18.
On December 2, 1917, the 11th Battalion was positioned south of the village of Westrozebeke. At 1:55 a.m., the battalion participated in a night assault on the German lines, along with the remaining units of the 97th Brigade and two units of the 96th Brigade. The attacking companies managed to capture their objectives. However, at sunrise, they were forced to retreat to the secondary objectives. At 4:30 p.m., the Germans launched a counterattack. This was successful, and the British troops were forced to retreat to their original trenches.
Peter Bainbridge was killed during the actions of that day. He was reburied after the war at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Plot XXXIX, Row C, Grave 18.
Sources 4
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11 Battalion Border Regiment war diary (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2403/1). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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1911 England Census http://Ancestry.com Sources used |
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British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, WO 363. http://Ancestry.com Sources used |
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England & Wales, Birth Index, 1837-1915 http://Ancestry.com Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/461795 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/134504 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=acb7b50e-713a-4b3d-984d-5dcd7695994e |