L/Cpl
Gerald Hubbard
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1892 |
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Place of birth: Wallington, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Draftsman |
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: 36345 |
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Enlistment date: 25/10/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 08/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Jetty Warren, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 25 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 64A |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal — 29/01/1921 |
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Victory Medal Medal — 29/01/1921 |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
Lance Corporal Gerald Hubbard of the 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, part of the 22nd Brigade, of the 7th Division fought in the Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele. On the 9th of October 1917 the 22nd Brigade of the 7th Division took part in the Battle of Poelcapelle, a stage of the Third Battle of Ypres.
In anticipation of the attack the 1st Royal Welsh Fusiliers, commanded by Major I. Alston, moved up to the front on the 7th of October 1917. In the early hours of the following day it occupied positions in Jetty Warren, just east of Polygon Wood, along with 7th Leicestershires on the right and the 8th and 9th Leicestershires in support.
Once the relief was completed patrols were immediately sent out at 4 a.m. The patrols had to reconnoitre the terrain between the hamlet of Reutel and Judge Copse in anticipations of the attack. Half an hour later the patrols reported that the Reutel cemetery, thought to be occupied by Germans, was clear but there was a German trench with a machine gun in front of it. The Germans were also holding the mound on the eastern side of the cemetery.
Most of the 8th of October 1917 was taken up with patrols, locating the German positions. German aeroplanes were busy in the area throughout the day and the Battalion’s positions were heavily shelled by the German artillery. The 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers suffered several casualties on the 8th of October 1917. One man was killed in action, five men were wounded and three men went missing.
Lance Corporal Gerald Hubbard was one of these casualties. He was killed in action on the 8th of October 1917. He possibly fell, due to German shelling while holding the line at Jetty Warren. He has no known grave and is remembered at the Tyne Cot Memorial.
In anticipation of the attack the 1st Royal Welsh Fusiliers, commanded by Major I. Alston, moved up to the front on the 7th of October 1917. In the early hours of the following day it occupied positions in Jetty Warren, just east of Polygon Wood, along with 7th Leicestershires on the right and the 8th and 9th Leicestershires in support.
Once the relief was completed patrols were immediately sent out at 4 a.m. The patrols had to reconnoitre the terrain between the hamlet of Reutel and Judge Copse in anticipations of the attack. Half an hour later the patrols reported that the Reutel cemetery, thought to be occupied by Germans, was clear but there was a German trench with a machine gun in front of it. The Germans were also holding the mound on the eastern side of the cemetery.
Most of the 8th of October 1917 was taken up with patrols, locating the German positions. German aeroplanes were busy in the area throughout the day and the Battalion’s positions were heavily shelled by the German artillery. The 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers suffered several casualties on the 8th of October 1917. One man was killed in action, five men were wounded and three men went missing.
Lance Corporal Gerald Hubbard was one of these casualties. He was killed in action on the 8th of October 1917. He possibly fell, due to German shelling while holding the line at Jetty Warren. He has no known grave and is remembered at the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Sources 3
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1 Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1665/1). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Further reference |
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John S., The Welsh at War. Through Mud to Victory: Third Ypres and the 1918 Offensives, (Barnsley, Pen & Sword Military, 2018), pg. 50-51. Sources used |
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McCarthy C., Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account, (London, Uniform, 2018), pg. 118-119. 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/1632503 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=2f481d3b-4a8f-4139-9630-7602e07ee3be |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1997019 |