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Arthur Palmer Hill
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1895 |
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Place of birth: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Day laborer |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 11898 |
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Units: — Lincolnshire Regiment, 8th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 31/07/1917 |
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Place of death: July Farm, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 22 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 21 X |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
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My story
Arthur Palmer Hill, a 22-year old farm labourer from Bourne, Lincolnshire enlisted with the 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (63th Briagde, 37th Division).
On 31th July 1917 the 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment took part in the opening battle of the Battle of Passchendaele. D Company had to form a defensive flank from June to July Farms. The leading platoon of the 8th Bn. Lincolnshire who were engaged in forming the defensive flank were drawn into the fighting. Runners send back for assistance and sent forward from the reserve company failed to reach their goals. At 7.50 am the main operations began. B Company supported by C Company attacked and reached their objective, the line July Farm – Wam Farm – Wambeke River. Touch was established on the right with the Somerset but on the left D Company and the Middlesex were not to be seen. The Germans offered resistance from May Farm and C Company formed a defensive flank while also reinforcing the front line. A Company moved up and attacked May Farm. Until 8 pm the situation remained unchanged until the 11th East Lancs attacked on the flank of the Middelsex and could maintain communication with C Company of the Lincolnshire. Several counter attacks were broken up.
The battalion was relieved on the night of the 1st of August. There were 85 unclassified other ranks and 85 missing soldiers (all of D Company). Private Arthur Palmer Hill was one of them. His body was never found and he is until this day remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres.
On 31th July 1917 the 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment took part in the opening battle of the Battle of Passchendaele. D Company had to form a defensive flank from June to July Farms. The leading platoon of the 8th Bn. Lincolnshire who were engaged in forming the defensive flank were drawn into the fighting. Runners send back for assistance and sent forward from the reserve company failed to reach their goals. At 7.50 am the main operations began. B Company supported by C Company attacked and reached their objective, the line July Farm – Wam Farm – Wambeke River. Touch was established on the right with the Somerset but on the left D Company and the Middlesex were not to be seen. The Germans offered resistance from May Farm and C Company formed a defensive flank while also reinforcing the front line. A Company moved up and attacked May Farm. Until 8 pm the situation remained unchanged until the 11th East Lancs attacked on the flank of the Middelsex and could maintain communication with C Company of the Lincolnshire. Several counter attacks were broken up.
The battalion was relieved on the night of the 1st of August. There were 85 unclassified other ranks and 85 missing soldiers (all of D Company). Private Arthur Palmer Hill was one of them. His body was never found and he is until this day remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres.
Sources 6
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"Passchendaele The Day-By-Day Account", McCarthy C., Uniform, 2018, p. 21 Sources used |
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Ancestry http://www.ancestry.com Sources used |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2766783/hill,-arthur-palmer/#&gid=null&pid=1 Sources used |
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Simpson C.R., The history of the Lincolnshire Regiment 1914-1918, The Medici Society, London, 1923, pp. 256-258 Sources used |
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The long long trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources used |
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War Diary 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment http://www.nmarchive.com Sources used |