Pte
Timothy Winters
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1893 |
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Place of birth: Cambuslang, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 10420 |
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Units: — Royal Scots Fusiliers, 2nd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 31/10/1914 |
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Place of death: Reutel, Beselare, 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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Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot: XXI Row: D Grave: 19 |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Private Timothy Winters served with the Royal Scots Fusilier 2nd Battalion, part of the 21st Brigade, of the 7th Division.
On the 31st of October 1914, the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers became the object of a German attack. The Battalion lost this tragic fight and its regiment book even refers to this day as the ‘most desperate battle in the history of our regiment’.
It started already early in the morning when the Battalion was heavily shelled by the Germans. Not soon after did the 3rd Battalion retire, leaving the 2nd Battalion’s left flank exposed. It was here that the Germans saw their opportunity and advanced on the Royal Scots Fusiliers. The trenches were overwhelmed and about 400 NCO’s and soldiers were either killed or captured.
Private Timothy Winters was killed in action on the 31st of October 1914, at Reutel. There are no specific details about his death, but it can be assumed that he died either during the shelling or when the trenches were being overrun by the Germans. His remains were exhumed after the war and reinterred in Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood.
On the 31st of October 1914, the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers became the object of a German attack. The Battalion lost this tragic fight and its regiment book even refers to this day as the ‘most desperate battle in the history of our regiment’.
It started already early in the morning when the Battalion was heavily shelled by the Germans. Not soon after did the 3rd Battalion retire, leaving the 2nd Battalion’s left flank exposed. It was here that the Germans saw their opportunity and advanced on the Royal Scots Fusiliers. The trenches were overwhelmed and about 400 NCO’s and soldiers were either killed or captured.
Private Timothy Winters was killed in action on the 31st of October 1914, at Reutel. There are no specific details about his death, but it can be assumed that he died either during the shelling or when the trenches were being overrun by the Germans. His remains were exhumed after the war and reinterred in Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood.
Sources 5
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"The history of the Royal Scots Fusiliers : 1678-1918", Buchan J., Thomas Nelson and sons, 1925, page 300 - 311 Sources used |
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/39/?name=timothy_winters&death=1914-10-31&count=50&keyword=10420&location=3257.3250&priority=scottish&types=rtp Sources used |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/480506/winters,-/ Sources used |
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The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources used |
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War Diary http://www.nmarchive.com/view-diary/poesel-hoek/1659-1190/1581171/ Further reference |