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Edward James Peats
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 15/04/1885 |
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Place of birth: Feltham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Mail Carrier - Postman |
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: 42057 |
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Enlistment place: Feltham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Lincolnshire Regiment, 7th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 12/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Turenne Crossing, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 32 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 37A |
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My story
Edward James Peats was a 32-year-old postman from Feltham, Middlesex, who fell during the Battle of Passchendaele. Edward was married to Ethel Rose. They had two sons, Eric and Leslie Herbert.
Edward was killed on the 12th of October 1917, when his unit, the 7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, attacked German positions between Poelkapelle and Houthulst Forrest. The first objective was taken with heavy casualties. An advanced Battalion headquarter was to be established at Taube House, but the 7th Battalion had failed to mop up the strongpoint. Luckily the 100-man-strong garrison willingly surrendered.
The Battalion consolidated positions near the second objective. The rest of the day was spent digging in. All companies were subjected to much sniping and shell fire throughout the day. Several counter attacks towards Turenne Crossing were fend off and the 7th Lincolnshire was relieved during the night.
Casualties were high during the operation. One officer was killed, one died of wounds, eight were wounded. Twenty-eight other ranks were killed, 170 men were wounded and forty-three men went missing. Edward was one of the men who were killed during the attack on Turenne Crossing. He has no known grave and Edward is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial Wall.
Edward was killed on the 12th of October 1917, when his unit, the 7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, attacked German positions between Poelkapelle and Houthulst Forrest. The first objective was taken with heavy casualties. An advanced Battalion headquarter was to be established at Taube House, but the 7th Battalion had failed to mop up the strongpoint. Luckily the 100-man-strong garrison willingly surrendered.
The Battalion consolidated positions near the second objective. The rest of the day was spent digging in. All companies were subjected to much sniping and shell fire throughout the day. Several counter attacks towards Turenne Crossing were fend off and the 7th Lincolnshire was relieved during the night.
Casualties were high during the operation. One officer was killed, one died of wounds, eight were wounded. Twenty-eight other ranks were killed, 170 men were wounded and forty-three men went missing. Edward was one of the men who were killed during the attack on Turenne Crossing. He has no known grave and Edward is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial Wall.
Sources 6
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"Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Uniform, 2018, pg. 134-135. Sources used |
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"The history of the Lincolnshire Regiment : 1914-1918." Simpson C.R., Londen: The Medici Society, 1931, pg. 272-273. Sources used |
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Further reference |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1636506/peats,-edward-james/#&gid=null&pid=1 Sources used |
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The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources used |
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War Diary Lincolnshire Regiment, 7th Bn. http://www.nmarchive.com/ Further reference |