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John Reginald Love
Informations sur naissance
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Date de naissance: 20/05/1897 |
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Lieu de naissance: Goderich, Huron County, Ontario, Canada |
Informations générales
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Profession: Peintre |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: Canada |
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Force armée: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Numéro de service: 1045086 |
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Incorporation date: 31/07/1916 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
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Unités: — Canadian Infantry, 15th Bn. (48th Highlanders) (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 11/11/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Lijssenthoek, Remy Siding, No. 10 Casualty Clearing Station, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Âge: 20 |
Cimetière
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Parcelle: XXVII Rangée: A Tombe: 10 |
Distinctions et médailles 2
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 3
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| #3 | Lieu du décès (approximatif) |
Mon histoire
Private John Reginald Love served in the Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders), part of the 3rd (Canadian) Brigade, of the 1st (Canadian) Division.
On the 6th of November 1917, the 15th Battalion was put on duty as stretcher parties for the attack by the 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade.
The 1st Canadian Brigade began its attack at 6.00 a.m. with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions. The 1st and 2nd Battalions advanced up the Bellevue-Meetcheele spur. They encountered little opposition on their way as they surprised the Germans in the Mosselmarkt blockhouse. The 3rd Battalion, on the other hand, did meet some resistance, coming from Vine Cottage. But eventually the Germans were driven back and the Battalions were able to consolidate their objectives.
During the attack, the 15th Battalion carried the wounded to safety, but this was done with the greatest difficulty as they had to make their way through muddy shell holes. Nevertheless, by night all wounded were cleared from the field.
For their work done that day, the 15th Battalion received the thanks of Lieutenant Colonel Rogers, commanding the 3rd Canadian Battalion, of the Toronto Regiment.
The 15th Battalion also made some casualties that day: 5 men were killed and 31 were wounded. One of those wounded soldiers was Private Love. His Circumstances of Death file recounts how, while on duty as a stretcher-bearer, he was gassed when a German gas shell burst close to him. He received First Aid and was transferred to No. 10 Casualty Clearing Station, located near Lijssenthoek southwest of Poperinge. There he died five days later.
He is buried at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
On the 6th of November 1917, the 15th Battalion was put on duty as stretcher parties for the attack by the 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade.
The 1st Canadian Brigade began its attack at 6.00 a.m. with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions. The 1st and 2nd Battalions advanced up the Bellevue-Meetcheele spur. They encountered little opposition on their way as they surprised the Germans in the Mosselmarkt blockhouse. The 3rd Battalion, on the other hand, did meet some resistance, coming from Vine Cottage. But eventually the Germans were driven back and the Battalions were able to consolidate their objectives.
During the attack, the 15th Battalion carried the wounded to safety, but this was done with the greatest difficulty as they had to make their way through muddy shell holes. Nevertheless, by night all wounded were cleared from the field.
For their work done that day, the 15th Battalion received the thanks of Lieutenant Colonel Rogers, commanding the 3rd Canadian Battalion, of the Toronto Regiment.
The 15th Battalion also made some casualties that day: 5 men were killed and 31 were wounded. One of those wounded soldiers was Private Love. His Circumstances of Death file recounts how, while on duty as a stretcher-bearer, he was gassed when a German gas shell burst close to him. He received First Aid and was transferred to No. 10 Casualty Clearing Station, located near Lijssenthoek southwest of Poperinge. There he died five days later.
He is buried at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
Sources 3
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Circumstances of Death http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/ Sources utilisées |
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5755 - 48). http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/personnel-records.aspx Sources utilisées |
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War diaries: 15th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4924, Microfilm reel number: T-10718, File number: 391). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Sources utilisées |
Complément d’informations 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/432562 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=e572cd6e-d687-4af1-b609-5c5e3299f50e |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/6014159 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/432562 |