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John Briggs
Informations sur naissance
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Date de naissance: 31/07/1894 |
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Lieu de naissance: Ludford, Lincolnshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Informations générales
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Profession: ouvrier journalier |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Force armée: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Numéro de service: 50635 |
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Unités: — Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), 1st Bn. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 31/07/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Westhoek, Zonnebeke, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 23 |
Mémorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panneau: 41G |
Distinctions et médailles 2
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British War Medal Médaille — 16/12/1920 |
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Victory Medal Médaille — 16/12/1920 |
Points d'intérêt 2
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| #2 | Lieu du décès (approximatif) |
Mon histoire
John Briggs was born on 31 July 1894 in Ludford, Lincolnshire. He was the second son of Mary and George Hicks. According to the 1911 Census, John worked as a farm labourer. Six year later, he served with the 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), part of the 24th brigade, of the 8th Division.
On 31 July 1917, John’s Birthday and the opening day of the Battle of Passchendaele, the 8th Division launched an attack on the Bellewaerde Ridge. The 24th Brigade was on the right flank and moved through the hamlet of Hooghe, Chateau Wood towards the hamlet of Westhoek. The 1st Sherwood Foresters had to consolidate the final objective, which was dubbed the Black Line. Once Jacob Trench and the Bellewaerde Ridge had been taken by the Worcesters and Northants, the 1st Sherwood moved towards the Westhoek Ridge. But from the moment the men skirted the ridge, they were fired upon by machine-guns from the cross roads near Westhoek and from Hanebeek Wood and Glencorse Wood. The Battalion was pulled back, behind the ridge and consolidated positions at Jabber Trench.
John Briggs was killed during the attack on Westhoek. He had just turned twenty-three. John has no known grave and is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
On 31 July 1917, John’s Birthday and the opening day of the Battle of Passchendaele, the 8th Division launched an attack on the Bellewaerde Ridge. The 24th Brigade was on the right flank and moved through the hamlet of Hooghe, Chateau Wood towards the hamlet of Westhoek. The 1st Sherwood Foresters had to consolidate the final objective, which was dubbed the Black Line. Once Jacob Trench and the Bellewaerde Ridge had been taken by the Worcesters and Northants, the 1st Sherwood moved towards the Westhoek Ridge. But from the moment the men skirted the ridge, they were fired upon by machine-guns from the cross roads near Westhoek and from Hanebeek Wood and Glencorse Wood. The Battalion was pulled back, behind the ridge and consolidated positions at Jabber Trench.
John Briggs was killed during the attack on Westhoek. He had just turned twenty-three. John has no known grave and is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Sources 6
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"Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Uniform, 2018, pg. 26-27. Sources utilisées |
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"The 1st and 2nd Battalions the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) in the Great War", Wylly H., Aldershot, Gale & Polden, s.d., pg. 46-49. Sources utilisées |
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Autre référence |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/929107/briggs,-john/ Sources utilisées |
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The Long, Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources utilisées |
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War Diary Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), 1st Bn. http://www.nmarchive.com/ Autre référence |