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James Agnew
Informations sur naissance
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Année de naissance: 1898 |
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Lieu de naissance: Ballymacarrett, County Down, Irlande du Nord, Royaume-Uni |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: Irlande du Nord, Royaume-Uni |
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Force armée: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Rifleman |
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Numéro de service: 42470 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: Belfast, Antrim, Irlande, Royaume-Uni |
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Unités: — Royal Irish Rifles, 14th Bn. (Young Citizens) (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 16/08/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Corn Hill, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 19 |
Mémorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panneau: 138A |
Distinctions et médailles 2
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 2
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Mon histoire
James Agnew was a 19-year old boy who fell during the Battle of Passchendaele. He originated from Ballymacarrett, County Down in Ireland and served with the 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Young Citizens), part of the 109th Brigade of the 36th (Ulster) Division.
The Ulster Division participated in The Battle of Langemarck (16 August 1917), a phase of the Battle of Passchendaele, fighting alongside the 16th (Irish) Division. The 14th Royal Irish Rifles were the first to attack. They went over the top at 4.45 a.m. Things went wrong from the start. The preliminary barrage hadn’t been able to take care of the German blockhouses and the men ran right into the relentless German machine-gun fire, coming from Corn Hill and Pond Farm. The attack had been checked even before it could develop.
In a desperate attempt to silence the German strongpoints all able men were sent forward. Corn Hill was eventually captured, but the high amount of casualties made any further advance impossible and the men dug in. Throughout the rest of the day the German artillery shelled the Irish positions and casualties kept stacking up. To make things worse, all first aid stations had been taken out by shell fire and the wounded couldn’t be treated. They had to be carried all the way to the hinterland.
The whole attack had been an utter failure. The 14th Royal Irish Rifles had gone into battle with 19 officers and 480 men. 41 men and 5 officers were killed in action, 4 officers and 216 men were wounded and 1 officer and 65 men went missing. Rifleman James Agnew was one of the many who were killed during the attack on Corn Hill. James has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
The Ulster Division participated in The Battle of Langemarck (16 August 1917), a phase of the Battle of Passchendaele, fighting alongside the 16th (Irish) Division. The 14th Royal Irish Rifles were the first to attack. They went over the top at 4.45 a.m. Things went wrong from the start. The preliminary barrage hadn’t been able to take care of the German blockhouses and the men ran right into the relentless German machine-gun fire, coming from Corn Hill and Pond Farm. The attack had been checked even before it could develop.
In a desperate attempt to silence the German strongpoints all able men were sent forward. Corn Hill was eventually captured, but the high amount of casualties made any further advance impossible and the men dug in. Throughout the rest of the day the German artillery shelled the Irish positions and casualties kept stacking up. To make things worse, all first aid stations had been taken out by shell fire and the wounded couldn’t be treated. They had to be carried all the way to the hinterland.
The whole attack had been an utter failure. The 14th Royal Irish Rifles had gone into battle with 19 officers and 480 men. 41 men and 5 officers were killed in action, 4 officers and 216 men were wounded and 1 officer and 65 men went missing. Rifleman James Agnew was one of the many who were killed during the attack on Corn Hill. James has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Sources 5
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"Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Uniform, 2018, pg. 52-55. 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/845756/agnew,-james/ Sources utilisées |
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The Long, Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources utilisées |
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War Diary Royal Irish Rifles, 14th Bn. (Young Citizens) http://www.nmarchive.com/ Autre référence |