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Arthur Palmer Hill
Informations sur naissance
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Année de naissance: 1895 |
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Lieu de naissance: Bourne, 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: 11898 |
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Unités: — Lincolnshire Regiment, 8th Bn. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 31/07/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: July Farm, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 22 |
Mémorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panneau: 21 X |
Distinctions et médailles 3
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1914-15 Star Médaille |
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 1
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Mon histoire
Arthur Palmer Hill, a 22-year old farm labourer from Bourne, Lincolnshire enlisted with the 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (63th Briagde, 37th Division).
On 31th July 1917 the 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment took part in the opening battle of the Battle of Passchendaele. D Company had to form a defensive flank from June to July Farms. The leading platoon of the 8th Bn. Lincolnshire who were engaged in forming the defensive flank were drawn into the fighting. Runners send back for assistance and sent forward from the reserve company failed to reach their goals. At 7.50 am the main operations began. B Company supported by C Company attacked and reached their objective, the line July Farm – Wam Farm – Wambeke River. Touch was established on the right with the Somerset but on the left D Company and the Middlesex were not to be seen. The Germans offered resistance from May Farm and C Company formed a defensive flank while also reinforcing the front line. A Company moved up and attacked May Farm. Until 8 pm the situation remained unchanged until the 11th East Lancs attacked on the flank of the Middelsex and could maintain communication with C Company of the Lincolnshire. Several counter attacks were broken up.
The battalion was relieved on the night of the 1st of August. There were 85 unclassified other ranks and 85 missing soldiers (all of D Company). Private Arthur Palmer Hill was one of them. His body was never found and he is until this day remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres.
On 31th July 1917 the 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment took part in the opening battle of the Battle of Passchendaele. D Company had to form a defensive flank from June to July Farms. The leading platoon of the 8th Bn. Lincolnshire who were engaged in forming the defensive flank were drawn into the fighting. Runners send back for assistance and sent forward from the reserve company failed to reach their goals. At 7.50 am the main operations began. B Company supported by C Company attacked and reached their objective, the line July Farm – Wam Farm – Wambeke River. Touch was established on the right with the Somerset but on the left D Company and the Middlesex were not to be seen. The Germans offered resistance from May Farm and C Company formed a defensive flank while also reinforcing the front line. A Company moved up and attacked May Farm. Until 8 pm the situation remained unchanged until the 11th East Lancs attacked on the flank of the Middelsex and could maintain communication with C Company of the Lincolnshire. Several counter attacks were broken up.
The battalion was relieved on the night of the 1st of August. There were 85 unclassified other ranks and 85 missing soldiers (all of D Company). Private Arthur Palmer Hill was one of them. His body was never found and he is until this day remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres.
Sources 6
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"Passchendaele The Day-By-Day Account", McCarthy C., Uniform, 2018, p. 21 Sources utilisées |
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Ancestry http://www.ancestry.com Sources utilisées |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2766783/hill,-arthur-palmer/#&gid=null&pid=1 Sources utilisées |
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Simpson C.R., The history of the Lincolnshire Regiment 1914-1918, The Medici Society, London, 1923, pp. 256-258 Sources utilisées |
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The long long trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources utilisées |
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War Diary 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment http://www.nmarchive.com Sources utilisées |