Pte
Reginald John Gurd

Informations sur naissance

Date de naissance:
21/12/1894
Lieu de naissance:
Tisbury, Wiltshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni

Informations service militaire

Pays:
Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Force armée:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Private
Numéro de service:
32997
Unités:
 —  Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment), 6th Bn.  (Dernière unité connue)

Informations sur décès

Date de décès:
20/09/1917
Lieu de décès:
Hessian Wood, Belgique
Cause du décès:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Âge:
22

Mémorial

Tyne Cot Memorial
Panneau: 120

Distinctions et médailles 2

British War Medal
Médaille
Victory Medal
Médaille

Points d'intérêt 1

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Mon histoire

Private Reginald John Gurd, a former farm labourer, was part of the 6th Battalion The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), 58th Brigade, 19th (Western) Division.

His battalion took part in the Battle of the Menin Road on 20 September 1917. The 19th Division attacked at 5.40. a.m. with two brigades: the 58th Brigade and the 57th Brigade. The 58th Brigade attacked with the 6th Wiltshires, 9th Welsh Regiment and 9th Cheshires. The 9th Royal Welsh Fusiliers were in support.

The 6th Wiltshires attacked on the far right side of the Division, with the 9th Welsh Regiment on their left and the canal bank on their right. The Regiment was able to capture their objectives (O6. a. 75. 56. – O6. a. 2.5.) and formed a defensive flank for the 9th Welsh on their left, who were held up by enemy fire and did not reach their objective. At 6.24 a.m. the Wiltshires continued their advance and their final objective (a line due east from the canal to Game Copse) was reached. The attackers suffered mainly from sniper fire and fire from German dugouts.

The War Diary notes that, in addition of the officer casualties, 119 other ranks were wounded and 24 were killed. Private Reginald John Gurd was most likely one of the 24 men that were killed during the attack.

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Ancestry
https://www.ancestry.com/
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Chris McCarthy, Passchendaele : The Day-by-Day account, London : Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018, 76-77.
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CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/837885/gurd,-reginald-john/
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Naval & Military Archive
http://www.nmarchive.com/
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The Long, Long Trail
https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/
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