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George Walter Bradshaw

Informatie over geboorte

Algemene Informatie

Beroep:
Dagloner

Informatie legerdienst

Land:
Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Strijdmacht:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Private
Service nummer:
22550
Dienstneming plaats:
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Eenheden:
 —  Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), 11th Bn.  (Laatst gekende eenheid)

Informatie over overlijden

Datum van overlijden:
19/10/1917
Plaats van overlijden:
Judge Cottage, Belgiƫ
Doodsoorzaak:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Leeftijd:
27

Begraafplaats

Tyne Cot Cemetery
Plot: 47
Rij: C
Graf: 11

Onderscheidingen en medailles 3

British War Medal
Medaille
Military Medal
Medaille
Victory Medal
Medaille

Points of interest 3

#1 Geboorteplaats
#2 Dienstneming plaats
#3 Plaats van overlijden (bij benadering)

Mijn verhaal

Private George Walter Bradshaw served in the Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), 11th Battalion, part of the 70th Brigade, of the 23rd Division.
On the 19th of October 1917, the 11th Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters were relieved in the trenches by the 8th Bn. of the York & Lancaster Regiment. Before the relieve came, however, the Battalion was subjected to heavy German shelling. Especially the support line near Jolting Trench suffered severely, as the shelling was guided by German aeroplanes. Lewis gun and rifle fire had no effect and only increased the shelling. After they were finally relieved by the York & Lancasters, the 11th Bn. marched back to dug-outs near Zillebeke Bund.
Private George Walter Bradshaw was killed in action on the 19th of October 1917. Not much is known about the circumstances of his death, but he must have fallen close to Judge Cottage. It is highly possible that he was killed in the trenches during the heavy German shelling. His remains were exhumed after the war and reinterred in Tyne Cot Cemetery.

Bronnen 4

Ancestry
http://home.ancestry.co.uk/
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CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/
Gebruikte bronnen
The Long, Long Trail
http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/
Gebruikte bronnen
War Diary Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Reg.), 11th Bn.
http://www.nmarchive.com/
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