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Arthur Palmer Hill
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortejaar: 1895 |
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Geboorteplaats: Bourne, Lincolnshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Algemene Informatie
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Beroep: Dagloner |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Service nummer: 11898 |
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Eenheden: — Lincolnshire Regiment, 8th Bn. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 31/07/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: July Farm, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 22 |
Gedenkplaats
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Paneel: 21 X |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 3
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1914-15 Star Medaille |
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 1
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Mijn verhaal
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.
Bronnen 6
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"Passchendaele The Day-By-Day Account", McCarthy C., Uniform, 2018, p. 21 Gebruikte bronnen |
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Ancestry http://www.ancestry.com Gebruikte bronnen |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2766783/hill,-arthur-palmer/#&gid=null&pid=1 Gebruikte bronnen |
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Simpson C.R., The history of the Lincolnshire Regiment 1914-1918, The Medici Society, London, 1923, pp. 256-258 Gebruikte bronnen |
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The long long trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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War Diary 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment http://www.nmarchive.com Gebruikte bronnen |