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Henry Lawrence Eagle

Informatie over geboorte

Geboortejaar:
1889
Geboorteplaats:
Camberwell, Surrey, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Informatie legerdienst

Land:
Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Strijdmacht:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Rifleman
Service nummer:
375315
Dienstneming plaats:
Lambeth, Surrey, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Eenheden:
 —  London Regiment, 2/8th Bn. (Post Office Rifles)  (Laatst gekende eenheid)

Informatie over overlijden

Datum van overlijden:
30/10/1917
Plaats van overlijden:
Poelkapelle, België
Doodsoorzaak:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Leeftijd:
28

Gedenkplaats

Tyne Cot Memorial
Paneel: 150

Onderscheidingen en medailles 2

British War Medal
Medaille
Victory Medal
Medaille

Points of interest 3

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

Mijn verhaal

Henry Lawrence Eagle was a rifleman of the London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th Battalion, 174th Brigade, 58th Division. On 24 October 1917, the 2/8th Battalion came back in line in the area of Poelcappelle. On October 28th, the Battalion was ordered to attack, in cooperation with a company of the 2/6th, on the night of October 29th-30th. They would support the main attack by the Canadians on Passchendaele Ridge.
On 30 October 1917 at 5.50 a.m., the battalion attacked (green dot on map: 20.U.19.a.7.1). Their objectives were Moray House, Papa Farm, Hinton Farm and Cameron House. These were German strongholds lying between the villages of Poelcappelle and Passchendaele. Besides from enemy artillery and machine gun fire, the men faced another obstacle. The heavy artillery shelling had destroyed the irrigation channels which used to irrigate the fields and pastures. The water flooded the plains and had nowhere to go. This on top of the heavy rainfall had turned the battlefield in a swamp. Men got stuck in the mud, which made them easy targets for German rifle- and machinegun fire. All this made the going very tough. None of the objectives were taken. However, a new line was established 100 yards or so in advance of the original and in doing so they relieved the main attack on Passchendaele Ridge. The 2/6th Battalion on their left was more successful, taking the pillboxes at Noble’s Farm, where they could advance on drier ground.
At the end of the day, 47 men were wounded, 39 killed and 173 men were missing (all believed to have been killed). Probably, Henry Lawrence Eagle was one of the missing, for he has no known grave.

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Bronnen 4

2/8 Battalion London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) (The National Archives; KEW (TNA), WO 95/3006/3).
http://nationalarchives.gov.uk
Gebruikte bronnen
McCarthy C., The third Ypres Passchendaele : the Day-by-Day Account. (Londen: Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018), p 133.
Gebruikte bronnen
One of the Battalion Commanders, History of the Post Office Rifles 8th battalion City of London Regiment: 1914 to 1918 (Uckfield, Naval and Military Press, 2014), p. 24-5.
Gebruikte bronnen
Operation Report London Regiment (Post Office Rifles), 2nd/8th Bn.
http://www.nmarchive.com/
Gebruikte bronnen

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