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Herbert Edward Cyril Lewis
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortejaar: 1897 |
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Geboorteplaats: Witney, Oxfordshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Rifleman |
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Service nummer: A/201400 |
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Dienstneming plaats: London (City), Middlesex, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Eenheden: — King's Royal Rifle Corps, 8th Bn. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 24/08/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Inverness Copse, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 20 |
Gedenkplaats
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Tyne Cot Memorial Paneel: 118 |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 2
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Mijn verhaal
Rifleman Herbert Edward Cyril Lewis was part of the 8th Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps (41th Brigade, 14th Division) and took part in the Battle of Passchendaele.
On 23 August 1917 part of the 8th Battalion KRRC was relieved and marched to the hinterland, the remainder, one Company and a half, the HQ and Communications Sections were positioned adjacent Clapham Junction in a tunnel beneath the Menin Road.
On the night of the 23rd and 24th August 1917, units of the 42nd Brigade were ordered to relieve the 8th KRRC, but the relief was interrupted by a German attack. Therefore one and a half Company, remained in line, occupying a defensive flank, running from Inverness Copse to Stirling Castle.
Several heavy counter-attacks unfolded throughout the day. At one time units in Inverness Copse were very nearly driven out of their positions. Things looked critical and the 41st Brigade, which was in reserve, was ordered up to the frontline. By the end of the day the Germans had recaptured a significant part of the ground that was won in the previous days.
The 8th KRRC had suffered heavy casualties on the 24th of August 1917, mainly due to German shell fire. About one hundred men were either killed or wounded. Rifleman Herbert Edward Cyril Lewis was one of them. Herbert has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
On 23 August 1917 part of the 8th Battalion KRRC was relieved and marched to the hinterland, the remainder, one Company and a half, the HQ and Communications Sections were positioned adjacent Clapham Junction in a tunnel beneath the Menin Road.
On the night of the 23rd and 24th August 1917, units of the 42nd Brigade were ordered to relieve the 8th KRRC, but the relief was interrupted by a German attack. Therefore one and a half Company, remained in line, occupying a defensive flank, running from Inverness Copse to Stirling Castle.
Several heavy counter-attacks unfolded throughout the day. At one time units in Inverness Copse were very nearly driven out of their positions. Things looked critical and the 41st Brigade, which was in reserve, was ordered up to the frontline. By the end of the day the Germans had recaptured a significant part of the ground that was won in the previous days.
The 8th KRRC had suffered heavy casualties on the 24th of August 1917, mainly due to German shell fire. About one hundred men were either killed or wounded. Rifleman Herbert Edward Cyril Lewis was one of them. Herbert has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Bronnen 6
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"Passchendaele The Day-By-Day Account", McCarthy C., Uniform, 2018, p. 64 Gebruikte bronnen |
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/835856/herbert-edward-cyril-lewis/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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Hare S., The Anals of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, Volume V, The Great War, (London, John Murray, 1932), pp. 230 - 234. Gebruikte bronnen |
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The Long Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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War Diary 8th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps http://www.nmarchive.com Gebruikte bronnen |