Private John H Musson, 202761
- Batt - 2/4
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Section -
- Date of Birth -
- Died - 24/03/1918
- Age - 19
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. The War Diary for today records. ERVILLERS. Quiet day. 3.00 to 4.00pm ERVILLERS shelled. 6.30pm. Relief came in. 9.00pm. Bombing and shelling started. 10.00pm. Hostile attack developed on our left forcing back SUFFOLK REGT and MIDDLESEX REGT. Germans broke through and lined MORY – ERVILLERS ROAD enfilading the whole of our line. Battalion HQ formed up facing road and A Company counter attacked. German machine gun fire so heavy that A Company could make little progress owing to heavy casualties. They eventually formed a line facing MORY – ERVILLERS ROAD. Held the German attack up from there. During their attack Corporal HILL and 2 men rushed a German machine gun killing an officer and bayoneting 5 men. 11.30 to 12.00pm. A Company held its line, but all attempts to reinforce and send up small arms ammunition failed owing to very heavy machine gun fire.
- Conflict - World War I
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Burial Commemoration - Arras Mem., Pas De Calais, France
- Born - St. Mary's, Hinckley, Leics
- Enlisted - Hinckley, Leics
- Place of Residence - Tan Yard, Bond Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
- Memorial - HINCKLEY MEM., LEICS
