Casualties

Private James Miller 41047

Rank
Private
Service No
41047
Unit
Leicestershire Regiment
Battalion
11
Date of Birth
-
Date of Death
22/03/1918
Age at Death
-
Decoration
-

Research Findings

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project Michael Doyle; Their Name Liveth For Evermore
Conflict World War I -
Cause of Death - Killed In Action
Place of Death - -
Burial Place/Commemoration - Arras Mem., Pas De Calais, France
CWGC/GPS - MR20 - 50.28664 - 2.7605
Place of Birth - Long Clawson, Leics
Place of Residence - -
Enlisted - Melton Mowbray, Leics
Former Unit - -
Former Unit No. - -
Attached Unit - -
Special Categories - -
Memorials - St. Remigius's Church, Long Clawson, Leics

Research Notes

Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.

The War Diary entry for the 22nd March 1918 records. FREMICOURT. At 9.30am Transport moved back to about H.13.c. Sheet 57c. Two platoons of ā€œCā€ Company withdrawn in the morning to the Army Line about J.8. and 9 Sheet 57c. and the remaining two in the afternoon. At 6.00pm All HQ details moved up and dug in and occupied a line just behind the Army Line about J.14.b. At 4.00pm Transport moved to PIONEER CAMP, LOGEAST WOOD G.1.b Sheet 57c. 1 man of the transport was killed by shell fire. What remained of the Companies were withdrawn to the new line J.14.b. Total casualties of the operations:- 2nd Lt. A. ASHTON, 2nd Lt. C. MILLWARD and 2nd Lt. W. BAXTER were killed in action. Captain R. BENTLEY, Lt. H. H. GRUNDTVIG M.C., Lt. F. J. MEGGITT, 2nd Lt. R. J. NAYLOR, 2nd Lt. O. H. SEWELL, 2nd Lt. E. BEDSON, 2nd Lt. C. O. R. STEVISON were wounded. Captain J. C. SPENCER, Lt. A. L. HICKS, 2nd Lt. N. H. STEVENSON, 2nd Lt. A. SUMMERS are missing. 30 other ranks were killed, 106 wounded and 81 missing.

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