Berkshire and the War "The Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 794
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| Title | Berkshire and the War "The Reading Standard". Volume 4. p 794 |
|---|---|
| Page number | 794 |
| Date | 1919 |
| Edition | |
| Publisher | Unknown |
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KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS
T h e l at e Pt e. MARK SPARKS , a n a t i v e
of Sandhurst . K i l l e d i n a c t i o n .
Sergt. F. WOODIN . 100, Cholmeley Road, Reading. W o u n d e d twice.
Lieut. ALFRED PINNOCK , Thatcham. Prisoner of war in Germany .
H e t oo k p a r t i n t h e a c t i on d esc r i bed bel ow.
The
|at e Rfn. R. MEARDON. Copplestone, Devon . â Ki l l e d in a c t i on .
Rfn. A. H. BROOKER , 11th Batt . , Padworth Common. Information w e l c o m e d b y hi s m o t h e r .
TH E K.R.R.C. FIGHT TO TH E DEATH.
The Germans claimed a victory on July 10th, 1917 near Lombartzyde, and it is true
that by great gunfire they drove us from a wedge-shaped tract of sand dunes between the
sea and the Yser Canal. The men who fought until most of them were dead or disabled
were the King's Royal Rifles and Northamptons. The enemy began with a barrage from
the seashore to the south of Lombartzyde, and by three o âclock in the afternoon all the
bridges over the Yser had been destroyed and all means of communication and relief had
been cut off. The attack began at seven o â clock. Two platoons of Riflemen fought to the last
man, refusing to surrender. One little group of five lay behind a bank of sand and fired
with rifles and bombs until they were destroyed. A party of Marines made for the tunnel
which was the battalion headquarters of the K .R .R .C . and poured liquid fire down it. The
fighting was over at 8.30. The few survivors had to swim the Yser Canal. The enemy did not
reach the canal bank, but stayed some 300 yards away from it, and was beaten back from
the trenches south of Lombartzyde. The splendid courage of these gallant lads of the
Sixtieth sent a thrill of pride through the Empire.
T h e l at e Corpl . E . L. HARTWELL , 75, Grove Road, Windsor, l at e of Norfolk Road. Reading. K i l l e d i n a ct i on .
Rfn . A . C. PROUT , t r a n s f e r r e d to Rifle
Brigade , of Headley Common, Newbury .
Prisoner of war .