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Tag Archives: Final days
4/5 June 1915
The first wave of the KOSB attack at noon on 4 June was, as the Official History put it, ‘practically blotted out’. The carnage was so terrible that on his own initiative their commander delayed the second wave. At 12.35, however, … Continue reading
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Tagged 127th Manchester Brigade, comments, Dardanelles, Final days, Gallipoli, George Calderon, King's Own Scottish Borderers, Krithia, Lieutenant-General Aylmer Hunter-Weston, Manchester Territorial Brigade, Peter Hart, Royal Fusiliers, Royal Naval Division, The Great War, Third Battle of Krithia, Worcestershire Regiment, World War I
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4 June 1915: The Third Battle of Krithia
At nine o’clock last night the 1st Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers paraded near W Beach, received a benediction from their padre, and were addressed by their commanding officer. They had been taken from the 87th Brigade and attached to … Continue reading
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Tagged biographies, biography, Captain Paterson, Dardanelles, death of George Calderon, Essex Regiment, Final days, Gallipoli, George Calderon, Gully Ravine, Hampshire Regiment, King's Own Scottish Borderers, Krithia, Percy Lubbock, Royal Fusiliers, Royal Scots, The Great War, Third Battle of Krithia, trench diagram, Twelve Tree Copse, W Beach, Worcestershire Regiment, World War I
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6/7 June 1915
By the end of 4 June, seven out of the twelve available reserve battalions of VIII Corps had been sent in to reinforce the failure of the attacks on the left and right flanks — although it has been suggested … Continue reading →