Matthew Baker Kings Liverpool regiment no. 241645

[jim1]

Great news Lesley. A proud day.

[ALAMO2008]

Hi

I wanted to write to let you know that my great uncle Matthew Baker's name was finally added to the role of honour at Liverpool Town Hall.
Thank you to everyone to messaged me and gave me all the information I needed to ensure the sacrifice he made for his country was acknowledged finally.

Lesley

Hi Lesley, Great news, well done.
Be sure to add his details to the Kings Devereaux  Database - send me PM if you want Email address of the Administrator .

Also be sure to add your relatives details onto the John Moores University Website
 "Merseyside-at-war"

Here is Link :-   http://www.merseyside-at-war.org/


I have added my Granddad Samuel Chapman MM
 and just recently discovered his Sister's Husband Robert Henry Palmer MM
who was killed after only eleven weeks marriage to my Auntie Edith.

[BritVic]

The Diary of Fred Paterson covers 28th July 1917 at the front waiting for the German Shells to cease before their assault over the top on 1st August 1917 perhaps was killed by shell shrapnel on 31st July 1917 before the assault.

Alamo
I find this statement rather confusing,please correct me if I am wrong in my interpretation of this comment, but the battle for Pilckem ridge (The first assault ?) took place on 31st July 1917 and kicked off at 03:50 A.M, I thought that all the 'Kingsmen'Btns as part of the 55th were in it from the git go, or certainly by 07:30.
I lost (without trace) a number of relatives from the 1/9th KLR on that day and am desperately trying my best to determine an accurate timeline of their movements so that I might retrace their steps one day soon. All help towards that achievement would be very much appreciated.
I am already aware of K.Lees very valuable contributions through his 9th KLR website Thanks.

[jim1]

The 1/9th. left their trenches at 4.20 am. on the 31st. July 1917. but had been heavily shelled from just after the first assault at 3.50 am. by the 5th. & 6th.
Their objective was the black line shown on the previous map after the 5th. & 6th. had consolidated their positions in the enemy trenches.
timeline:

[BritVic]

Very many thanks Jim, Pretty much as I had perceived it from the War Diaries and E H G Roberts accounts of the event.Your Diagram makes it a lot clearer and well defined. Much appreciated.