Wednesday 5th September 1917
Today we lost: 385
ˇ A father and son killed together
ˇ A man killed on his wife’s birthday and the day after his second wedding anniversary
ˇ Multiple sons of members of the clergy
ˇ Multiple families that will lose two and three sons in the Great War
ˇ A man whose wife will die on service 12 November 1918
Today’s highlighted casualties include:
ˇ Lieutenant William Edwyn Sandys (Royal Flying Corps) is killed on his wife’s birthday at age 26. Is a fine all-around sportsman, horseman, very musical and had travelled extensively. It is also the day after his second wedding anniversary.
ˇ Lieutenant Hugh MacDiarmid Turnbull (Royal Scots) is killed in action at age 24. He is the son of Reverend A Turnbull, Minister of Darjeeling, India.
ˇ Lieutenant James Hywel Parry (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) is killed at age 26. His brother was killed in October of last year and they are sons of the Reverend J Hywell Parry.
ˇ Second Lieutenant Arthur Armer (Border Regiment) is killed at age 23. His wife will die on service the day after the Armistice is signed serving in the Women’s Royal Air Force.
ˇ Private Ernest Bywaters (Northamptonshire Regiment) dies at home at age 18. He has two brothers who will be killed during the Great War.
ˇ Gunner W L Cairns (Canadian Royal Artillery) is killed at age 25. His brother will be killed in April 1918.
Air Operations:
In company with formation, Flight Lieutenant Arthur Roy Brown (Royal Flying Corps) attacks an Albatross scout and two-seater, driving them away from our lines. One machine is observed to go down apparently out of control.
Flight Sub Lieutenant Robert Leckie (Royal Naval Air Service) rescues the crew of a DH4.
The Royal Naval Air Service Airco (de Havilland) DH4 is forced to ditch in the North Sea following an unsuccessful attempt to shoot down Zeppelin LZ 93 (L44).
A Felixstowe F.2A in flight, being flown by Captain Robert Leckie.
The airship is eventually brought down by anti-aircraft fire over France on 20 October.
Air raids over British lines kill 37 and wound 43 German prisoners. They bomb 3 British hospitals and kill 19 and wound 26 patients in French hospital at Vadelaincourt, Meuse.
September 4 1917, Camiers–While American troops were still far from the front lines, US Army medical personnel were working with their British counterparts in hospitals well within range of German planes and shells. On September 4, the first Americans were killed by enemy fire when the hospital at Camiers was attacked in a German air raid. Lt. William Fitzsimons was killed when a bomb exploded at the foot of his tent; Pvts. Oscar Tugo, Rudolph Rubino, and Leslie Woods were also killed in the same raid, and nine others were wounded. All were had been associated with Harvard-affiliated hospitals in the Boston area before coming to France.
The hospital at Camiers which was attacked in the German air raid.
Royal Flying Corps Losses today: 8
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Royal Flying Corps |
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158 Squadron |
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Holman, C.G. (Cecil Graham) |
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2Lt |
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Royal Flying Corps |
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8 Squadron |
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MacNiven, A.O. (Alister Orr) |
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Lt |
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Royal Flying Corps |
Unit |
45 Squadron |
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O'Giollagain, J.G. (John Gabriel) |
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2Lt |
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Royal Flying Corps |
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Payne, J.W. (John William) |
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A Mech 1 |
Organisation |
Royal Flying Corps |
Unit |
8 Squadron |
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Sandys, W.E. (William Edwin) |
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Lt |
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Royal Flying Corps |
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32 Squadron |
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Royal Flying Corps |
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45 Squadron |
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Royal Flying Corps |
Unit |
4 Squadron |
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Claims: 34 confirmed (Entente 27 : Central Powers 7)
Western Front:
Tunstills Men Wednesday 5th September 1917:
Billets in the Lederzeele area.
The Battalion was engaged in training for a forthcoming attack.
Pte. Thomas Caton (see 31st August), who had previously been charged with a range of previous offences, was again reported for “irregular conduct: ie having a dirty rifle and having a comrade’s rifle”; he was reported by Sgts. Joseph Bona (see 9th August) and William Alfred Walmsley Gaunt (see 4th September) and, on the orders of Lt.Col. Francis Washington Lethbridge (see 4th September), was sentenced to 14 days’ Field Punishment no.1.
Acting L.Cpl. Alfred Spencer (see 15th August), who had been on attachment at the permanent base of IV Corps at Albert, having suffered from shellshock two months previously, re-joined the Battalion; he reverted to the rank of Private.
Pte. John Thomas Mason (see 7th June) left the Battalion and was transferred to 878th Area Employment Company of the Labour Corps.
Lt. Sydney Charles Ernest Farrance (see 4th August), who had left 10 DWR a month previously to join 8DWR, completed an application for a permanent commission in the Indian Army.
Pte. Ernest William Evans (see 25th August), who had been evacuated to England after being wounded on 8th June, reported for duty at Northern Command Depot at Ripon.
A payment of Ł2 1s.10d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Henry Downs (see 8th June) who had died of wounds on 8th June; the payment would go to his father, Thomas. A package of his personal effects was also despatched to the family; this comprised of, “disc, photos, letters, pocket book, cross, red book, nail clippers, metal spoon, pencil case, metal pen holder, cap badge, clip, wallet, purse”.
A payment of Ł7 7s. 8d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Reuben Smith (see 13th June), who had died of wounds on 11th June; the payment would go to his mother, Emily.
A payment of 7s. 11d. was authorised, being the amount due in pay and allowances to the late Pte. Jacob Sweeting (see 7th June) who had originally been reported wounded, but later confirmed killed in action on 7th June; the payment would go to his widow, Edith.
Eastern Front:
Germans capture line of River Dvina to Friedrichstadt.
Battle of Riga ends (see 1st and 3rd).
Southern Front:
Struggle continues north-east of Gorizia.
African Front:
East Africa: Germans lose 500 men altogether from 30 August to 2 September, and particularly severely in retreat to Mahenge.
Naval Operations:
SM U-88, Kaiserliche Marine, a type U87 submarine, struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Holland with the loss of all 43 crew.
Shipping Losses:13 (2 to mines & 11 to U-Boat action)
Political:
"Bonnet Rouge" newspaper case being investigated: treasonable intrigue; French government accused of weakness in connection.
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