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107th Trench Mortar Battery
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Those known to have served with107th Trench Mortar Battery during the Great War 1914-1918. - Busby Robert.
- Fell David. Pte. (d.29th March 1918)
- Fell David. Pte. (d.29th March 1918)
- Grant MID Malcolm. L/Sgt. (d.3rd January 1917)
- Walker Samuel Howard.
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Pte. David Fell 15th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.29th March 1918) David Fell was my uncle. He joined the 15th Royal Irish Rifles and in 1915 moved to France.
As part of the 107th Brigade he was at the Somme on 1st July 1916 and they with the Division moved to Messines. He was attached to the 107th Trench Mortar Battery and remained with the unit till March 1918 when he was killed during the Operation Michael, German Spring Offensive,
He is remembered in Pozieres Cemetery on the Albert Bapuame Road in Picardy and not far from the Ulster Tower. He is also remembered in St Paul's Parish Church, York Street, Belfast. His name appears also on the Workman and Clarke's Shipyard Memorial in Belfast Harbour Estate near HMS Caroline.
David was the eldest son of Ellen and Thomas Fell. He was my father's brother. At his death he was aged 23 years.
I have in my possession several items of interest, medals, the Penny and some photographs.
There is some doubt about the exact date of his death. Official records at the time were few and scant due to the pressure caused by the enemy in March 1918. Officially it is 29th March but I am not sure.
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L/Sgt. Malcolm Grant MID 15th Btn. Attchd. 107th Trench Mortar Bty. Royal Irish Rifles (d.3rd January 1917) Malcolm Grant was my grandfather. He left three children behind, one of whom was my father. I am so proud of what my grandfather did. I am trying to find out as much as possible about him. The one thing I don't have is a photograph, but I will keep searching.
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Pte. David Fell 15th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.29th March 1918) David Fell was killed during the St Michael German offensive in Villiers Tornelle on 29th of March 1918. He served from 1914. He was a member of 107th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery in the 36th (Ulster) Division. He was the eldest son of Thomas and Ellen Fell, 20 Hanna St., Belfast. He joined the 15th Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles (North Belfast Volunteers) in 1914. He had signed the Ulster Covenant. In 1915 the RIR moved to France and they were first engaged in major action on 1st July 1916. David survived the slaughter and with the rest of the Division was moved to Messines. There they fought alongside the 16th (Irish) Division. His unit with others captured Wytschaete. His unit was involved in the 3rd Battle of Ypres in July and in November 1917 at the Battle of Cambrai. David's unit was in the front line on 21st March 1918 south west of St Quentin. There they were overrun by the enemy and put up courageous resistance in a series of redoubts. On 28-29th March the Battalion was withdrawn to regroup. During the retreat to Saleux he was killed in action. He is remembered in Pozieres Cemetery on the Albert to Bapuame Road not far from the Ulster Tower.
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Robert Busby 107th Trench Mortar Battery Royal Artillery I have a transcript of a letter posted to my grandfather Robert Busby who was a member of the 107th.T.M.B. The letter was posted from France (I believe) to him by R. Ireland 2/Lt whilst my grandfather was back in Belfast following an injury. The original letter was sent to the Imperial War Museum.
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