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3rd Battle of Ypres, 1917    Third Battle of Ypres was launched by the allies on the 31st July 1917 and raged until the 10th November 1917, the weather was notoriously wet, turning the difficult Flanders clay into an impossible quagmire. Due to conditions on the battlefield, it was difficult to recover the remains of those who lost their lives and many remain where they fell, their names recorded on the panels of the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing. The Battle was made up of a number of actions: Battle of Pilckem, 31st July to 2nd August. Battle of Langemarck, 16th to 18th August. Battle Of The Menin Road, 20th to 25th September. Battle of Polygon Wood, 26th September to 3rd October. Battle of Broodseinde, 4th October. Battle of Poelcapelle, 9th October. First Battle of Passchendaele, 12th October. Second Battle of Passchendaele, 26th October to 10th November.   3rd Sep 1917 Standing by 4th Sep 1917 Standing by 5th Sep 1917 Reliefs Completed 6th Sep 1917 Counter Attack 7th July 1917 Air forces redeployed 10th July 1917 Aerodrome bombed 23rd Jul 1917 Orders Received 24th Jul 1917 Preparatory Bombardment 25th Jul 1917 Preparatory Bombardment 25th Jul 1917 In Action 26th Jul 1917 Preparatory Bombardment 26th Jul 1917 Trench Raid 27th Jul 1917 Preparatory Bombardment 28th Jul 1917 Preparatory Bombardment 28th Jul 1917 Counter Battery Work 28th July 1917 Tapes Laid 29th Jul 1917 Preparatory Bombardment 29th Jul 1917 Gas Shells 29th July 1917 Tapes Laid 30th July 1917 Preparation for Langemark 30th July 1917  30th Jul 1917 Destructive Bombardment 30th July 1917  30th Jul 1917 Into Position 30th Jul 1917 On the March 30th July 1917 Ready 30th Jul 1917 Into Position 30th Jul 1917 Artillery 30th Jul 1917 In Action 30th Jul 1917 Orders 30th Jul 1917 In the Line 30th July 1917 Preparations 30th Jul 1917 Orders 31st Jul 1917 124th Heavy Battery in action at The Somme  124th Heavy Battery RGA are in action at the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) 31st Jul 1917 1st Bty RFA in Heavy Action 31st Jul 1917 RE8's Patrol 31st Jul 1917 In Action 31st Jul 1917 Operational Action 31st July 1917 In Action 31st July 1917 In Action 31st Jul 1917 In Action 31st Jul 1917 Attack Made 31st Jul 1917 In Action 31st Jul 1917 In Action 31st Jul 1917 In Action 31st Jul 1917 Machine Guns 31st Jul 1917 Attack Made 31st Jul 1917 In Action 31st Jul 1917 Attack Made 31st Jul 1917 In Action 31st July 1917 In Action 31st Jul 1917 In Action 31st Jul 1917 Attack Made 31st Jul 1917 In Action 31st Jul 1917 Post Not Established 31st Jul 1917 In Reserve 31st July 1917 Infantry Attack 31st Jul 1917 Attack Made 31st Jul 1917 Attack Made 1st Aug 1917 Field Ambulances in Action  The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Wessex Field Ambulances (24th,25th,26th) were based at Remy Siding Lissenhoek, nr. Ypres serving with the 8th Division. The 8th Division of the 5th Army who were engaged in the battle of Pilkhem Ridge in the opening stages of the 3rd battle of Ypres which began on 31st July 1917. The Wessex Field Ambulance established an Advanced Dressing Station at Birr Cross Roads on the Menin Road. The weather turned at the beginning of August and the battlefield turned into a quagmire. It was taking up to six stretcher bearers to bring in one casualty. The War Diary of the 3rd (26th) Wessex Field Ambulance records gas attacks as well as aircraft bombing on the ADS at Birr Cross Roads and casualties in August were horrendous. Pte. Regnald James Brookes Butt was one such casualty having his thigh shattered by a German high velocity shell on the night of 4/5th August, after being called out of reserve to assist another Division's (25th possibly) RAMC unit to pick-up Front Line casualties. 1st August 1917 Battle of Langemark 1st Aug 1917 Operational Action 1st Aug 1917 Terrible Weather 1st Aug 1917 Reliefs 1st Aug 1917 Heavy Shelling 1st Aug 1917 In Action 1st Aug 1917 Reorganisation 1st Aug 1917 Shell Holes 1st Aug 1917 Destruction 1st Aug 1917 Rounds Fired 1st Aug 1917 Hostile Batteries 1st August 1917 Reliefs August 1917  2nd Aug 1917 Exchange of Fire 2nd Aug 1917 In the Trenches 2nd Aug 1917 Ready 2nd Aug 1917 Heavy Shelling 2nd Aug 1917 Reliefs 2nd Aug 1917 Message of Congratulation 2nd Aug 1917 Hostile Batteries 2nd August 1917 In the old British Front Line 3rd Aug 1917 Heavy Shelling 3rd Aug 1917 Continuous Rain 3rd Aug 1917 Preparations 3rd Aug 1917 Heavy Rain 3rd Aug 1917 Heavy Artillery in Action 3rd Aug 1917 Heavy Rain 4th Aug 1917 In Action 4th Aug 1917 Holding the Line 4th Aug 1917 Difficult March 4th Aug 1917 Message of Congratulation 4th Aug 1917 Hostile Batteries 4th Aug 1917 Enemy Active 5th Aug 1917 SOS Targets 5th Aug 1917 In Bivouacs 5th Aug 1917 Holding the Line 5th Aug 1917 Address 5th Aug 1917 Rounds Fired 5th Aug 1917 In Action 5th Aug 1917 Recce Patrol 6th Aug 1917 Under Shellfire 6th Aug 1917 Reliefs 6th August 1917 Casualties 6th Aug 1917 Shelling 6th Aug 1917 Concentrations Fired 6th Aug 1917 Reliefs 7th Aug 1917 Battery Shelled 7th Aug 1917 Working Parties 7th Aug 1917 Under Shellfire 7th Aug 1917 Hostile Batteries 7th Aug 1917 Strong Points 8th Aug 1917 Heavy Shelling 8th Aug 1917 Preparations 8th Aug 1917 Heavy Shelling 8th Aug 1917 Concentrations Fired 8th Aug 1917 Reliefs 9th Aug 1917 Heavy Shelling 9th Aug 1917 Reliefs 9th Aug 1917 Heavy Shelling 9th Aug 1917 Concentrations Fired 10th Aug 1917 Artillery Active 10th Aug 1917 Advance 10th Aug 1917 Awards 10th Aug 1917 Gun out of Action 10th Aug 1917 Operations 10th Aug 1917 Attack Made 11th Aug 1917 Heavy Shelling 11th Aug 1917 Reliefs 11th Aug 1917 Rain Storm 11th Aug 1917 In Action 11th Aug 1917 Reliefs 12th Aug 1917 Artillery In Action 12th Aug 1917 Diffilcult Conditions 12th Aug 1917 Difficult Conditions 12th Aug 1917 Rounds Fired 12th Aug 1917 Difficult Relief 13th Aug 1917 Artillery In Action 13th Aug 1917 Shrapnel Shells 13th Aug 1917 Artillery Active 14th Aug 1917 Artillery In Action 14th Aug 1917 In the Line 14th Aug 1917 Artillery in Acton 14th Aug 1917 In Action 15th Aug 1917 Communication Lost 15th Aug 1917 Assembly 15th Aug 1917 Artillery in Acton 15th Aug 1917 Concentrations Fired 16th Aug 1917 Langemarck retaken  The village of Langemarck which had been lost the the enemy in April 1915, was retaken on the 16th of August 1917 by 61st Brigade, 20th (Light) Division. They crossed the Steenbeek early in the morning with 7th KOYLI and 7th Somerset Light Infantry leading. The advance was held up by fire from the blockhouses to the west of the village, these were cleared by men of the 7th KOYLI including Pte W. Edwards who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions. 16th Aug 1917 Communication Restored 16th Aug 1917 Into Reserve 16th Aug 1917 Attack Made 16th Aug 1917 Artillery in Acton 16th Aug 1917 Attack Made 16th Aug 1917 Line Held 17th Aug 1917 Reliefs 17th Aug 1917 In Action 17th Aug 1917 In Reserve 17th Aug 1917 Quiet 17th Aug 1917 Hostile Batteries 18th Aug 1917 In Reserve 18th Aug 1917 In Action 18th Aug 1917 Artillery Active 18th August 1917 11th Division Order No.101. 18th August 1917 Tank Corps. Order No.5. 18th August 1918 Operational Order No.1 19th Aug 1917 Reliefs 19th Aug 1917 Barrage 19th Aug 1917 Rounds Fired 19th August 1917 Attack Made 20th Aug 1917 Bombardment 20th Aug 1917 In Action 20th August 1917 Relief 21st Aug 1917 Rounds Fired 21st Aug 1917 Sucessful shoots 21st August 1917 Front line operations 21st August 1917 Combat Observation Patrol 22nd Aug 1917 10th DLI in action  10th Durham Light infantry are in action, around Inverness copse & Glencorse wood in the third battle of Ypres. 22nd Aug 1917 Attack Made 22nd Aug 1917 Bombardment 22nd Aug Attack Made  11th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders suffered serious casualties in an unsuccessful attack at the River Steenbeke, between Zonnebeke and St Julien. Their objective at 4.45am was Beck House and Borry Farm to the left of the Menin Road. The ground was taken but not held. Severe machine gun fire stopped progress,as well as bombs and snipers' bullets. The roll of casualties was not made up until 4 days later. 22nd Aug 1917 In Action 22nd August 1917 In Action 23rd Aug 1917 Reliefs 23rd Aug 1917 Reliefs 23rd Aug 1917 Night Firing 23rd Aug 1917 Aeroplane Observation 24th Aug 1917 SOS Request 24th Aug 1917 Hostile Batteries 25th Aug 1917 Dugouts 25th Aug 1917 Bombardment 26th Aug 1917 Equipment 26th Aug 1917 Sucessful shoots 27th Aug 1917 Reliefs 27th Aug 1917 Preparations 27th Aug 1917 SOS 27th Aug 1917 Rounds Fired 28th Aug 1917 Awards 28th Aug 1917 Hostile Batteries 29th Aug 1917 Struggle for Inverness Copse 29th Aug 1917 Artillery In Action 29th Aug 1917 Hostile Batteries August 1917 In Action 30 August 1917  30th Aug 1917 Rounds Fired 31st Aug 1917 In Reserve 31st Aug 1917 Air Raid 31st Aug 1917 Shelling 1st September 1917 Back to Ypres 1st September 1917 9th Btn. R.Ir.Fus. 1917-19 1st Sep 1917 On the March 1st Sep 1917 Preparing to Move Sep 1917 Traffic Control 2nd Sep 1917 Working Parties 2nd Sep 1917 Reliefs 2nd Sep 1917 On the March 2nd Sep 1917 Preparations 3rd Sep 1917 Reliefs 3rd Sep 1917 Communication 4th September 1917 Daily Activity 4th Sep 1917 Rounds Fired 5th Sep 1917 Relief in Trenches 5th Sep 1917 In the Trenches 5th Sep 1917 Quiet Day 6th Sep 1917   During the Third battle of Ypres, 2/5th Battalion Warwicks made an unsuccessful night attack on Hill 35 on the 6th of September. They were part of the 61st Division, which had attacked several times in the previous week. 6th Sep 1917 Trench Work 6th Sep 1917 Carrying Parties 6th Sep 1917 Reliefs 6th Sep 1917 Quiet 7th Sep 1917 Exchange of Fire 7th Sep 1917 Reliefs 7th Sep 1917 Reliefs 7th Sep 1917 Trench Work 7th Sep 1917 Preparations 8th Sep 1917 Artillery Active 8th Sep 1917 Reliefs 8th Sep 1917 Shelling 8th Sep 1917 Move 9th Sep 1917 Patrols 9th Sep 1917 Enemy Attack 10th Sep 1917 Reliefs 10th Sep 1917 Shelling 11th Sep 1917 Enemy Patrol  At 0330 an enemy patrol of seven approached the line held by 9th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, south of Yorkshire Bank and were driven off, but without casualties. R.3 was shelled late in the evening. Lieutenant J.A.L Johnston (D Company) was severely wounded in jaw, leg and foot, and had to go to hospital. The day generally was somewhat more lively than usual. War Diaries 12th Sep 1917 Patrols 12th Sep 1917 Reliefs Completed 13th Sep 1917 Reliefs 13th Sep 1917 Trench Work 13th September 1917 Advance Party 14th Sep 1917 Reliefs 15th Sep 1917 Fatigues 16th September 1917 Church Parade 17th Sep 1917 1st Siege Battery RGA defend Ypres  The 1st Siege Battery RGA was part of the defence of Ypres, probably sited in or near Zillabeke - Birr crossroads. 17th Sep 1917 Heavy Shelling 17th Sep 1917 Reliefs 18th Sep 1917 Reliefs 18th Sep 1917 Patrols 19th Sep 1917 Equipment 19th Sep 1917 Shelling 19th Sep 1917 Preparations 19th of September 1917 Preparing for Battle 20th September 1917 Back to Somme and Cambrai 20th Sep 1917 Attack Made by 13th DLI 20th Sep 1917 In Action 20th Sep 1917 Attack Made 20th Sep 1917 Attack Made 20th Sep 1917 Prisoners Taken 20th Sep 1917 In Action 20th of September 1917 Attack on a wide front 20th September 1917 Dawn, barrage 21st Sep 1917 Reliefs 21st Sep 1917 Quieter Day 21st Sep 1917 Reliefs 21st Sep 1917 In Action 21st Sep 1917 In Action 21st of September 1917 Relief 21st September 1917 Move Forward 22nd Sep 1917 Patrols 22nd Sep 1917 On the Move 22nd Sep 1917 Reliefs 22nd Sep 1917 In the Trenches 22nd Sep 1917 Reliefs Complete 22nd of September 1917 Withdrawing 22nd September 1917 Reliefs 23rd Sep 1917 Patrols 23rd Sep 1917 On the Move 23rd Sep 1917 Reliefs 23rd Sep 1917 In the Trenches 24th Sep 1917 Quiet 24 Sep 1917 Relief 25th Sep 1917 Artillery in Action 25th Sep 1917 12th Londons move up for attack  12th Battalion London Regiment moved up to assembly positions on the 25th September preparatory to the attack on the ridge North East of St. Julien. 25th Sep 1917 In Action 25th Sep 1917 Into Position 25th September 1917 Into Position 26th Sep 1917 12th Londons in action  Following a heavy artillery barrage on the morning of the 26th September at 0530hrs ‘B’ Company of the 12th London’s advanced with the 2/9th London’s (Queen Victoria Rifles). The 2/9th found it difficult to maintain the correct direction due to heavy fog, boggy ground and taking heavy casualties through fire from a German trench and machine guns in a nearby pillbox. They pressed on, neutralising both positions, however they stopped a quarter of a mile short of their objective. ‘B’ Company of the 12th Londons took their objective but having failed to make contact with the 2/9th Battalion were forced to pull back to secure its flanks. C Company 12th Londons, led by Captain Hardy went over the top at 0611hrs and were tasked with attacking an enemy pillbox positioned on the ridge. After a sharp fight captured the German pillbox, together with numerous prisoners. The action of Rifleman Ratcliffe was noted as exceptional, having found himself in charge of the remnants of No 10 Platoon, being one of only four survivors, he collected a few men who had strayed from another Battalion (possibly 2/9ths), including a Company Sergeant Major and a Lewis Gun party and took up a position covering the flank of his Company. Together with the remaining No 10 Platoon men this disparate group held the flank with the aid of a captured German machine gun. Rifleman Ratcliffe was awarded the Military Medal for this action. 26th Sep 1917 8th East Yorks Attack 26th Sep 1917 Battle of Polygon Wood Begins  The Battle of Polygon Wood, part of the Third Battle of Ypres began on the 26th of September 1917 26th Sep 1917  Transport Issues 26th Sep 1917 In Action 24th Sep 1917 In Action 26th Sep 1917 In Action 26th Sep 1917 Into Support 26th Sep 1917 Ranging in 26th September 1917 Attack Made 27th Sep 1917 Artillery In Action 27th Sep 1917 Bringing in the Wounded 27th Sep 1917 Instructions 27th September 1917 Orders 28th Sep 1917 Heavy Shelling 28 Sep 1917 In the Trenches 28th September 1917 Gas shells. 29th Sep 1917 Instructions 29th Sep 1917 Gallantry Recognised 29th September 1917 In Reserve. 30th Sep 1917 Heavy Shelling 30th Sep 1917 The Cost 30th Sep 1917 In Reserve 30th September 1917 Relief 30th Sep 1917 Reliefs 1st October 1917 Somme and Cambrai 1st Oct 1917 Attack made 1st Oct 1917 At Rest 1st Oct 1917 Counter Attack 1st Oct 1917 In Position 1st Oct 1917 Counter Attack 1st Oct 1917 Reliefs Completed 1st Oct 1917 Artillery Active 2nd Oct 1917 1st West Kents relieve 9th York & Lancs 2nd Oct 1917 Hostile Shelling 2nd Oct 1917 On the March 3rd Oct 1917 Artillery Active 3rd Oct 1917 Preparations 3rd Oct 1917 Orders 3rd Oct 1917 Instructions 3rd Oct 1917 Instructions 3rd Oct 1917 Instructions 3rd Oct 1917 Instructions 3rd Oct 1917 Attack Made 3rd Oct 1917 Preparations 3rd Oct 1917 Recce 3rd Oct 1917 Preparations 4th Oct 1917 In Action 4th Oct 1917 Orders to Move 4th Oct 1917 Attack Made 4th Oct 1917 In Action 4th Oct 1917 In Action 4th Oct 1917 Attack Made 4th Oct 1917 Attack Made 4th Oct 1917 Attack Made 4th Oct 1917 Attack Made 4th Oct 1917 Report 5th Oct 1917 On the Move 5th Oct 1917 Reliefs 5th Oct 1917 In Action 5th Oct 1917 Reorganisation 5th Oct 1917 Relief Complete 5th Oct 1917 Difficult Relief 6th Oct 1917 Gun Dismantled 6th Oct 1917 Reliefs 6th Oct 1917 Losses 7th October 1917 Daily Activity 7th Oct 1917 Stormy Weather 7th Oct 1917 At the Ready 7th Oct 1917 Reliefs Complete 8th October 1917 Daily Activity  9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Havrincourt Wood K.31.c.0.0. Corps have ordered all Battalions to be continually on the offensive while holding the line. Consequently the Battalion will organize patrols nightly (weather permitting) and raids will be carried out at fixed periods. Owing to very bad weather no patrols went out on night of 7/8. Very quiet in the line, afternoon and night very wet and the men got a special issue of rum. War Diaries 8th Oct 1917 On the Move 9th October 1917 Daily Activity 9th Oct 1917 2nd Essex & 2nd Lancs in action  2nd Essex & 2nd Lancs are in action at Poelcapple, with 12 Brigade. 9th Oct 1917 1st Norfolks attack Polderhoek Chateau  In the early hours 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment was involved in an attack on Polderhoek Chateau close to the Menin Road during the Third Battle of Ypres. 9th Oct 1917 Artillery In Action 10th October 1917 Daily Activity 10th Oct 1917 Rail Congestion 10th Oct 1917 In Action 11th October 1917 Daily Activity  9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Havrincourt Wood K.31.c.0.0. Quiet day. Major Ferguson left Headquarters to go to Rouen to check Battalion Records at 3rd Echelon. B Company relieved D Company at R.3 and A Company relieved C Company on Yorkshire Bank. War Diaries 11th Oct 1917 Two Guns in Action 12th October 1917 Daily Activity 12th Oct 1917 9th Brigade AIF in action 12th Oct 1917 Assault Made 12th Oct 1917 Under Shellfire 12th Oct 1917 Attack Made 12th Oct 1917 Reliefs 13th October 1917 Daily Activity 13th Oct 1917 New Position 13th Oct 1917 Heavy Shelling 14th October 1917 Daily Activity 14th Oct 1917 2nd Grenadiers in Action 14th Oct 1917 Transport 14th Oct 1917 Reliefs 15th October 1917 Daily Activity 15th Oct 1917 Enemy Artillery Active 16th October 1917 Daily Activity 16th Oct 1917 Aeroplane Shoot 16th Oct 1917 Reliefs Complete 17th October 1917 Daily Activity 17th Oct 1917 Aeroplane Shoot 17th Oct 1917 Enemy Shelling 18th October 1917 Daily Activity 18th Oct 1917 Guns Dismantled 18th Oct 1917 Enemy Shelling 19th October 1917 Improvements 19th Oct 1917 Gun Dismantled 19th Oct 1917 Enemy Shelling 20th October 1917 Daily Activity 20th Oct 1917 Work on Guns 21st October 1917 Daily Activity  9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Church Parades were held in the morning and Rugby football in the afternoon (first practice). A very fine day. The following decorations have been awarded for gallantry in the field at Ypres on 16th August 1917: Military Cross. Captain T.F Given Captain R.S Flood Captain O.V Burrows Royal Army Medical Corps Regimental Sergeant Major C.H Turner Distinguished Conduct Medal. 17545 Sergeant S Carvell; Military Medal. 13971 Sergeant J Adams, 14555 Sergeant J McCullough 14720 Sergeant A Jurkington, 16117 Acting Corporal R.W Knaggs 14748 Lance Corporal Whiteside S, 23926 Private Shanks C 20353 Private Rogers J, 24174 Lance Corporal Jackson E 22562 Private Steele G, 14154 Private Elliott J 14566 Private McCormick R.J, 15864 Private Lynn W.J, 14447 Private Morton J. These awards were announced on 4th October 1917. War Diaries 21st Oct 1917 Gun in Action 22nd October 1917 Daily Activity 22nd Oct 1917 Emplacement Dug 23rd October 1917 Daily Activity 23rd Oct 1917 Enemy Artillery Active 24th October 1917 Daily Activity 24th Oct 1917 Gun Mounted 24th Oct 1917 Attack Made 24th Oct 1917 Reliefs 24th of October 1917 Orders 25th October 1917 Daily Activity  9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Havrincourt Wood. a quiet day in the line. On the night of 25/26 Oct., our fighting patrols dislodged the enemy from Wigan Copse and the rifle pits to north of it at 0200. War Diaries 25th Oct 1917 Artillery In Action 25th Oct 1917 In the Wood 25th Oct 1917 Enemy Active 26th October 1917 Daily Activity 26th Oct 1917 Enemy Artillery Active 26th Oct 1917 At the Ready 26th Oct 1917 Attack Made 27th October 1917 Daily Activity 27th Oct 1917 Aeroplane Shoot 27th Oct 1917 At the Ready 28th October 1917 Daily Activity  9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Havrincourt Wood. A quiet day in the line. Our artillery was active during both day and night. Some Bosche seen in Dean Copse were dispersed by our Lewis Gun fire. Weather good with bright moonlight nights. War Diaries 28th Oct 1917 In Action 28th Oct 1917 Reliefs 29th October 1917 Daily Activity 29th Oct 1917 Under Shellfire 29th Oct 1917 In the Trenches 30th October 1917 Daily Activity 30th Oct 1917 Artillery In Action 30th Oct 1917 Preparations 31st October 1917 Daily Activity 31st Oct 1917 Many Rounds Fired 31st Oct 1917 Reliefs Completed 31st Oct 1917 Attack Made 1st November 1917 Reliefs 1st November 1917 Battle of Cambrai 1st Nov 1917 Working Parties 1st Nov 1917 Reorganisation 2nd November 1917 Daily Activity 2nd Nov 1917 Working Parties 3rd November 1917 9th Irish Fusilers form working parties  9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers are at Ruyaulcourt. With A & B Companies on working parties today. At 1630 C Company left Ruyaulcourt and marched up to the line to carry out a raid. The enemy's front line was successfully penetrated from the Canal (K.26.d.05.95) to about 150 yards east of it. The fighting was very severe as the enemy refused to surrender. Our men stayed in the enemy trenches for twenty minutes and bayoneted and shot at least forty Germans. We suffered some casualties, mostly from bombs: one Officer severely wounded, one Officer slightly wounded; one NCO killed, three Other Ranks missing believed killed, thirteen Other Ranks wounded, one R.E [Royal Engineer] (NCO) severely wounded. War Diaries 3rd Nov 1917 Working Parties 4th November 1917 Daily Activity 4th Nov 1917 Working Parties 5th Nov 1917 Working Parties 6th Nov 1917 Passchendaele captured by Allies  On 6th November 1917 Passchendaele was captured by Allied Forces but the battle for the high ground to the north of Passchendaele was still raging. 6th Nov 1917 Working Parties 7th November 1917 Departure for France  9th Btn. (North Irish Horse) the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Ruyaulcourt. A and B Companies carried out scale of parades. C and D Companies were on working parties. War Diaries 7th Nov 1917 Awards 8th November 1917 Daily Activity 8th Nov 1917 On the March 9th November 1917 Daily Activity 10th November 1917 Daily Activity    The Allied forces including: The 1st South Wales Borderers & The Canadian 8th Army had established a defensive line on the ‘Goudberg Spur’. This spur was situated near ‘Goudberg Copse’ and was populated with small farm houses & buildings that were occupied by the German forces. A British attack was planned for the 10th November 1917. This was to be the last offensive of the Ypres/Passchendaele battles and the 1st Battalion of the South Wales Borderers where to play a pivotal role in the attack. At 5.00am A company from the 1st South Wales Borderers would head north from Valour Farm after the British Rolling Barrage had pummelled the German positions. The trenches were partially flooded and surrounded by shell craters. The wooden duck boards, on which the soldiers walked, were submerged. The mud was like glue and should a man slip off the duck boards, while carrying his full pack which included 3 days rations, rifle & steel helmet, extra ammunition & 2 bombs per man he would almost certainly slide into one of the many deep shell holes with no chance of rescue or escape. When the barrage started the terrain was so unrecognisable that it became difficult for the artillery to locate the German positions. To make matters worse, as A Company went over the top they ran into their own barrage causing several casualties and resulted in the battalion edging off to the right. The soldiers had trouble locating its objectives and gradually as German counter attacks became stronger the offensive stalled. 1st December 1917 Retreat from Cambrai 18th December 1917 move to Mezieres If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 3rd Battle of Ypres, 1917? There are:1130 items tagged 3rd Battle of Ypres, 1917 available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served in 3rd Battle of Ypres, 1917 during the Great War 1914-1918. Abbott James. Pte. (d.31st July 1917) Ackroyd VC, MC. Harold. Capt. (d.11th Aug 1917) Adams MM. Frederick. L/Cpl. (d.30th Sep 1917) Adams Rowland Woosley. 2nd.Lt. Adamson Archibald. Gnr. (d.30th July 1917) Affleck MC. Johnson. Lt. Aitken Thomas William. Pte. (d.3rd Sep 1917) Albiston Luke. Pte. (d.22nd October 1917) Alderson Robert. Driver Alexander David. Pte. Allbrighton MM, Alfred. CSM. (d.20th Sep 1917) Allen Albert George. Pte (d.14th January 1919) Allen Arthur Hewitt. Lt. Allen Herbert. Pte. (d.5th Aug 1917) Allen Wellington L. Pte. (d.22nd Aug 1917) Allen William Parkinson. A/Bmbr. (d.10th Nov 1917) Anderson Henry Campbell. Pte. (d.30th Oct 1917) Andrews Harry. Pte. (d.4th Oct 1917) Andrews James Watt. Whlr. (d.19th Oct 1917 ) Andrews John W.. Pte. (d.22nd Sep 1917) Archibald George. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Armstrong John. Rflmn. (d.16th Aug 1917) Arnold John. L/Cpl. (d.10th Nov 1917) Arthur Thomas. Gnr. Arthurs MM, CdeG. Frederick Charles. Gnr. Ashby Sampson. Pte. (d.5th Aug 1917) Ashworth Robert. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Atkins Arthur Leslie. Pte. Atkinson MM. Harold Victor. Pte. Austen William Arthur. L/Cpl. (d.13th September 1917) Bailey Edward. Sgt. (d.16th Aug 1917) Bailey Ernest. Rfmn. (d.31st Jul 1917) Bailey Thomas Arthur. Rflmn. Bain Joseph. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Bainbridge Richard. Gnr. Baker Christopher. L/Cpl. (d.16th Aug 1917) Ball Albert Charles. Pte. (d.10th Nov 1917) Ball John Buckley. Sgt. (d.4th September 1917) Ball Stephen John. L/Cpl. (d.16th Aug 1917) Bance George. Pte. Barber Albert. L/Cpl. (d.12th Oct 1917) Barham Stanley. A/Bmbdr. (d.4th Oct 1917) Barker Lionel. Pte. Barnes Arthur John. Pte. (d.31st July 1917) Barnes Joseph. Pte. (d.16th Aug 1917) Barnes William Patrick. Pte. (d.4th Oct 1917) Barnett Henry. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Barnett Herbert William. 2nd Lt. (d.20th Sep 1917) Barrett Alfred Edward. Pte. (d.26th October 1917) Barsby Charles W. W.. Pte. (d.29th Oct 1917) Barton Vivian Alfred. 2nd Lt. (d.22nd Sep 1917) Basketfield William E.. Pte. (d.11th October 1917) Bateman Samuel. Pte. (d.12th Dec 1917) Battensby Samuel. L/Cpl. (d.31st Oct 1917) Baxter Frederick Alexander. Pte. (d.20th September 1917) Baynes MM. William Henry. 2nd Lt. (d.12th Oct 1918) Beaton William James. 2nd Lt. (d.24th Sept 1917) Beaver Robert. Pte. (d.8th October 1917) Beck James. Pte. (d.8th Aug 1917) Bee George William. Pte. (d.8th Apr 1917) Bell Douglas George . L/Cpl. (d.4th October 1917) Bell John. Pte. (d.1st Aug 1917) Belson Sidney Victor. Pte. Bennett Harry Dare. Capt. Bent VC DSO. Philip Eric. Lt.Col. (d.1st Oct 1917) Bentley George. Pte. (d.16th Oct 1917) Bernstein Simon. Rfm. (d.12th Oct 1917 ) Berry George Wilfred. 2nd Lt. (d.25th Aug 1917) Best-Dunkley VC. Bertram. Lt/Col. (d.5th Aug 1917) Bibbins MM. Henry. Dvr. Bickle Thomas. Pte. (d.26th Oct 1917) Birks VC MM. Frederick. Lt. (d.21st Sep 1917) Bithell Lewis. Pte. (d.18th Oct 1917) Blakeborough Stanley. L/Cpl. (d.13th Oct 1917) Blyth William. Pte. Boddy William Edward. Pte. (d.17th Aug 1917) Boland Thomas. L/Cpl. (d.17th Aug 1917) Booth Edwun F.. L/Cpl. (d.3rd Aug 1917) Booth James. Pte. (d.26th Sep 1917) Bourke John Joseph. Lt. (d.20th Sep 1917 ) Bourne Ralph. 2Lt. (d.10th September 1917 ) Bourque Eugene Valentine. Bowsher Thomas Leonard. Bowtell James. L/Sgt. (d.22nd Aug 1917) Boyd John. Pte. (d.4th October 1917) Bradley MM. Arthur. 2Lt. (d.24th August 1917) Brady Daniel. L/Cpl. (d.18th Aug 1917) Brady Lawrence. Pte. (d.9th Oct 1917) Brake Charles George. Pte. Bray John. Pte. (d.16th Aug 1917) Brayne Charles. Pte. (d.23rd Sep 1917) Brent Thomas. Pte. Brickdale John Bancel. Pte. (d.4th October 1917) Bricknell MM. George. CSM. (d.12th Oct 1917) Bright Frank. Sgt. Broad Walter James. Pte. (d.10th Oct 1917) Broadbelt Tom. Cpl. (d.28th October 1917) Brock George Edward. Pte (d.12th Oct 1917) Brockhouse Horace. Pte. (d.16th August 1917) Brogden Sydney Ernest. Gnr. (d.22nd Jul 1917) Brooks Walter Ainger. Pte. (d.31st July 1917) Brooks Walter. Rfmn. (d.16th Oct 1917) Brown Dennis. Pte. Brown Ernest. Pte. (d.20th Sept 1917) Brown Frederick William. Rfmn. Brown George Walford. L/Cpl. (d.31st Jul 1917) Brown John Teasdale. Pte. Brown Thomas Henry. Pte. (d.11th Oct 1918) Brown Thomas. Pte. (d.30th Sep 1918) Bruce Thomas Fraser. 2ndLt. (d.12th Oct 1917) Bryans Edward Arthur. (d.4th Oct 1917) Bryanton Robert. Pte. (d.23rd Oct 1917) Bull Basil Walker. Pte. (d.1st August 1917 ) Bullus Ralph Henry Samuel. Pte. Burdock Albert Victor. Pte. (d.3rd December 1917) Burfield William Thomas Riley. Pte. Burns William. Rfmn. (d.8th Aug 1917) Burton Charles. L/Cpl. (d.14th April 1918) Butler George Ernest. Gnr. (d.4th August 1917) Bye VC. Robert James. Sgt. Byfield Isiaih. Pte. (d.17th August 1917) Cadwallader Charles Henry. Pte. (d.20th September 1917) Caine Matthew. Pte. (d.17th Aug 1917) Callaghan Martin. Pte. (d.26th Sept 1917) Campbell William James. Pte. (d.31st July 1917) Caney William. Pte. Carden William George. Pte. (d.20th Sep 1917) Caroll Thomas. Pte. (d.22nd Aug 1917) Carpenter Sidney. Rflmn. (d.1st October 1917) Carrick William Henry. Pte. (d.17th Oct 1917) Carswell-Hunt MC. William David. Mjr. (d.5th Apr 1917) Carter MC. Robert Burnside. Capt. Cartwright Richard. Pte. (d.20th September 1917) Chamberlain Francis. Sgt. (d.9th Oct 1917) Christie MID Ralph Lindsay. Lt. Clamp VC William. Cpl. (d.9th Oct 1917) Clark MM. Andrew. L/Sgt. Clark MM. Andrew. Segt. Clark Frank. Pte. (d.24th Sep 1917) Clark John Hood. Sjt. (d.12th Oct 1917) Clarke Robert Barton. Sgt. (d.19th Aug 1917) Clarke William. Pte. Clay Reuben. Pte. (d.26th Oct 1917) Clowes John Hubert. Lt. Clutterbuck Alfred Charles. Pte. (d.27th Aug 1917) Coar Edward Roland. 2nd Lt. (d.8th Jan 1918) Coates Ernest. Pte. (d.5th Oct 1917) Cockhead Thomas. Cpl. (d.16th Aug 1917) Coffey Samuel. L/Cpl. (d.15th August 1917) Cole Edwin Stuart Travis. Capt. Cole James Stanley. Pte. (d.18th Nov 1917) Cole Thomas Henry. Rfn. (d.3rd Oct1917) Coleman James Edward Thomas. Gnr. (d.25th August 1917) Colley DCM. Harry. Sgt. (d.25th Nov 1917) Colyer-Fergusson VC. Thomas Riversdale. Capt. (d.31st Jul 1917) Conlon John. Pte. (d.22nd Oct 1917) Connelly Peter. Pte. Cooke William Matthew. Sgt. Cooper Ernest. Pte. (d.26th December 1917) Cooper Joseph. Gnr. (d.3rd Oct 1917) Cooper Thomas. Sgt. (d.22nd Oct 1917) Copinger John Patrick. 2nd. Lt. (d.10th September 1917) Cork Joseph. Pte. (d.17th Oct 1917) Corrigan William Henry. Pte. (d.16th Aug 1917) Coughlan Henry. Rflmn. (d.16th Aug 1917) Courtney MM. Ernest. Sgt. (d.26th Sep 1917) Cozens Arthur George. Cpl. (d.2nd Sep 1918) Craggs George. Pte. (d.18th August 1917) Craven William. Sgt. (d.26th Sept 1917) Cree MID John Wyse Scott. Sgt. Crick Albert Henry. Cpl (d.17th July 1917) Cross DCM. Alfred James. Sgt. (d.31st July 1917) Cross Henry. Pte. (d.6th August 1917) Cross Terriss Norman. Sig. Cross William Walter. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Crowder John Charles. Pte. (d.4th Sept 1917) Curran James. Pte. (d.31st July 1917) Curtis George Albert. Pte. (d.16th August 1917) Cutts John. Pte. (d.30th Sep 1917) Dalzell Hugh. Pte. (d.16th Aug 1917) Daniells Frank. Capt. Davidson Edward Franklin. Pte. Davies David. Pte. (d.5th Oct 1917) Davies George Frederick. Pte. Davies Robert Edward. (d.31st Jul 1917) Davis Hedley Vickers. Dvr Davis MC Melville Allen Duff. 2nd Lt. (d.28th May 1918) Daynes James. Pte. (d.18th Oct 1917) Deacon William Archie. Pte. (d.26th September 1917) Deakin John. Pte. (d.22nd October 1914) Dell Charles. Pte. (d.4th October 1917) Delves William Henry. Pte. (d.3rd Aug 1917) Denby William. Pte. (d.20 Sept 1917) Devenny William. Pte. (d.16th Aug 1917) Devine Robert Mckee. L/Cpl. (d.4th Oct 1917) Disley William James. Pte. Dix MC. Stephen Hamilton . Lt.Col. (d.4th October 1917) Dixon Francis Albert. Pte. (d.4th Sep 1917) Dodson Robert. Gnr. (d.1st Oct 1917) Donaldson Hugh Murray. L/Cpl. (d.4th Oct 1917) Donnan William Joseph. Cpl. (d.9th Oct 1917) Donnelly DSO, MM, MC. James. Staff Sgt. Dooley James. L/Cpl. (d.9th Oct 1917) Douthwaite George Edward John Gough. Pte. (d.16th Aug 1917) Doy William. Pte. (d.22nd October 1917) Doyle William Joseph Gabriel. Capt. (d.16th Aug 1917) Drake Robert John . L/Cpl. (d.26th October 1917) Draper Alfred. Pte. (d.18th November 1917) Dry James Robert. Rflmn. (d.20th Sep 1917) Duke MM and bar Oriel St.Arnaud. Sgt. Dunmill Joseph. Spr. (d.20th Sep 1917) Dunnicliffe William Henry. Pte. (d.27th Sep 1917) Dymott George Henry. Pte. (d.26th/27th Sep 1917) Eacott Ronald. L/Cpl (d.1st October 1917) Earlam Edwin. Pte. (d.22nd Aug 1917) Earlam Edwin. Pte. (d.22nd August 1917) Eastwood Donald. Capt. (d.20th Sep 1917) Eaton Charles. Pte. (d.21st Sep 1917) Edwards VC Alexander. Sgt. (d.24 Mar 1918) Edwards Alfred. Pte. (d.9th Nov 1917) Edwards MM. William Henry. Pte. Eglington Thomas. Pte. (d.7th Aug 1917) Ell Leonard. Pte. (d.28th Sep 1917) Elliott MID. James Dunsmoor. 2nd Lt. (d.22nd October 1917) Ellis Guy S.. 2nd Lt. (d.12th Jul 1917) Ellis James. Sgt. Ellison William. L/Cpl. (d.31st July 1917) Ellix Frank. Gnr. (d.19th October 1917) Ellsworth Norman Griffiths. Bty.Sgt. (d.31st July 1917) English Wilfrid. L/Cpl, (d.1st Jan 1919) Evans David William. Pte. (d.30th April 1917) Evans William. Rfm. (d.22nd Oct 1917) Everard Nathaniel Joshua. Sgt. (d.9th Oct 1917) Exon John. L/Cpl. (d.16th Nov 1917) Falkiner George Stride. 2nd Lt. (d.16th Aug 1917) Farr Arthur James. (d.16th Aug 1917) Farr George Edward. Pte. (d.12th Oct 1917) Farr William Charles. (d.9th Oct 1917 ) Featherstonehaugh-Wooster Robert Albert. Pte. (d.4th Oct 1917) Feeney Wilfred Joseph. L/Cpl (d.24th of September 1917) Fell Henry. Pte. Ferguson Alexander. Dvr. (d.13th September 1917) Fielding John William. Pte. (d.15th Aug 1917) Fillary Francis. (d.31st July 1917) Findlay MM. Angus. Spr. Finlay MC. George Lush. Capt. (d.9th Feb 1919) Fisher Isaiah. L/Cpl. (d.9th Oct 1917) Fleetwood Cyril Robert. Pte. (d.30th September 1918) Fogarty Thomas. Pte. (d.6th August 1917) Forbes George Alexander. Pte. (d.22nd August 1917) Forshaw William. Pte. Forshaw William. Pte Foster Jesse Edwin. Pte. Fox Richard. Pte. (d.30th Nov 1917) Fox William Henry. Pte. (d.25th Nov 1917) Francis Harry Herbert. Pte. (d.25th Sept 1917) Franklin Walter Thomas. Pte. (d.12th October 1917) Free William Albert. Cpl. Freebairn James Logan. Pte. (d.2nd Oct 1917) Freeman Harry. A/Bmbdr. (d.12th October 1917) Funnell Robert James. Rflmn. (d.9th Aug 1917) Gaffing David. Gnr. (d.14th Oct 1917) Galley MM. James. Pte. (d.16th Aug 1917) Gardner Albert. L/Cpl (d.26th Oct 1917) Garland Clifford. L/Cpl. (d.28th Aug 1917) Garner Charles William. Pte. (d.27th November 1917) Geary MM, MID. Wilfred. Pte. Gibbs Leslie Stephen. Pte. Gibson Charles Hugh Langford. Sgt. (d.4th October 1917) Gibson John Thomas. Gunner (d.1st April 1918) Gilchrist MM. John. Pte. Gilding Leonard. Sgt. (d.23rd Aug 1917) Gjers Lawrence. Capt. (d.4th Oct 1917) Gledhill Harold. Pte. Godwin Thomas Ernest. Lt. (d.21st August 1917) Goodall Stanley Percival. Pte. (d.26th Oct 1917) Gooding Albert Edward. A/Bmbdr. (d.20th September 1917) Goodman Joseph. (d.11th Aug 1917) Gorman George. Cpl. (d.18th Aug 1917) Gosling Edward Roy. Pte. Gourley Thomas. Pte. (d.20th Oct 1917) Graham Robert. Pte. (d.21st Nov 1917) Grange William George. Pte. Green John. Pte. (d.29th May 1918) Greenhalgh Joseph. Pte. (d.9th Oct 1917) Griffith Geoffrey Foster. Capt. (d.26th September 1917) Grover Walter Ernest. Pte. Hague Isaac. L/Cpl. (d.13 August 1917) Hall William. Pte. (d.23rd Aug 1917) Hamilton James. Cpl. (d.10th August 1917) Hammond Lionel Gooderham. Pte. (d.30th October 1917) Handy Arthur James. Pte. (d.22nd Mar 1918) Hannay John Joseph. (d.19th Oct 1917) Harcus Andrew. Gnr. (d.3rd Aug 1917) Harcus Thomas. Gnr. (d.3rd Aug 1917) Hardie John. Pte. Hardman Ernest. Gnr. (d.28th Sept 1917) Hargreaves Harold. L/Cpl. (d.17th Mar 1918) Hargreaves Thomas. 2nd Lt. Harmer Ezra Jack. Pte. (d.4th Oct 1917) Harmer DCM. Oscar. Sgt. Harris Edward James. Sgt. (d.22nd Sep 1918) Harris Jack Diamond. Pte. (d.27th March 1918) Harris Rees Howell. Gnr. (d.27th Sep 1917) Harrison George. Pte. (d.26th Sep 1917) Harrison Thomas Herbert. L/Cpl. (d.11th August 1917) Hart Sidney Arthur. Rfl. (d.10th September 1918) Haskell Henry John. Pte. Hawkins William. Pte. (d.2nd August 1917) Haworth Rostron. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Hayes John Gardner. Gnr. (d.4th October 1917) Haynes Alfred John. Pte. Haywood William. Grdsmn. Healy Denis. Pte. Hearn Frederick Joseph. Pte. (d.5th Aug 1917) Helmrich Charles Robertson. Pte. (d.6th Oct 1917) Hendrie George. L/Sgt. (d.31st July 1917) Henniker Ernest Edward. Pte. (d.21st Feb 1918) Herbert Harold Jesse. Rflmn. (d.17th November 1917) Hern Thomas Walter. Pte. (d.12th Dec 1917) Herron John. Rfmn. Hewitt VC. Dennis George Wyldbore. 2nd Lt. (d.31st Jul 1917) Hewitt VC. William Henry. Maj. Hickson George Edward. Pte. (d.20th Sep 1917) Higginson Arthur. Pte (d.12th Aug 1917) Hill Alexander. Pte. (d.16th August 1917) Hill Arthur. Rfmn. (d.31st Jul 1917) Hillier William Watson. Pte. Hines MC DCM MM. John Cecil Newhall. CSM. Hobday Leonard Isaac. Pte. (d.20th Sep 1917) Hodges William Henry. Pte. (d.10th Nov 1917) Hodgson Henry Alfred. Pte. Hogan Arthur Douglas. Lt. (d.9th October 1917) Holden Albert. Pte. (d.25th Nov 1917) Holdsworth Joe Willie. Rfm. (d.20th Sep 1917) Hollingsworth Frank. Pte. (d.9th Aug 1917 ) Hollington Joseph John. Pte. (d.21st Sep 1917) Holt James Henry. Pte. (d.24th Apr 1917) Hopkins Thomas Henry. Pte. (d.26th Sep 1917) Horne Arthur. Pte. Horsman William James. L/Cpl. (d.31st July 1917) Horsman William Adam. Pte. (d.26th Sep 1917) Horton Paul Frederick. Pte. (d.28th September 1917) Howard Harold. Pte. (d.18th Sep 1917) Howell Edwin Thomas. Pte (d.31st July 1917) Howes DCM. James. CSM. Hoy Frank Cecil. Pte. (d.15th Sept 1917) Hoyle William. Rfmn. (d.26th Sep 1917) Hubbard Joseph Henry. Huggett Victor Charles. Gnr. (d.19th Oct 1917) Hughes William Owen. Pte. (d.2nd October 1917) Hulmes Harold. Gnr. (d.17th Sep 1917) Humphries William John. Cpl. Hurdis Thomas. Pte. (d.3rd Oct 1917) Hurdley Harold George. Pte. (d.4th Oct 1917) Ibbotson William Henry. Gnr. Ibbotson William Henry. Grn. Ingram VC MM George Morby. Capt Insley John. Rflmn. (d.14th August 1917) Isaacs William George. Jacgung Lindsay Lee. Pte. Jackson MM. Joseph Henry. L/Cpl. (d.5th December 1917) Jackson Robert. Pte. Jacob Sidney Ralph. Pte (d.7th Dec 1917) Jacques Frederick James. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Jacques Leonard William. Pte. James MM. Frederick John. A/Sgt. Jeffries VC Clarence Smith. Capt. (d.12th Oct 1917) Jenkins MM. Frank Mason. L/Sjt. (d.8th May 1918) Jennings George William. Pte. (d.11th August 1917) Jennings MM. James. Pte. (d.6th September 1917) Johns William. Pte. (d.4th October 1917) Johnson Charles Edward. Sgt. (d.22nd August 1917) Johnson John Thomas. Sgt. (d.22nd Aug 1917) Johnson Ramsey Gelling. 2Lt. Johnson William. Gnr. (d.25th September 1917) Joicey Thomas. Pte. (d.31st July 1917) Jones David Samuel William. Pte. (d.26 October 1917) Jones MC David Tudor. Lt/Capt. Jones Frederick Thomas. Pte. Jones George William. Pte. (d.29th July 1917) Jones John Stanley. Rfmn. Jones Reginald. Pte. (d.4th October 1917) Jones Richard. Pte. (d.9th Oct 1917) Jones Robert. Rflmn. (d.20th September 1917) Jones Thomas William. Pte. Jordan William Brinley. Pte. (d.2nd Aug 1917) Joynson James. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Judges Frederick William . Pte. (d.17th Jun 1917 ) Jupp Albert. Pte. (d.27th October 1917) Kane Joseph. Pte. (d.26th October 1917) Kavanagh William. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Kay Elias James. Pte. Keane William. 2ndLt. Kearns Michael L.. Pte. Keating Albert James. Pte. Kee John. Cpl. (d.16th Aug 1917) Kee Joseph Edwin. Pte. (d.26th September 1917) Keegans John. Pte. Kellaway Albert Alfred. Pte. Kennedy William Joseph Francis. Rflmn. Kerr William. Rfm. (d.16th Aug 1917) Keys MM. Sydney J.. L/Cpl. (d.16th September 1917) Kirby Cecil Ernest. Pte. (d.1st August 1917) Kirbyshire Sidney W.. Pte. (d.4th October 1917) Knight Edward George James. Pte. (d.20th Sep 1917) Koch George Hilfers . Lt. Lake Ernest Henry. Pte. (d.4th Oct 1917) Lamb Joseph. Cpl. Lambie John Major. Pte. Lauder George Herbert. L/Cpl. (d.25th Nov 1917) Laverty MM. John. L/Cpl. (d.20th Nov 1917) Lawday Thomas Charles. Pte. (d.20th Sep 1917) Lawrence Ernest. Pte. (d.22nd Nov 1917) Laxon Charles Norman. Ledwidge Francis. (d.31st July 1917) Lee MC. Jack. Capt. (d.31st July 1917) Leinthall William Charles. Pte. (d.18th Aug 1917) Lennings Cyril John. L/Cpl. (d.27th September 1917) Libby MM. Frank Thomas. Sgt. (d.19th April 1918) Liddell Sidney John. Pte. (d.26th Aug 1917) Light Earl Eustace. Pte. Linton George Frederick. (d.22nd August 1917) Litton Jack. Pte. (d.5th Oct 1917) Lloyd John Herbert. Pte. (d.20th Sep 1917) Lockley MM. Tommy. Sgt. Lomas Wilfred. Pte. (d.16th December 1917) Longstaff Richard Parker. Pte. Lourie Daniel. L/Cpl. (d.22nd Aug 1917) Lowery William Matthew. Pte. (d.26th Sep 1917) Lucas Bertie. CSM. (d.11th Aug 1917) Lund DCM. William Smith. Pte. Luscombe Fred. Pte. (d.9th Oct 1917) Lynch Patrick. Rfmn. (d.16th Aug 1917) Lyons Leo Daniel. L/Cpl. Macdonald Alexander. Pte. (d.12th Oct 1917) MacDonald William. L/Cpl. (d.16th Apr 1918) Machon Charles John. Pte. (d.7th Aug 1917) Mackay Angus. Cpl. (d.5th May 1917) Mackey William. L/Sgt (d.26th May 1917) Madden George. Pte. (d.10th Aug 1917) Makin Richard. Pte. (d.22nd October 1917 ) Mangan MiD. Albert James. L/Cpl. Manly Eric. Lt. (d.18th July 1917) Mann Percy Charles. 2nd Lt. (d.31st Jul 1917) Manning Douglas W. Pte. Margrove Frederick George. Pte. (d.2nd Nov1917) Marsden Morris James. 2Lt. (d.20th September 1917) Marsh William. Pte. (d.22nd Sep 1917) Martin James. Pte. (d.19th August 1917) Martin Leslie Henry. Pte. (d.14th Oct 1917) Mason MM. Henry. Pte. (d.17th Jan 1918) Mason MM. Leonard. Sgt. Massey George Leigh. Pte. (d.20th September 1917) Masterman George Bernard. L/Cpl. (d.26th Sep 1917) Matson Alfred George. Gnr. (d.6th Nov 1917) Matson John. Maxwell VC, CSI, DSO MID. Francis Aylmer. Brig. (d.21st Sep 1917) Maxwell MC. George Barton. 2Lt. Mayhew Frank. Dvr. McCann David Ernest. Pte. (d.4th Oct 1917) McCann Vincent Myles. Spr. McColl Charles Frederick. Pte. (d.28th Dec 1917) McCormack John Robert. Sjt. (d.21st Oct 1917) Mccullough David. (d.16th August 1917) McElwee Ernest. Pte. McGee VC. Lewis. Sgt. (d.12th Oct 1917) McGurk Bernard. Pte. (d.6th Sep 1917) Mckee James. Pte. McKee MM. Patrick. Pte. (d.20th Nov 1917) McKellow William Henry . Pte. (d.3rd Oct 1917) McKenzie VC, DCM, CdeG. Hugh McDonald. Lt. (d.30th Oct 1917) McLauchlan John Hall. L/Cpl. McLean Robert. Sgt. (d.20th September 1917) McLellan Downie. Pte. (d.12th Oct 1917) McLellan Downie. Pte. (d.12th Oct 1917) McLennan OBE MiD Kenneth. Lt . McMullen Walter. Cpl. McNally Arthur Patrick. Pte. McNally Daniel. Pte. (d.26th Oct 1917) McNeill Peter. Drum Major (d.20th Nov 1917) Medlow David. Pte. Melton John Robert. Pte. Mengham Frederick Louis. Pioneer (d.28 October 1917) Menzies Sydney James. Pte. (d.1921) Mepham Henry. Rfmn. (d.22nd Nov 1917) Mercer Alfred Sidney. Pte. (d.29th Apr 1918) Meredith Stephen. Pte. (d.5th Aug 1917) Meredith Stephen. Pte. (d.5th Aug 1917) Metcalf Thomas. Gnr. (d.25th Oct 1917) Midgley Edward Raynor. Pte. (d.27th September 1917) Milburn Robert William Gutteridge. Pte. (d.27th Feb 1917) Miller Bertie. L/Cpl. (d.2nd Oct 1917) Miller Frederick Thomas. Rfmn. (d.14th Aug 1917) Miller Matthew. Pte. Miller Stanley Bertram. L/Sjt. (d.31st July 1917) Millett William H.. Cpl. (d.29th Nov 1917) Millington James. Rfl. (d.30th October 1917) Mills Alfred. Fus. Mills Archibald. Pte. Mills William. Pte. (d.30th Oct 1917) Milton John. Pte. (d.5th Oct 1917) Milton William Robert. Sgt. (d.24th Oct 1918) Mitchell MC. Colin Campbell. Capt. Mitchell Kenneth Ivan. Mitchell William Henry. Pte. (d.18th October 1917) Moffitt John Frederick. Pte. (d.16th August 1917) Moore Reginald Francis. Pte. (d.10th Oct 1917) Mordle Thomas. Pte. (d.6th Aug 1917) Morray John Robinson. Pte. (d.4th Oct 1917) Morris MM. Herbert William Ellery. Pte. Morris William. Pte. (d.26th September 1917) Morrow Frederick Roulstone. Cpl. (d.27th Sep 1917) Moss John Ulrich. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Mules Arthur George. Pte. (d.26th Sep 1917) Mullaly Thomas. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Mullin VC, MM. George. Sgt. Mundy Samuel. Pte. (d.9th Sep 1918) Munro George Robert. Sgt. Murphy William. Cpl. (d.10th Oct 1917) Myers George. Gnr. Nason Bertram Francis. Pte. Neale Charlie Henry. Pte. (d.6th Aug 1917) Neale Martin William Henry. Pte. Neale William Henry. Pte. (d.Chadwick End, Knowle) Needham Ernest. Pte. (d.20th Sep 1917) Newby Ernest. L/Cpl. (d.17th Oct 1917) Newby MM & bar. Richard. L/Cpl. Newsum Henry George. Pte. (d.23rd October 1917) Nicoll William. Pte. Nolan William. Cpl. (d.9th Aug 1917) Northrop Harold. 2nd Lt. (d.9th Oct 1917) Nunns Norman. 2nd Lt. O'Beirne Thomas. Sgt. (d.2nd Aug 1917) O'Brien William. Pte. O'Dell Sidney Arthur. Cpl. Oakes Edwin James. Pte. (d.6th October 1917) Oman James Williams. Pte. (d.19th Sep 1917) Ord George Henry. Pte. Osbourne Edwin. Cpl. Owen E.. Page Reginald Howard. Cpl. Palmer MM. Arthur. Pte. Parker John George. Rfl. Parkes William Isaiah. Pte. (d.6th October 1917) Pattison John George. Pte. (d.4th Dec 1917) Payne George Henry. Pte. (d.20th Sep 1917) Payne Henry Richard. L/Cpl. (d.12th Oct 1917) Peet Peter. Pte. (d.16th Aug 1917) Peet William. Pte. (d.26th September 1917 ) Peet William. Pte. (d.26th September 1917) Petch Percival Mutimour . Pte. Peterson Lawrence. Pte. (d.27th Aug 1917) Pettigrew Donald Stewart. Pte. (d.25th Sep 1917) Phillips Charles Edgar. Pte. (d.9th Oct 1917) Phillips Major. L/Cpl. (d.31st July 1917) Phillips MM. Walter Arthur. Rflman. (d.13th Oct 1917) Pidd Percy. Dvr. Pitblado Edward Stevenson. Pte. (d.26th Aug 1917) Polden William James. Rflmn. Pollard MM. Albert Edward. RSM. (d.31st July 1917) Pollard William Samuel. (d.4th October 1917) Pond Ernest. Pte. Poore Walter Thomas. Pte. Pope F. G.. Cpl. (d.26th Sep 1917) Potts John William. L/Cpl. (d.26th September 1917) Powell James. L/Cpl. (d.10th Nov 1917) Powell Walter. Pte. (d.31st July 1917) Pratt MID. Edward Joseph. RSM. (d.20th Sep 1917) Priest Fred. Pte. (d.26th Oct 1917) Proctor William. Pte. (d.11th Nov 1917) Purvis Thomas. Pte. Putterill Robert William. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Rackley Alfred. Pte (d.7th Oct 1917) Radley Edward Kingsford. Cpl. (d.31st Jul 1917) Rattray James Alec. 2/Lt. (d.23rd September 1917) Raybould Arthur. L/Cpl. (d.9th Oct 1917) Redall MM Alfred. Cpl. Reid James. CSM. Riddiford Wallis Bristow. Pte. (d.26th Aug 1917) Ridge DCM. Morris Levi. Sgt. Riley William Arthur. Pte. (d.20th September 1917) Ritchie Kenneth James. 2nd Lt. Ritchie Thomas Geddes. Rflmn. (d.26th October 1917) Roberts Henry Wood. Spr. Roberts Norman Leslie. Pte. (d.16th Aug 1917) Roberts Robert. Cpl. Robertson VC. Clement. Capt. (d.4th Oct 1917) Robertson William. Pte. (d.22nd Oct 1917) Robins MM. Arthur. Sgt. (d.14th Oct 1918) Robinson Henry Bernard. Pte. (d.23rd Sep 1917) Robinson Walter. L/Cpl. (d.21st Sep 1917) Robson Thomas Anthony. Pte. (d.5th May 1917) Rochford Leonard. Cpl. Rogers MM. Alfred. Cpl. Rolfe Frederick William. Pte. (d.31st July 1917) Rolingson George Edward. Pte. (d.16th Aug 1917) Rook Morton. Pte. Ross William Houston. Spr. (d.14th Oct 1917) Rowlands MM. Edward David. Pte. (d.27th Sep 1918) Rutherford William. Pte. (d.26th Feb 1919) Ryan William Walter Daniel. Pte. Sale James Makin. Pte. (d.22nd September 1917) Salter William Edward. Pte. (d.16th August 1917) Sanderson Ernest. Pte. (d.26th October 1917) Sanderson Sam. Pte. (d.6th Apr 1917) Sargeant Joseph Arthur. Cpl. Savill Stanley Rust. Rfmn. (d.27th Sep 1917) Sawyer James William. Pte. (d.15th August 1917) Saxton Frederick William. Pte. (d.18th Aug 1917) Schultz Timothy Henry. Pte. (d.23rd October 1917) Seston Charles Joseph. Drvr. Shaw MC MID. George Duncan. Major. Sheehan MM. Albert Frederick. L/Cpl. Shepherd John. Pte. (d.21st Nov 1917) Shepherd Tom. Pte. (d.3rd Nov 1917) Sherwood William Edward. Pte. (d.5th December 1917) Shipman MM. Harold. Sgt. Shirley Joseph. Pte. (d.20th January 1918) Shorrock Walter. Cpl. Shuttlewood Henry. Cpl. (d.9th October 1917) Silk Ronald Gwyn. A/Sgt. Sim Robert. Pte. (d.12th October 1917) Simister John Frederick. L/Cpl. (d.12th Oct 1917) Simm Richard. Pte. Simpkins Sanford Lional. Pte. (d.3rd Jan 1918) Simpson MC William John Sydney. Lt. Sinclair George Ebenezer Bertram. Pte. Skilling William Milton. 2nd Lt. Skipper Thomas George. Pte. (d.26th Sep 1917) Skirrow Walter. Pte. (d.25th October 1917) Slimmer Louis. Pte. (d.23rd March 1918) Smaje Louis Henry. Pte. (d.16th Aug 1917) Smiles Edward William. Pte. (d.9th Oct 1917) Smith Fred. Pte. (d.20th Oct 1918) Smith James Amos. Pte. (d.6th Nov 1917) Smith James Robert. Pte. Smith MM. John Edward. Pte. (d.23rd Apr 1917) Smith John. Pte. (d.21st Aug 1917) Smith Leonard P.. Pte. (d.23rd Aug 1917) Smith Patrick. Pte. Smith Robert Henry. Pte. (d.12th Oct 1917) Smith Robert. Pte. (d.20th November 1917) Smith Walter Andrew. Pte. (d.10th Oct 1917) Smyth John. Rflmn. (d.6th August 1917) Somerset Arthur. Pte (d.16th Aug 1917) Somner George William. Spr. Souster William Barnett. Pte. (d.22nd Aug 1917) Sowler Ernest Nettleship. Drv. (d.25th Jul 1917) Spencer William James. Pte. (d.4th October 1917) Spice William Bernard. 2nd Lt. Stanbridge Percy. L/Cpl. (d.2nd August 1917) Steel Edward. Pte. Steel Oswald Leslie Jennings. Capt. (d.6th Aug 1917) Stephenson Clarence. Pte. (d.20th Sep 1917) Stevens Leonard. Gnr. (d.27th July 1917) Stevens Samuel Edward. Rflmn. (d.25th Sep 1917) Steward MM. Frederick Herbert. L/Cpl. (d.31st July 1917) Stewart James. (d.12th July 1917) Stewart Thomas. L/Cpl. (d.16th Aug 1917) Stirk Samuel. Pte (d.26th Oct 1917) Stirling James. Gnr. (d.4th August 1917) Stobbs Henry. 2nd Lt. (d.26th Oct 1917) Stockton Robert. Dvr. Stone Alfred J.. Pte (d.8th Aug 1917) Strain MID. Jack Loudon. Capt. (d.31st July 1917) Strawson Frank Gordon. 2nd Lt. (d.1st Oct 1918) Street MM MID. Edward George. Dvr. Suffling Frederick Charles. LBDR (d.28th August 1919) Suggitt Benjamin. Rflmn. (d.20th Sep 1917) Summerfield Louis Henry. Cpl. (d.2nd September 1917) Summerscales Harry. Pte. (d.11th October 1917) Sutherley Reginald George Albert William. Pte. (d.4th Oct 1917) Swales George Frederick. L/Cpl. (d.23rd Sep 1917 ) Swim Hibbert James. Pte (d.7th Nov 1911) Symonds Frederick Charles. Cpl. (d.8th Oct 1918) Tasker John Joseph. Pte. (d.31st July 1917) Tate Arthur Lewis. Pte. (d.9th October 1917) Taylor Charles William Victor. Gnr. (d.2nd Aug 1917) Taylor Joseph Alfred . Rfn. Taylor Michael. Pte. (d.22nd October 1917) Taylor William. Pte. (d.20th Sep 1917) Thomas Francis Albert. Pte. Thomas Henry. Thomas Joseph. Pte. (d.31st January 1917) Thomas Ralph. Pte. (d.27th July 1917) Thompson John Frederick. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Thompson Percy Laurence. Pte. (d.16th August 1917) Thompson Walter Lincoln. 2/Lt. (d.9th October 1917) Thorp Edward John. L/Cpl. Threlfall John. Pte. (d.9th Nov 1917) Thundercliffe Henry Francis. Pte. (d.9th Oct 1917) Toman Patrick. Sgt. Tough James. Pte. Tracey MC. Leonard Tolcher. 2Lt. Trevelyan James Victor. (d.4th October 1917) Trull George Henry. Gnr. (d.30th Oct 1917) Tubb VC. Frederick Harold. Mjr. (d.20th Sep 1917) Tyson Bertram. Pte. (d.27th Nov 1917) Uren George. Sgt. (d.13th September 1917) Venning MM & Bar William Edwin. Sgt. Vigus Henry Abraham. Pte. (d.20th September 1917) Vincent John Wright. Cpl. Vose MID. Francis Albert. Rfm. Waghorne Sydney St.James. Spr. Wakefield Albert Henry. Pte. (d.22nd Oct 1917) Waldron Harry. Pte. (d.26th Oct 1917) Wales Edward Ambrose. Sgt. (d.18th Nov 1917) Walker John William. Pte. (d.4th Oct 1917) Walker Roland Alex. Pte. (d.8th Aug 1918) Walsh James. Pte. (d.17th March 1918) Ward Robert. Pte. (d.30th Nov 1917) Wark VC, DSO Blair Anderson. Maj Warner Ernest Frederick. Private (d.20th Sep 1917) Watson Arthur M.. (d.17th Nov 1917) Watson John. Sgt. (d.10th Dec 1917) Webster William. Pte. (d.31st July 1917) Weldon Edward. Pte. Westgarth George Hiram. Pte. (d.16th Dec 1917) Wheals Charles Henry. Pte. (d.1st Aug 1917) White John Frederick. Pte. (d.31st July 1917) Whitham VC. Thomas. Pte. Wickings Ernest. Pte. (d.1st Nov 1917) Wilcox John Thomas. Pte. (d.22nd July 1917) Wilkinson Walter. L/Cpl. (d.9th Oct 1917) Williams John. Pte Williams Oscar Owen. Pte. Willis Reginald Grant. Pte. Willis William John . L/Cpl. (d.10th August 1917) Wills Albert Ernest. Drvr. (d.11th Nov 1917) Wilson Herbert. Pte. (d.22nd Aug 1917) Wise George Frederick. Pte. Wiseman William Ernest. L/Cpl. (d.31st Jul 1917) Wolstenholme MM & Bar. William. Sgt. Wood Ernest William. Pte. Woodcock David Alexander. Pte. (d.15th Nov 1917) Woodcock Frederick G.. Pte. Woodward Walter. Pte. (d.31 Jul 1917) Woodward Walter. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Woodward Walter. Pte. (d.31st July 1917) Wright George. Rflmn. (d.31st Jul 1917) Wright Walter Arthur. Pte. (d.4th May 1918) Wright William. L/Cpl. (d.26th Oct 1917) Wymond George Joseph. Pte. (d.10th August 1917) Yates Harry. Gnr. (d.29th Sep 1917) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 3rd Battle of Ypres, 1917 from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. The Trenches: A First World War Soldier, 1914-1918 (My Story) Jim Eldridge It's 1917 and Billy Stevens is a telegraph operator stationed near Ypres. The Great War has been raging for three years when Billy finds himself taking part in the deadly Big Push forward. But h is shocked to discover that the bullets of his fellow soldiers aren't just aimed at the enemy... This book while based on historical events is not portrayed as a normal history book. As it follows the character Billy Stevens, a fictional character through his experiences of WW1, serving in the British army. Basing his story on facts of the time and how he dealt with them, it really does bring home the sacrifices the men made in WW1. All in all a good read, and you dont have to like history to like this book, it is more about human endurance. BUY IT!! More information on: The Trenches: A First World War Soldier, 1914-1918 (My Story) Holt's Pocket Battlefield Guide to Ypres and Passchendaele Tonie Holt & Valmai Holt Covering the important WW1 Battles of Ypres, including the notorious Passchendaele, this guidebook takes readers on a historic trip through some of the well-known and most important sites of the area. This book, part of a new series of guides, is designed conveniently in a small size, for those who have only limited time to visit, or who are simply interested in as an introduction to the historic battlefields, whether on the ground or from an armchair. They contain selections from the Holts' more detailed guides of the most popular and accessible sites plus hand tourist information, capturing the essential features of the Battles. The book contains many full colour maps and photographs and detailed instructions on what to see and where to visit. More information on: Holt's Pocket Battlefield Guide to Ypres and Passchendaele They Called it Passchendaele: The Story of the Battle of Ypres and of the Men Who Fought in it Lyn MacDonald The third battle of Ypres, culminating in a desperate struggle for the ridge and little village of Passchendaele, was one of the most appalling campaigns in the First World War. In this masterly piece of oral history, Lyn Macdonald lets over 600 participants speak for themselves. A million Tommies, Canadians and Anzacs assembled at the Ypres Salient in the summer of 1917, mostly raw young troops keen to do their bit for King and Country. This book tells their tale of mounting disillusion amid mud, terror and desperate privation, yet it is also a story of immense courage, comradeship, songs, high spirits and bawdy humour. They Called It Passchendaele portrays the human realities behind one of the most disastrous events in the history of warfare. More information on: They Called it Passchendaele: The Story of the Battle of Ypres and of the Men Who Fought in it The German Army in World War I: v. 3: 1917-18 Nigel Thomas ."..beautifully illustrated and the eight color plates show off a variety of WWI uniforms/equipment that are appropriate for armies that fought in the RCW...fills a very necessary spot in my wargaming library... As always, Osprey books form the first line of any 'attack' on a new period of study!" -"HMG Reviewing Stand" Product Description This third volume of a mini-series covering the German forces in World War I examines the troops that fought during the climax of the war on all fronts: the last great battles of attrition in the West (Arras, Messines, 3rd Ypres - Passchendaele/Langemarck - and Cambrai, 1917) and the collapse of Russia in the East. The 'Kaiserschlacht' campaign is covered, as are the German operations in Italy, the Balkans, and in support of Turkey in the Middle East. Uniform changes during this period reflected the introduction of new tactics and weapons and new types of troops, such as tanks and assault battalions. More information on: The German Army in World War I: v. 3: 1917-18 Lander's War: The War Diaries of Lt. Charles Herbert Lander 10th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment Charles Herbert Lander Written by a serving officer from 10th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment in WW1 on the Western Front. This book provides detailed accounts of the Officers view of the war. More information on: Lander's War: The War Diaries of Lt. Charles Herbert Lander 10th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment Somewhere in Blood Soaked France Alasdair Sutherland From the heat and dust of the Dardanelles to the mud of the Western Front, Corporal Angus Mackay had one constant companion, his diary. He wrote of the battles and campaigns he fought in, names that would go down in history: Gallipoli, the Somme, Ypres and Arras. Serving in the the 1st/5th Battalion (Queens Edinburgh Rifles) Royal Scots and later the 88th Brigade Machine Gun Corps, he left a record of one man's extraordinary and tragic war. In Somewhere in Blood Soaked France, Alasdair Sutherland reveals this previously unpublished account of the First World War, complete with historical context, orders of battle and extracts from official war diaries. This rare source - it was an offence to keep a record in a case of capture - offers a stirring insight into the bravery of Mackay and his companions, who were not afraid to die for their country. 'If I go under it will be in a good cause, so roll on the adventure.' More information on: Somewhere in Blood Soaked France The Young Gunner: The Royal Field Artillery in the Great War David Hutchison The Young Gunner describes the history of the Royal Field Artillery in France and Flanders in the Great War, including the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The book is based on the letters and journals of Second Lieutenant Colin Hutchison who joined the army aged 19 just before the war started. He found himself in command of a single gun in battle in 1914, a section of guns in 1915, a battery of six guns in 1916, and a brigade of 24 guns by the end of the war. He tells the story of front line action in thirteen battles on the Western Front, including Mons 1914, Ypres 1915, The Somme 1916, Passchendaele 1917 and Ypres 1918. His personal stories are inspiring, but more importantly his letters and journals describe, in a consistent style, not only life on the front line with the artillery, but also the details of his tactical deployment in battle.David explains, from his perspective, why so many men died unnecessarily in that war, and why the changes in tactical thinking he saw as necessary t More information on: The Young Gunner: The Royal Field Artillery in the Great War

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