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Pte. H. Shield
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
H Shield was discharged in 1915
Sister. Shields
Queen Alexandras Nursing Service No. 46 Stationary Hospital
Pte. Alexander Shields
British Army 11th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Pte. E. Shields
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Dunston
E Shields was wounded in Oct.1916 and transferred to the Labour Corps
Sgt. James Shields
British army 14th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Belfast, Ireland
My father James Shields fought in WW1, a long time before any of his children were born. We would have said that it was as if our father had two lives. One as a single man who got caught up in the worst conflict that the world had ever seen. A time when he lost the whole of his left arm in a battle far from home. Then quite a while later he met and married my mother, a much younger woman, and went on to have 4 children.
As we were growing up WW1 was a dim and distant memory and, as far as my father was concerned, it wasn't something he wanted to discuss much with his children. When he eventually died, aged 93, he left us with many happy memories of a great father and medals and papers from his time in the war. More recently my brothers, sister and I have started to piece together his war-time story. We have discovered photographs that we didn't know existed and have just recently discovered what our father looked like as a young man. It was amazing to see him with both arms and looking amazingly like my son, his grandson at the same age 100 years apart.
We are incredibly proud of him and how he survived the unimaginable conflict that he endured from 1914 until his discharge in 1917.
Sgt. John James Shields MM.
British Army 9th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment
(d.10th Jul 1916)
John James Shields died aged 20 during the Battle of the Somme. he was born in Jarrow 1895, son of Richard and Martha Shields (nee Carty) of Jarrow. In the 1911 Census John James Shields, age 15, a Billiard Marker, is listed as living with his Widowed Mother Martha Shields & his siblings at 77 Commercial road Back, Jarrow. He enlisted in Wallsend and first served in France on 26th August 1915.
John is buried in Serre Road Cemetery No.2 and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
Cpl. Robert Shields
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
L/Sgt. Robert William Shields
British Army
Robert Shields was my grandfather. He survived the War but died when I very young. He was reported missing on 30th of November 1917. (I have the letter from the War Office to my grandmother). I know he was kept a prisoner of war but I don't know where. After the war he lived in Folkestone, Kent.
I would love to find out the position of his battalion when he was taken POW. My dad, before he passed away, said that Robert Shields was Mentioned in Dispatches but I have not been able to find any records of this. I would also like to find out which POW camp he was at in Germany. Any help would be much appreciated.
Pte Thomas "Dennis" Shields
British Army Connaught Rangers
from:Drimkeary, Kylebrack, Loughrea, Co. Galway Ireland
(d.6th April 1917)
Thomas Shields served with the Connaught Rangers I don't know much about Thomas. He was my grand uncle. He is buried in North Gate Cemetery in Baghdad. I don't have any photo.
Pte. William Shields
Australian Imperial Force 11th Battalion
from:Kirupp, Western Australia
William Shields, (a sleeper cutter in the forests of SW Western Australia), enlisted from Blackboy Hill, Western Australia at the outbreak of World War 1 on the 23rd September 1914.
As a member of the Australian Imperial Force 11th Battalion, Bill, after training in Egypt, landed on the beaches of Gallipoli on 25th April 1915. After much sickness and injuries he was admitted to Heliopolis on the 28th November 1915, to the 1st Australian General Hospital in Egypt, whereupon a telegram is sent to William's mother Mary in Tasmania informing her that her son is dangerously ill and series of correspondence issue hence forth.
On the 19th December 1915 Bill is reported to be out of danger, and is invalided to Australia embarking on HMS Commonwealth at Suez, to return to Australia for 3 months change. Bill disembarked at Fremantle on the 22nd February, 1916 and was discharged on 9th June 1916 after serving 298 days.
He re-enlisted at Blackboy Hill on the 10th September 1917, Regimental No 8042 (previously 983) with the rank of Private in the 11th Battalion, 27th Reinforcements. His age was recorded as 26 years 8 months, and marital status single. William endured the battles and life on the Western Front in Belgium and France until once again injured wounded in action on the 26th August 1918 with a bayonet wound to the left thigh and was invalided to the United Kingdom on the same day, admitted to Boscombe Hospital, Hants.
William Shields embarked for Australia per Morvada on 4th January 1919, after Armistice had been signed and he had repatriated in an English hospital. William Shields or Bill as he was known to his mates was awarded 1914/1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial plaque
Pte. Alexander Shiels
British Army 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
from:Leith, Scotland
Alexander Shiels joined the Army shortly after the outbreak of the Great War and embarked for Belgium with the First Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in March 1915.
One month later he saw action in the Second Battle of Ypres where he was gassed in one of the first poison gas attacks ever launched by the Germans. After recovering from the gas and a subsequent bout of influenza his battalion was transported to Marseilles from where it embarked on a ship for Salonika in Greece.
After two years in the mountainous wastelands to the north of Salonika, Alexander was wounded in action on 4th September 1918, suffering gunshot wounds to the neck, right shoulder and thigh. After a month he was pronounced out of danger and transferred from Salonika to a hospital ship in the Mediterranean, the Glengorm Castle. After a spell in Malta he was invalided back to Scotland in early 1919.
Gnr. Duncan Munro Shiels
British Army 5th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
from:33 Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh
(d.30th September 1917)
Duncan Shiels is buried in Bard Cottage Cemetery, north of Ypres, Belgium. He was 28 years old when he was killed in action. He is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
Pte. Samuel Shiels
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Dennistoun, Glasgow
(d.10th Oct 1918)
Samuel Shiels was the Son of Andrew Shiels, of 10 Glenfield St., Dennistoun, Glasgow. He was aged 26 when he died and is in the Ballybay First Presbyterian Churchyard in Co. Monaghan, Ireland.
L/Cpl. Harry Shilcock
British Army Sherwood Foresters
from:Buxton, Derbyshire
Harry Shilcock was taken as a prisoner of war on 22nd of October 1914.
CSM. William James Shillcock
British Army 10th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Liverpool
(d.9th Apr 1918)
Rflmn. John William Laurance Shillibeer
British Army 8th Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:New Cross, London
(d.23rd March 1918)
John Shillibeer was my great grandfather. All I know is that he died 23rd of March 1918 and is buried in Pozieres, France.
Pte. Thomas Henry Shillingford
British Army 13th Btn. D Coy. Essex Regiment
from:Bethnal Green
(d.30th July 1916.)
My great uncle, Thomas Henry Shillingford of D company, 13th battalion Essex Regiment (West Ham Boys) was killed at the battle of the Somme on the 30th of July 1916. He is remembered at the Thiepval Memorial and I intend to visit the area and would like to know were he actually fell. Is there anybody who can help me in pin point where he might have been on the day he was killed? I have tried many websites but nothing seems to match his regiments whereabouts on that day. I can only guess it might have been at the battle for High Wood but I really am stumped on this one.
Pte. Percy Shimeld
British Army 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:19 Vainor Road, Sheffield
(d.23rd-25th August 1918)
Percy Shimeld was my mother's brother. He joined up under age and was just 19 when he was killed in action near Achiet le Grand. He has no knowm grave but his name is commemorated on the Memorial at Vis-en-Artois.
Pion. John Joseph Shimmin
British Army 54th Division Signals Coy Royal Engineers
from:5 Allan Street, Douglas, Isle of Man
(d.19th Sep 1918)
John Shimmin's passing greatly affected his parents and siblings. There is a war memorial on the Douglas Promenade in the Isle of Man (his home), which mentions his passing and service, but he is buried in Ramleh War Cemetery in Israel.
L/Cpl. Arthur Dennis Shine
British Army 13th Battalion Royal Fusiliers
from:London
(d.7th Jan 1916)
Arthur Dennis Shine was my great granddad. He died in France on the 7th of January 1916 the family was told he was on a lorry carrying Arsenal to the front line, the truck blew up; as to it's reasons are unclear whether it was a crash or came under attack or unluckily got hit from an enemy shell. He is buried in Hannescamps Cemetry Pas de Calais, France. He had re-enlisted into the Royal Fusiliers, he previously served with the Royal Munster Regiment.
Chaplain. James Shine
British Army att. 21st Btn. Middlesex Regiment Army Chaplains Dept.
from:Dundee, Scotland
(d.21st April 1918)
James Shine was born at Ballylaffin youngest child of Thomas Shine and Mary Anglim. He went to school in the local school at Gormanstown and the Master wanted him to remain and be a monitor. James told the master that he wanted to be a priest and the Master beat him up so severely that James never went back to that school. The master at that time was very anti the Catholic religion
He was ordained priest on 21st June 1908 at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Waterford, for the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore, by Bishop Alphonsus Sheehan. Fr. James was a very fine tall man who rode to hounds with the local hunt that was unusual for a small Catholic farmer's son at that time. He was sent on loan to the English Mission from 1908 to 1911 and in 1911 he went to Scotland to the Diocese of Dunkeld where he spent the rest of his clerical ministry. The records book for 1913 shows “Father Shine , the curate, has ably assisted Canon Lavelle in the work of the parishâ€Â. He was then living at Melville St., Perth. While there he bought a typewriter from the Empire Typewriter company in Glasgow. In 1913 Fr. James was transferred to St. Mary’s Lochee, Dundee.
In March 1914 he received the following Letter from Bishop Robert Fraser:-
“ Dear Fr Shine, I am very sorry to have again to change you but Mgr, Holder needs two very strong energetic and zealous assistants and so I am sending Fr McDonnel and you to him and I am sure you will make his work as easy as possible. You will therefore be at St Josephs on the 20th March 1915, Begging God to bless your work, I am Robert, B/s of Dunkeld.â€Â
So, Fr James was transferred to St. Joseph’s Dundee. His parish priest at St Joseph’s was Right Rev. Joseph Holder, Vicar General of the Diocese of Dunkeld. Fr. Holder was an old man and he left the work of the Vicar general in the hands of Fr. James. In such position he had to contend with the Government of the day on many diverse matters such as the rights of Catholic Prison Chaplains in Dundee. He was very progressive in that he had his own typewriter that he bought on 28th May 1913. A contemporary account states..... “Perhaps the tallest priest in Scotland, he was a commanding personality, and with his homely, hearty Irish manner he had many friends in Perth, Lochee and St. Joseph’s Dundee, to whom he was attached during his detachment from his native Ireland. He was one of those willing disciples who so readily gave their service to the work of the Scottish Mission and his labours in Dunkeld Diocese were of a valuable and edifying natureâ€Â.
The Great War was raging in France and Fr. James, who was due to return home to the Waterford and Lismore Diocese, felt that his duty now lay in assisting the men engaged in that Imperial conflict. There was only 17 Catholic Chaplains in the Armed forces at this time. An urgent appeal was made for Chaplains in the Forces and on 7th Oct. 1915 Fr. James and a fellow priest Fr. John Stuart were appointed as Army Chaplains. From then he was Captain The Reverend James Shine, Commissioned into the Royal Army Chaplains Department. His address at that time was 39 Panton Street, Haymarket, Middlesex. His cheque book account shows that he lived in digs in London. It seems while undergoing Army Training as he was now to be commissioned as an officer in the Army. His bank account was based in McGregirs Bank which looked after army pay for officers.
On the first of June 1916 he entered France with the Middlesex Regiment. For two years he served in France experiencing the horror of war at first hand. He was stationed right in the heart of the Somme slaughter. He came home to Ballylaffin on leave of absence in July 1917 during this period. On his way from France he came through Waterford and spent the night in the Ursuline Convent saying Mass next day for the nuns and visiting his aunt Sr. Barbara Anglim.
He was a great favourite with the children while on holidays and he used to throw pennies into the air for them to scramble for. Alas, his brief visit came to an end and he returned to France never again to see home. His mother Mary fell and broke her hip and died in Feb. 1918 but he did not get home for the funeral.
On the ninth of April 1918 Jim Keeling of The Brook, Portrane served Mass for him for the last time.
This was at the height of the great German Spring offensive of 1918. The 21st Bn Middlesex regiment was a machine-gun battalion, the cornerstone of the divisional defence and therefore one of the main targets of the German artillery in that sector. Main article: Battle of the Lys (1918).Michael had drawn British forces to defend Amiens, leaving the rail route through Hazebrouck and the approaches to the Channel ports of Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk vulnerable. German success here could choke the British into defeat.
The attack started on 9 April after a Feuerwalze. The main attack was made on the open and flat sector defended by the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps. After an entire year spent in the trenches, the Portuguese were tired and had suffered heavy losses. They were being replaced in the front line by fresh British divisions, an operation that was planned to be completed on 9 April, the same day as the Germans attacked the sector. The process of relief in place was poorly organized by the British First Army's command, and the Portuguese 1st Division had been withdrawn to the rear on the 6 April, leaving the Portuguese 2nd Division to defend the entire sector alone. They were left with an extensive 7 mi (11 km) front, without natural obstacles which could favour the defense.
Hit hard by the Feuerwalze bombardment and under the assault of eight German divisions, the Portuguese 2nd Division made a desperate defense, trying to held their positions, which, however, were rapidly enveloped and overrun by the masses of German forces. The 2nd Division was virtually annihilated, losing more than 7,000 men. The British 40th Division, on the northern flank of the Portuguese, also rapidly collapsed before the attack, opening a gap that further facilitated the envelopment of the Portuguese by the Germans. However, under much less pressure from the Germans and occupying good defensive positions protected by the La Bassée Canal, the British 55th Division on the southern flank of the Portuguese were able to hold much of their position throughout the battle.
The next day, the Germans widened their attack to the north, forcing the defenders of Armentieres to withdraw before they were surrounded, and capturing most of the Messines Ridge. By the end of the day, the few British divisions in reserve were hard-pressed to hold a line along the River Lys.
Without French reinforcements, it was feared that the Germans could advance the remaining 15 mi (24 km) to the ports within a week. The commander of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, issued an "Order of the Day" on 11 April stating, "With our backs to the wall and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight on to the end."
However, the German offensive had stalled because of logistical problems and exposed flanks. Counterattacks by British, French, American[citation needed], and ANZAC forces slowed and stopped the German advance. Ludendorff ended Georgette on 29 April.
As with Michael, losses were roughly equal, approximately 110,000 men wounded or killed, each.[19] Again, the strategic results were disappointing for the Germans. Hazebrouck remained in Allied hands and the Germans occupied a vulnerable salient under fire from three sides. The British abandoned the comparatively worthless territory they had captured at vast cost the previous year around Ypres, freeing several divisions to face the German attackers. Later that day Father James was wounded while ministering to the dying, under fire on the battlefield and was taken to hospital.
He died on 21st April 1918 at the Military Hospital, Boulonge, France whilst serving as Chaplain attached to 21st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, aged 37 years.
The Glasgow Observer of May 4 1918 reports on his death as follows:- “Many hearts were sad in Dundee when it was learned that Fr. Shine had died of wounds received in the battlefield while ministering to the wounded and dying. In spirit he heard the voices of his wounded countrymen on the battlefield calling for his spiritual help that only a priest of God can give. So leaving the comparative comfort and security of work at home he answered the call and sought to serve his God and help his fellow man in a very inferno of German lead, where to remain unscathed would be a miracle . Fr. Shine made light of the leaden messengers of death from the reeking mouths of the enemy cannons and calmly knelt at the side of a dying man in order to send his soul clean and undefiled before its God. Injured severely, he lingered for a few days but his sturdy frame was unable to resist the effects of the blow he received. He died a hero’s death.......â€Â
The Catholic Record of May 1918 reports the Death of Diocesan Army chaplain. “At the moment of going to press we learn with deep regret that the Rev James Shine died on 21st April from wounds received in the recent fighting in France. Father Shine was a native of the parish of Ballylooby and was ordained in the Cathedral nearly eight years ago. He had been serving on a temporary mission in Dundee when early in the war he volunteered as army chaplain. Father Shine’s death following so soon on that of Father Looby (Cahir), suggests what a self sacrificing and indeed heroic part played by those of our young priests who volunteered as chaplains for the front.
Father Patrick Looby: At the Battle of Loos Sept/Oct 1915 Fr Patrick Looby from Cahir was wounded but he returned to duty after recovery. He returned to Cahir in January 1916 to attend the funeral of Toby Egan a well known personality in the town. He was subsequently killed on 26th October 1917 at the Third battle of Ypres commonly called Passchendale. Fr Looby was firstly described as missing in action and only later when collated from survivors of the battle, was he declared on War Office authority to have died in action. Fr Looby’s brothers Tim and Jack worked a steam thresher in the area and his other brother Denis carried on an auctioneering business in the town. A local field still bears the name Looby’s field.â€Â
The Catholic Record 0f June 1918:-
The Rev W. Ryan writes to us from the Principal Chaplain’s Office, Boulogne, giving details of Father James Shine’s death. “Poor Father Shine died quiet unexpectedly on Sunday the 21st ult. His wounds, which were very bad, seemed to be healing nicely and in the opinion of the doctors and nurses, there was no reason why he should not recover. I was with him on Sunday morning and gave him Holy Communion. I called to see him again in the afternoon and remained with him till 4p.m. He did not appear to be worse than on the previous days. I came back here and almost immediately I was rung up on the telephone and asked to go back as quickly as possible. When I got back at 4.30 p.m. he was dead. R.I.P. Apparently he went off without a struggle. I had Solemn Requiem Mass for him at St Nicholas’ Parish Church, at which all the priests of the area attended. I was the celebrant: Fr Lane Fox O.S.B, deacon and Father Healy, sub deacon. In the choir- Father Rawlinson (Principal Chaplain), Father Kean, Father McDonald, Father Frail, Father Luch, Father Ahearn, C.SS.R, Father Cagney, C.SS.R, M.le Doyen, M. I’Abbe Dejardin and I’Abbe Cocart. The above were also at the funeral.â€Â
Fr. James was buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Plot 7, Row B, Grave 40. He was awarded the British War medal and The Victory Medal (posthumously). His name is inscribed on the War Memorial in Cahir “ Royal Army Chaplains Department Rev. J. Shineâ€Â. His name is recorded on the family stone at Duhill churchyard Co Tipperary “Son Rev James Shine, France, 21 April 1918. Aged 37 years.â€Â
"Fr Lane Fox OSB was chaplain to the Irish Guards. He lost his right eye and hand in a bombing accident. He was standing by the Colonel Lord Desmond Fitzgerald watching a bombing practice. The Colonel said "Now Padre, you can have a tryâ€Â. Fr Lane Fox took a bomb, pulled out the pin and then before the proper time the bomb exploded in his hand, destroying his right eye and hand and killing Lord Desmond Fitzgerald. He also served with the 2nd London Irish of 47th Division and was awarded the Military Cross and the French Medaille Militaire Like all large Catholic parishes of the time, St. Joseph’s had more than its fair share of the killed and wounded in the First World War. Records show that over one hundred men of the parish were killed including Fr. James Shine a former assistant priest who was killed while on Army chaplain service in 1917. It fell to Canon James McDonald to visit and comfort the bereaved during those years. A mortuary chapel was added to the church in 1924, a memorial to the faithful of the parish who fell in the Great War.â€Â
Cheque Book of Fr James Shine While serving as Army Chaplain. November 3rd 1915 to Feb 4th 1918
His part of the Somme did not see fighting until 26-27 March 1918, when the Third Army withdrew to a line between Albert and Sailly-le-Sec ahead of the German advance. This line was held until 4 July, when it was advanced nearly to Sailly-Laurette, and on 8 August, the first day of the Battle of Amiens, Sailly-Laurette and the road to Morlancourt were disengaged.
- 03/11/15 A. Studdet (Camp Kit £ 5.10.0) 5 .0.0
- 18/12/15 For Holidays Saturday 10.0.0
- 03/01/16 For lodgings & for expenses £ 5.0.0
- 08/01/16 Paid to Mrs Hunt the sum of two pounds four shillings and five pence for the week ending Jan 8th . £2.4.5.
- 15/01/16 Lodgings £2.3.0
- 22/01/16 Lodgings two pounds £2.2.6
- 22/01/16 For Trip to Scotland 6.0.0
- 23/05/16 Mon Rourke (Cheque £35.12/- collection) £2.3.0
- 13/07/16 Drawn at Bully le Mines Thursday 126 francs
- 21/07/16 May O’Donoghue for photos one pound £1.0.0
- 01/08/16 Drawn at Lisbribis one hundred & 25 125 francs
- 16/09/16 Drawn at Lisbribis 125 francs £4.9.8
- 10/02/17 Drawn at Sailly Loritte Thomas Shine £200.0.0
- 11/05/17 At Fins to J. Coholan sixteen “Neds†£2.0.0
- 03/06/17 pour “Neds†J.Coholan £2.0.0
- July 1917 for holidays twelve pounds £12.0.0
- 27/12/17 £1 for IC Intention £2.0.0
- 26/01/18 to Thomas Prendergast for poney £20.0.0
- Sent to McGregor on Feb 14th 1918
- Cheque Fr O’Rourke â€ÂNeds†£32.12.06
After the Death of Fr James his next of kin was given as his father Thomes Shine and as no will could be found the War Office in London contacted Thomas Shine by letter 5th June to say that Messers Cox & Co Shipping Agency the packet of his effects.
Bdr. John Shine
British Army 2nd Coy. Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Kanturk, Co. Cork
(d.7th February 1916)
Bombardier Shine was the husband of E. Shine of Kanturk, Co. Cork.
He was 39 when he died and is buried about the middle of the Kilcororan Cemetery, Kilcororan, Co. Cork, Ireland.
Pte. Ernest Frederick Shiner
British Army 1st Btn. Wiltshire Regiment
from:Burfitts Cottage, West Wellow, Romsey, Hampshire
(d.20th Jun 1917)
Gdsm. William Albert Shiner
British Army 4th Battalion Grenadier Guards
from:Backwell, Somerset
(d.2nd Dec 1917)
William Albert Shiner was 22 when he died during the battle of Cambrai. He was married to my great Aunt. They had been married for just over a year when he died. His family were farmers at Cleeve in North Somerset.
Sgt. Albert Shingleton
British Army 11th Battalion Middlesex Regiment
from:London
Prior to the Great War, Albert Shingleton was employed in London as a baker. According to Serjeant Albert Shingleton's WW1 Pension Record, he enlisted into the 11th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment on 7th of August 1914, with service number G/215.
While overseas, the 11th Battalion served with 12th (Eastern) Division, which was engaged in heavy combat in the Battles at Loos, the Somme and Arras. As indicated on his Medal Roll Index Card, Serjeant Shingleton entered the French theatre on 31st of May 1915, thereby qualifying for the 1914-15 Star. Per his Pension Record, he was evacuated to England on 23rd of October 1917 due to bronchitis, this diagnosis was later changed to tuberculosis. On 12th of December 1917, he was discharged from the British Army as "no longer physically for for War Service".
In addition to the 1914-15 Star, he was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. According to British and Canadian Passenger Lists, it is highly likely that Albert Shingleton (by himself) moved to Canada in late 1919 and remained there until he transited back to Britain with his wife Alice in early 1934. Later, in late 1947, he and Alice returned to Canada.
Pnr. Harry Shipley
British Army 101st Field Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Nottingham
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Pte. John Shipley
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Ord.Sea. Robert Shipley
Royal Naval Division Howe Battalion
from:Wallsend, Newcastle
(d.2nd June 1915)
My Great Uncle Robert Shipley, joined up 2nd Sept 1914 with the Northumberland Fusiliers but was transfered to the Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division on the 11th September 1914.
The Howe Battalion did their training at Blandford Camp and were sent as part of the Mediterranean Expedition Force, landing in the Galipolli Landings. He was injured by enemy fire during, I think the 2nd Battle of Kaithia on the 6th of May 1915 which resulted in him being shipped back to the England, where he died of his wounds at Hasslar Hospital, aged 25.
His death certificate says: "Wounded being struck by enemy rifle bullet sustaining an injury to his spinal cord resulting in paralysis of the lower half of the body". He is buried at Wallsend Church Bank.
Sgt. Harold Shipman MM.
British Army 2nd Btn. Coldstream Guards
from:Wakefield
My great-grandfather Harold Shipman served during WW1. He joined The Coldstream Guards on 28th of September 1914 and joined the 4th Battalion at Caterham on 1st of October 1914. After completing his basic training, he was posted to the 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards and embarked from Southampton on 7th of April 1915. He went into the trenches at Windy Corner around Givenchy, his battalion relieving the 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. On 27th of July 1915, he was appointed Acting/Lance Corporal, then on 30th fo July 1915, whilst in the front line at Givenchy, he received a gunshot wound to the left leg. On 6th of August 1915, he returned to the front line and on 1st of December 1915 was appointed paid Lance Corporal. From 27/8/16 to 10/9/16, he was attached to the 183rd Field Coy., Royal Engineers, this was a tunnelling company on the Somme front.On 1/10/16, he was promoted to Corporal and appointed Lance Sergeant and on 14/12/16, we was attached to a works battalion in the field. On 2/3/17, he joined the 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards and was attached to the 75th Field Coy., Royal Engineers. On 18th of June 1917, he was wounded in action, sustaining a high-explosive wound to his back and right thigh during the Battle of Pilckem Ridge. This was opening attack of the Third Battle of Ypres, which later became known as Passchendaele. The battle began at 0350 hours on 31st of July 1917. He was transferred to a field hospital by the 3rd Field Ambulance on 1/8/17 and then on to a General Hospital in Etaples on 2/8/17. On 9/8/17, he transferred to hospital in England. On 21/8/17, he was posted to the 5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards at Windsor.
On 30/9/17, he transferred to London Command Depot, Seaford. On 28/1/18, he transferred to reserve unit Shoreham. On 1/4/18, he joined the 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards again and embarked from Southampton. He joined base depot on 2/4/18. He transferred back to the 3rd Battalion on 15/4/18 and was absorbed into the battalion as an unpaid Lance Sergeant. On 22/7/18, he was promoted to Sergeant in the field and transferred back to the 2nd Battalion on 31/8/18. On 9th of November 1918, he was awarded the Military Medal for his actions during the attack on Maubeuge. On 27/12/18, he transferred to Ripon, England and demobilised on 2/1/1919.
Fitter. Leonard Boden Shipstone
British Army 402 bty. Royal Field Artillery
from:Gilt Brook, Notts
(d.18th May 1917)
Leonard Shipstone died of wounds on the 18th of May 1917, aged 21 and is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France. He was the son of Edward and Elizabeth Boden Shipstone, of Nottingham Rd., Gilt Brook, Notts
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