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Description: | British officer served with 10th Bn West Yorkshire Regt in Battle of the Somme, 1/Jul/1916
REEL 1: Recollections of operations as officer with 10th Bn West Yorkshire Regt in Battle of the Somme, 1/Jul/1916: description of leaving trench and crossing No Man's Land; weather conditions; advantage of being one of the first to leave trench; problem of German bombs while crossing No Man's Land; casualties in 10th Bn; story of being wounded and returning to own lines with other survivors; death of Bn CO and company commanders; attitude to effectiveness of preliminary artillery bombardment of German positions; memories of Major-General T D Pilcher; attitude to four years of military service in war; story of meeting Major-General Pilcher at Victoria Station, London, at end of war; awarded Military Cross; opinion of ability to command at age 23; attitude to number of casualties on 1/Jul/1916; pride in belonging to West Yorkshire Regt; further description of opening of battle; story of fight with German soldier in No Man's Land; further description of leaving trench; comparison of carrying revolver with men carrying full packs and rifles; story of having to amend initial orders for men to walk towards German lines. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Howe, Phillip | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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