Personal details in calligraphy: e.g. Albert Frederick Hancox - Private 44736 2nd Lincolns d.13.8.1918 A portrait photo: 100 words about the man: Sonnie Dewar (1893 1918) was the eldest son of the Rev. Dewar, of Holy Trinity Church.. – He was educated at at Downing College, Cambridge. He was killed in action whilst serving as lieutenant with the 14th Machine Gun corps on 22nd March 1918 at Jussy near St Quentin, aged 25. His commanding officer remarked that was the bravest officer and the finest “he gentleman it was ever my luck to meet.” Pte. D Jones on Quorn war memorial died in the same battle. A text box (50 100 words) putting his death into a military/historical/local/family context: (source: ) – 21 March 1918: the Battle of Saint-Quentin, day 1 The British infantry are attacked in overwhelming strength in thick fog, wearing gas masks for much of the day, finding enemy infantry has broken through is rounding them up from behind. Thousands are killed captured. Many strongpoints hold out although surrounded, but the Germans drive deep in several areas, precipitating retreat and chaos that develops over the next few days. The background may be a map with a caption: An illustration may convey something of the situation: a junior officer Lt. Dewar would have had to stay with his Lewis gun platoon as the German “As breakthrough passed around and behind him. The pre-1917 gun was too heavy to carry out and he would have had to stay with it and his men even if an order to fall back had been received.” should be a small reference to signify which memorial the men are on. The completed entry:
Personal details in calligraphy: e.g. Albert Frederick Hancox - Private 44736 2nd Lincolns d.13.8.1918 A portrait photo: 100 words about the man: Sonnie Dewar (1893 – 1918) was the eldest son of the Rev. Dewar, of Holy Trinity Church.. He was educated at at Downing College, Cambridge. He was killed in action whilst serving as lieutenant with the 14th Machine Gun corps on 22nd March 1918 at Jussy near St Quentin, aged 25. His commanding officer remarked that “he was the bravest officer and the finest gentleman it was ever my luck to meet.” Pte. D Jones on Quorn war memorial died in the same battle. A text box (50 – 100 words) putting his death into a military/historical/local/family context: (source: ) 21 March 1918: the Battle of Saint-Quentin, day 1 The British infantry are attacked in overwhelming strength in thick fog, wearing gas masks for much of the day, finding enemy infantry has broken through is rounding them up from behind. Thousands are killed captured. Many strongpoints hold out although surrounded, but the Germans drive deep in several areas, precipitating retreat and chaos that develops over the next few days. The background may be a map with a caption: An illustration may convey something of the situation: “As a junior officer Lt. Dewar would have had to stay with his Lewis gun platoon as the German breakthrough passed around and behind him. The pre-1917 gun was too heavy to carry out and he would have had to stay with it and his men even if an order to fall back had been received.” should be a small reference to signify which memorial the men are on. The completed entry:
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