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Radcliffe WW1 WHAT DID MILITARY DO IN William Redmile, a 34 year old father and lorry driver, enlisted with the A.S.C. in October. He drove army vehicles in France throughout the war, returning safely in 1919. On the Western Front, increasing reliance on horses led to over a million British equines serving. Clarence Moody, father and blacksmith from Mount Pleasant, was a shoeing smith with the Royal Field Artillery before being killed in November. 1914: Early Days Almost half the British regular army was serving overseas in August 1914; most had to be brought back. The 1st Sherwood Foresters, in India, included five Radcliffe soldiers. The battalion sailed back to the U.K. before arriving at Le Havre in November. Among them were Bertie Todd, Percy Bemrose and his brother Bertie; all later killed in action. Harry Voce, reservist, left his job as a warder at the Asylum to re- join his old regiment, the Kings Royal Rifles. He was killed almost immediately at the Battle of the Marne. Setting up supply lines for food, fuel and transport was vital to the campaign. Arthur Howard became a stoker on the S.S.Caledonia, which transported troops across the Channel. 1916: High Casualties Life on the Western Front fell into a pattern of routine trench warfare interspersed with major battles. Casualties at the Battle of the Somme were catastrophic with 20,000 British dead on the first day (July 1st), including Robert Blatherwick, brother of George and two others from Radcliffe. The 1st/7th Sherwood Foresters (Robin Hoods) suffered 80% casualties. George Brewster, a regular R.G.A. soldier from the Harlequin was killed on July 14th. He operated heavy howitzers firing high explosive shells. Eleven Radcliffe men were killed during the five month Somme battle period. Trench warfare was not a continuous bloodbath. Men alternated days in the trenches with time spent in close reserve 1917: Life in the Trenches and resting behind the lines. Food and rest were essential to their well- being. Leonard Rasbeary from Lincoln Grove used his trade as a butcher from 1915-19, first in France and then Salonika, helping provide meals. Samuel Stafford, related to bakers in Sydney Grove, kept troops supplied with bread from an army bakery behind the lines. But intensive fighting continued up to the end. Support services from home remained essential. Reservist John Bates, age 40, left his grocer's shop on Bingham Road to manufacture shells, alongside many others, at a Nottingham munitions factory. A series of offensives were launched during the last 100 days, 1918: The Last 100 Days THE GREAT WAR? Army logistics: transporting the troops The Somme, September 1916 pushing the Germans back beyond the Hindenburg line. Eight Radcliffe soldiers died between August and November, all from infantry regiments. Five were Sherwood Foresters. Meal time on the Front At the height of battle Troops on the move 1915: Different Theatres of War Conflicts during the war stretched round the world. The 1915 Gallipoli campaign was a failed attempt at seizing the Dardanelles straits to gain access to the Black Sea. John Johnson from the Asylum served on the H.M.S. Venerable. The pre-dreadnought battleship helped support allied attacks on Turkish positions at Suvla Bay. George Blatherwick, whose architect father designed the first Radcliffe golf club house, fought with the NZEF at Gallipoli. He went missing in action in May. Allied Forces land at Gallipoli RADCLIFFE

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Radcliffe

WW1WHAT DID

MILITARY DO IN

William Redmile, a 34 year old father and lorry driver, enlisted with the A.S.C. in October. He drove army vehicles in France throughout the war, returning safely in 1919.

On the Western Front, increasing reliance on horses led to over a million British equines serving. Clarence Moody, father and blacksmith from Mount Pleasant, was a shoeing smith with the Royal Field Artillery before being killed in November.

1914: Early DaysAlmost half the British regular army was serving overseas in August 1914; most had to be brought back. The 1st Sherwood Foresters, in India, included five Radcliffe soldiers. The battalion sailed back to the U.K. before arriving at Le Havre in November. Among them were Bertie Todd, Percy Bemrose and his brother Bertie; all later killed in action. Harry Voce, reservist, left his job as a warder at the Asylum to re-join his old regiment, the Kings Royal Rifles. He was killed almost immediately at the Battle of the Marne. Setting up supply lines for food, fuel and transport was vital to the campaign. Arthur Howard became a stoker on the S.S.Caledonia, which transported troops across the Channel.

1916: High CasualtiesLife on the Western Front fell into a pattern of routine trench warfare interspersed with major battles.

Casualties at the Battle of the Somme were catastrophic with 20,000 British dead on the first day (July 1st), including Robert Blatherwick, brother of George and two others from Radcliffe. The 1st/7th Sherwood Foresters (Robin Hoods) suffered 80% casualties. George Brewster, a regular R.G.A. soldier from the Harlequin was killed on July 14th. He operated heavy howitzers firing high explosive shells. Eleven Radcliffe men were killed during the five month Somme battle period.

Trench warfare was not a continuous bloodbath. Men alternated days in the trenches with time spent in close reserve

1917: Life in the Trenches

and resting behind the lines. Food and rest were essential to their well-being. Leonard Rasbeary from Lincoln Grove used his trade as a butcher from 1915-19, first in France and then Salonika, helping provide meals.

Samuel Stafford, related to bakers in Sydney Grove, kept troops supplied with bread from an army bakery behind the lines.

But intensive fighting continued up to the end. Support services from home remained essential. Reservist John Bates, age 40, left his grocer's shop on Bingham Road to manufacture shells, alongside many others, at a Nottingham munitions factory. A series of offensives were launched during the last 100 days,

1918: The Last 100 Days

THE GREAT WAR?

Army logistics: transporting the troops

The Somme, September 1916

pushing the Germans back beyond the Hindenburg line. Eight Radcliffe soldiers died between August and November, all from infantry regiments.Five were Sherwood Foresters.

Meal time on the Front

At the height of battle

Troops on the move

1915: Different Theatres of WarConflicts during the war stretched round the world. The 1915 Gallipoli campaign was a failed attempt at seizing the Dardanelles straits to gain access to the Black Sea. John Johnson from the Asylum served on the H.M.S. Venerable. The pre-dreadnought battleship helped support allied attacks on Turkish positions at Suvla Bay.George Blatherwick, whose architect father designed the first Radcliffe golf club house, fought with the NZEF at Gallipoli.He went missing in action in May.

Allied Forces land at Gallipoli

RADCLIFFE

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