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1st/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) (T.F.) at the Battle of Frezenberg Ridge, Ypres, 13th May 1915
1st/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) (T.F.) at the Battle of Frezenberg Ridge, Ypres, 13th May 1915
During this phase of the Second Battle of Ypres 8-13th May 1915, the Germans attempted to break through between the 27th and 28th Divisions. With the use of chlorine gas, overwhelming artillery fire and three Corps attacking, they succeeded in creating a 2-mile gap in the line which was initially and gallantly filled by the Canadian PPCLI. In the British stand on the 13th, the Leicestershire Yeomanry, part of the 7th Cavalry Brigade and fighting dismounted, lost seven Officers killed, including the Commanding Officer and two Squadron Leaders, and eighty-seven other ranks killed and missing; five Officers wounded, including the 2ic and one Squadron Leader, and eighty-eight other ranks wounded. At great cost to both sides, the German advance against the Salient had been stopped, and it was another ten days before fresh German forces tried again. The War Diary entry is attached to Lt Col Evans-Freke's record at https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/5312800 See also http://www.paoyeomanry.co.uk for more details (please note that I've included all those men on the 1914 Star Roll who disembarked on 2nd November 1914; they were not all at Frezenberg)
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Born 1894
Died 1976
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British Army 255059 Private Corps of Hussars
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Died 1915
British Army 2658 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion
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British Army 2167 Private Leicestershire Yeomanry
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British Army 1709 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Yeomanry
British Army 255063 Lance Corporal Corps of Hussars
British Army 255063 Serjeant Leicestershire Yeomanry
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Born 1895
Died 1915
British Army 2150 Private Corps of Hussars
British Army 2150 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion
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British Army 2009 Private Leicestershire Yeomanry
British Army 51636 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry
British Army Second Lieutenant Reserve Regiment of Cavalry 2nd Battalion
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Born 1894
Died 1915
British Army 1802 Private Leicestershire Yeomanry
British Army 1802 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion
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British Army 255175 Private Corps of Hussars
British Army 1810 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion
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Died 1915
British Army 2641 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion
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Born 1888
Died 1915
British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion
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Born 1893
Died 1915
British Army 1863 Private Corps of Hussars
British Army 1863 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion
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Died 1915
British Army 1927 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion
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Born 1889
Died 1915
British Army 2160 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion
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Born 1897
Died 1915
British Army 1967 Private Leicestershire Yeomanry
British Army 1967 Private Corps of Hussars
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Born 1891
Died 1915
British Army 1779 Lance Corporal Corps of Hussars
British Army 1779 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion
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British Army 2085 Private Leicestershire Yeomanry
British Army 255141 Private Corps of Hussars
British Army 2085 Shoeing Smith Leicestershire Regiment France 2/11/1914
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Born 1894
Died 1915
British Army 2081 Private Corps of Hussars
British Army 2081 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1/1st Battalion
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Born 1876
Died 1915
British Army Major Leicestershire Regiment Commanding "C" Squadron
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Born 1885
British Army 898 Serjeant Corps of Hussars
British Army 898 Sergeant Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own)
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