H. Daniels and C. Noble ["Tales of the V.C."], item 6

• June 5, 2017 01:09:11 L Brittain

   

   ...This appears to be a second scan of the handwritten document from the first item in this collection with the rectangle paper now flattened out and readable.
  

   .Rectangle Paper on upper left corner.. 

   ..the following appears to be from a stamp. 1293

   ...handwritten  ...R
  

                                                   12 copies
  

                                                             please
  

   ...TR 2
  

  18.3.18.
  

  
  

  Tales of the V.C     ...The following appears for be from a stamp 1295-8 MAR 1918
  

                                             C.S.M., H. DANIELS 2nd Rifle Brigade
  

                                              CpL      C. Nobles       "   "            "
  

   ..Something behind the paper appears to by crossed out.  Beside it in smaller writing and different ink
  

                                       BY  Lieut. J.P Lloyd
  

   ...First few words of the first 6 lines of writing are obscured by the a rectangle of paper. .
  

         arch 1916, the third day of the battle of NEUVE
  

  C soldiers of the Grenadier Guards were each
  

  awatoria Cross for their bravery in the assault
  

  by the ion on the  German position in front of the
  

  PIETRE On the same day, farther South C.S.M.,
  

  Daniel anl Noble, both of the 2nd Rifle Brigade, won
  

  the same high honour  near the BOIS DU BIEZ.
  

  About five o'clock in the afternoon, the 2nd Rifle Brigade
  

  left their trenches to continue the attack.   Several Pathways had 

  already been cut -through their own wire, but there were too
  

  few of them. Hardly had the first wave breasted the parapet,

  when the enemy opened a murderous fire with rifle and
  

  machine gun. The men raced for the gaps in the wire,
  

  and crowded into these. As they pushed their way through

  the storm caught them. In a few moments the narrow
  

  lanes were choked with the dead and dying.
  

  Then, when it seemed as if the attack must fail, C. S. M.,
  

  Daniels and Cpl Noble volunteered to go out-into that

  hell of flying bullets and complete the cutting of the wire.
  

  Armed with wire-cutters they crawled out, and began their
  

  task.
  

  These gallant men had not lain out there long, before both
  

  were wounded. Badly hit as they were (Daniels' leg was
  

  broken, and Noble shortly afterwards died of his wounds) they
  

  would not yield as long as they had the strength to continue.
  

  Strand after strand fell to the ground before their nimble
  

  fingers, until at last they had cleared a broad avenue

  
  

  • Revert to this revision
• June 5, 2017 00:21:09 L Brittain

   ...This appears to be a second scan of the handwritten document from the first item in this collection with the rectangle paper now flattened out and readable.
  

   .Rectangle Paper on upper left corner.. 

   ..the following appears to be from a stamp. 1293

   ...handwritten  ...R
  

                                                   12 copies
  

                                                             please
  

   ...TR 2
  

  18.3.18.
  

  
  

  Tales of the V.C     ...The following appears for be from a stamp 1295-8 MAR 1918
  

                                             C.S.M., H. DANIELS 2nd Rifle Brigade
  

                                              CpL      C. Nobles       "   "            "
  

   ..Something behind the paper appears to by crossed out.  Beside it in smaller writing and different ink
  

                                       ..BT.   Lieut. J.P Lloyd
  

   ...First few words of the first 6 lines of writing are obscured by the a rectangle of paper with 1293 stamped on it. There appears to be words written on the lower portion but because the left bottom corner of the paper is folded up on itself the words can not be made out.
  

         arch 1916, the third day of the battle of NEUVE
  

  C soldiers of the Grenadier Guards were each
  

  awatoria Cross for their bravery in the assault
  

  by the ion on the  Eastern position in front of the
  

  PIETRE On the same day, farther South C.S.M.,
  

  Daniel anl Noble, both of the 2nd Rifle Brigade, won
  

  the same high honour  ... the BOIS DU BIEZ.
  

  About five o'clock in the afternoon, the 2nd Rifle Brigade
  

  left their trenches to continue the attack.  ... Pathways had 

  already been cut -through their own wire, but there were too
  

  few of them. Hardly had the first wave breasted the parapet,

  when the enemy opened a murderous fire with rifle and
  

  machine gun. The men raced for the gaps in the wire,
  

  and crowded into these. As they pushed their way through

  the storm caught them. In a few moments the narrow
  

  lanes were chocked with the dead and dying.
  

  Then, when it seemed as if the attack must fail, C. S. M.,
  

  Daniels and Cpl Noble volunteered to go out-into that

  hell of flying bullets and complete the cutting of the wire.
  

  Armed with wire-cutters they crawled out, and began their
  

  task.
  

  These gallant men had not lain out there tools, before both
  

  were wounded. Badly hit as they were (Daniels' leg was
  

  broken, and Noble shortly afterwards died of his wounds) they
  

  would not yield as long as they had the strength to continue.
  

  Strand after strand fell to the ground before their nimble
  

  fingers, until at last they had cleared a broad avenue

  
  

  • Revert to this revision
  • Show revision
  • Compare to current version
  • Compare to previous version

Description