Letters from James Murtagh, item 13

• January 14, 2018 17:22:45 Thomas A. Lingner

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   King George's Seal 

  
  

  He whom this scroll commemorates

  was numbered among those who,

  at the call of King and Country, left all

  that was dear to them, endured hardness,

  faced danger, and finally passed out of

  the sight of men by the path of duty 

  and self-sacrifice, giving up their own

  lives that others might live in freedom.

    Let those who come after see to it

    that his name be not forgotten.

  
  

  Pte. James C. Murtagh

  Royal Fusiliers

  
  

  Memorial Scroll

  
  

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  A Brief history of the 37th Division
  

  
  

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  Raised for the Sixth New Army, the 37th Division began to form in March 1915. It was originally known 

  as 44th Division. A War Office decision to convert the Fourth New Army into training units and to 

  replace 16th (Irish) Division in Second New Army led to it being "promoted." It now became 37th 

  Division and was in Second New Army, and a Divisional HQ was established at Andover on 12 April 

  1915. Many units that had been formed for a while came into its command. 

  
  

  In April 1915 the Division concentrated at Cholderton on Salisbury Plain and on 25 June the units were 

  inspected by King George V at Sidbury Hill. On 22 July 1915 the Division began to cross the English 

  Channel and by 2 August all units were concentrated near Tilques. 

  
  

  The Division then remained on the Western Front for the remainder of the war and took part in the 

  following engagements:

  
  

  1916
  

  The Battle of the Ancre

  
  

  1917
  

  The First Battle of the Scarpe, including the capture of Monchy-le-Preux

  The Second Battle of the Scarpe

  The Battle of Arleux

  The Battle of Pilkem Ridge

  The Battle of the Menin Road Bridge

  The Battle of Polygon Wood

  The Battle of Broodseinde

  The Battle of Poelcapelle

  The First Battle of Passchendaele

  
  

  
  

  
  

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   King George's Seal 

  
  

  He whom this scroll commemorates

  was numbered among those who,

  at the call of King and Country, left all

  that was dear to them, endured hardness,

  faced danger, and finally passed out of

  the sight of men by the path of duty 

  and self-sacrifice, giving up their own

  lives that others might live in freedom.

    Let those who come after see to it

    that his name be not forgotten.

  
  

  Pte. James C. Murtagh

  Royal Fusiliers

  
  

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