Robert Ryder ["Tales of the V.C."], item 1
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[right corner stamp] M.I. 7 B (1) 12 APR 1918 [/right corner stamp]
450
Tales of the V.C.
Pte ROBERT RYDER, 12th Middlesex Regt.
LJP LloydBy Lieut J.P. LLOYDThe 26th of September 1916 was a memorable day in the history
of the Battle of the Somme ..SOMME. It was on that day that French
and British soldiers marched side by side through Combles. It
was on that day that the stubborn fortress of Thiepval , which
had hitherto resisted all our efforts to capture it, fell to two
Divisions of the New Army. This ways of trenches , studded thick
with cunningly concealed machine gun emplacements and ...
proved too great an obstacle on the 1st of July. But now
the deaths of those gallant officers and men, who had fallen
on that day, were amply avenged.
[ On the 26th of September
our.the British.. barrage was admirably timed,and
our.the British.. soldiers followed so closely behind its' protecting curtainthat .in most cases. they were over the German parapets and into the German
dug-outs before the enemy could recover from his surprise and
man his trenches with the machine guns which had served
him so well before.
But in some places the German machine gunners, with a courage
look of desperation stuck to their ports in spite of the storm of
shell fire which beat down upon them and caused heavy
losses amongst
our.the.. advancing troops. [ This was the hardexperience of a company of the 12th Middlesex. They had
approached to within forty yards of the German trenches, .and.. as
they lay there waiting for the barrage to lift, they sufferedgrievously from the pitiless hail of bullets which swept their
ranks. They had but little cover there, and, with each
minute that passed the toll of casualties mounted higher
and higher. When the barrage lifted every offices in the
company had been killed or wounded. So it was that
when the ... time came to charge all their leaders had
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[right corner stamp] M.I. 7 B (1) 12 APR 1918 [/right corner stamp]
450
Tales of the V.C.
Pte ROBERT RYDER, 12th Middlesex Regt.
LJP LloydBy Lieut J.P. LLOYDThe 26th of September 1916 was a memorable day in the history
of the Battle of the Somme ..SOMME. It was on that day that French
and British soldiers marched side by side through Combles. It
was on that day that the stubborn fortress of Thiepval , which
had hitherto resisted all our efforts to capture it, fell to two
Divisions of the New Army. This ways of trenches , studded thick
with cunningly concealed machine gun emplacements and ...
proved too great an obstacle on the 1st of July. But now
the deaths of those gallant officers and men, who had fallen
on that day, were amply avenged.
[ On the 26th of September
our.the British.. barrage was admirably timed,and
our.the British.. soldiers followed so closely behind its' protecting curtainthat .in most cases. they were over the German parapets and into the German
dug-outs before the enemy could recover from his surprise and
man his trenches with the machine guns which had served
him so well before.
But in some places the German machine gunners, with a courage
look of desperation stuck to their ports in spite of the storm of
shell fire which beat down upon them and caused heavy
losses amongst
our.the.. advancing troops. [ This was the hardexperience of a company of the 12th Middlesex. They had
approached to within forty yards of the German trenches, .and.. as
they lay there waiting for the barrage to lift, they suffered grieviously
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[right corner stamp] M.I. 7 B (1) 12 APR 1918 [/right corner stamp]
450
Tales of the V.C.
Pte ROBERT RYDER, 12th Middlesex Regt.
LJP LloydBy Lieut J.P. LLOYDThe 26th of September 1916 was a memorable day in the history
of the Battle of the Somme ..SOMME. It was on that day that French
and British soldiers marched side by side through Combles. It
was on that day that the stubborn fortress of Thiepval , which
had hitherto resisted all our efforts to capture it, fell to two
Divisions of the New Army. This ways of trenches , studded thick
with cunningly concealed machine gun emplacements and ...
proved too great an obstacle on the 1st of July. But now
the deaths of those gallant officers and men, who had fallen
on that day, were amply avenged.
[ On the 26th of September
our.the British.. barrage was admirably timed,and
our.the British.. soldiers followed so closely behind its' protecting curtainthat .in most cases. they were over the German parapets and into the German
dug-outs before the enemy could recover from his surprise and
man his trenches with the machine guns which had served
him so well before.
But in some places the German machine gunners, with a courage
look of desperation stuck to their ports in spite of the storm of
shell fire which beat down upon them and caused heavy
losses amongst
our.the.. advancing troops. [ This was the hardexperience of a company of the 12th Middlesex. They had
approached to within forty yards of the German trenches, .and.. as
they lay there waiting for the barrage to lift, they suffered greviously
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[right corner stamp] M.I. 7 B (1) 12 APR 1918 [/right corner stamp]
450
Tales of the V.C.
Pte ROBERT RYDER, 12th Middlesex Regt.
LJP LloydBy Lieut J.P. LLOYDThe 26th of September 1916 was a memorable day in the history
of the Battle of the Somme ..SOMME. It was on that day that French
and British soldiers marched side by side through Combles. It
was on that day that the stubborn fortress of Thiepval , which
had hitherto resisted all our efforts to capture it, fell to two
Divisions of the New Army. This ways of trenches , studded thick
with cunningly concealed machine gun emplacements and ...
proved too great an obstacle on the 1st of July. But now
the deaths of those gallant officers and men, who had fallen
on that day, were amply avenged.
[ On the 26th of September
our.the British.. barrage was admirably timed,and
our.the British.. soldiers followed so closely behind its' protecting curtainthat .in most cases. they were over the German parapets and into the German
dug-outs before the enemy could recover from his surprise and
man his trenches with the machine guns which had served
him so well before.
But in some places the German machine gunners, with a courage
look of desperation stuck to their ports in spite of the storm of
shell fire which beat down upon them and caused heavy
losses amongst
our.the.. advancing troops. [ This was the hardexperience of a company of the 12th Middlesex. They had
approached to within forty yards of the German trenches, .and.. as
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[right corner stamp] M.I. 7 B (1) 12 APR 1918 [/right corner stamp]
450
Tales of the V.C.
Pte ROBERT RYDER, 12th Middlesex Regt.
LJP LloydBy Lieut J.P. LLOYDThe 26th of September 1916 was a memorable day in the history
of the Battle of the Somme ..SOMME. It was on that day that French
and British soldiers marched side by side through Combles. It
was on that day that the stubborn fortress of Thiepval , which
had hitherto resisted all our efforts to capture it, fell to two
Divisions of the New Army. This ways of trenches , studded thick
with cunningly concealed machine gun emplacements and ...
proved too great an obstacle on the 1st of July. But now
the deaths of those gallant officers and men, who had fallen
on that day, were amply avenged.
[ On the 26th of September
our.the British.. barrage was admirably timed,and
our.the British.. soldiers followed so closely behind its' protecting curtainthat .in most cases. they were over the German parapets and into the German
dug-outs before the enemy could recover from his surprise and
man his trenches with the machine guns which had served
him so well before.
But in some places the German machine gunners, with a courage
look of desperation stuck to their ports in spite of the storm of
shell fire which beat down upon them and caused heavy
losses amongst
our.the.. advancing troops. [ This was the hard
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[right corner stamp] M.I. 7 B (1) 12 APR 1918 [/right corner stamp]
450
Tales of the V.C.
Pte ROBERT RYDER, 12th Middlesex Regt.
LJP LloydBy Lieut J.P. LLOYDThe 26th of September 1916 was a memorable day in the history
of the Battle of the Somme ..SOMME. It was on that day that French
and British soldiers marched side by side through Combles. It
was on that day that the stubborn fortress of Thiepval , which
had hitherto resisted all our efforts to capture it, fell to two
Divisions of the New Army. This ways of trenches , studded thick
with cunningly concealed machine gun emplacements and ...
proved too great an obstacle on the 1st of July. But now
the deaths of those gallant officers and men, who had fallen
on that day, were amply avenged.
[ On the 26th of September
our.the British.. barrage was admirably timed,and
our.the British.. soldiers followed so closely behind its' protecting curtainthat .in most cases. they were over the German parapets and into the German
dug-outs before the enemy could recover from his surprise and
man his trenches with the machine guns which had served
him so well before.
But in some places the German machine gunners, with a courage
look of
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[right corner stamp] M.I. 7 B (1) 12 APR 1918 [/right corner stamp]
450
Tales of the V.C.
Pte ROBERT RYDER, 12th Middlesex Regt.
LJP LloydBy Lieut J.P. LLOYDThe 26th of September 1916 was a memorable day in the history
of the Battle of the Somme ..SOMME. It was on that day that French
and British soldiers marched side by side through Combles. It
was on that day that the stubborn fortress of Thiepval , which
had hitherto resisted all our efforts to capture it, fell to two
Divisions of the New Army. This ways of trenches , studded thick
with cunningly concealed machine gun emplacements and ...
proved too great an obstacle on the 1st of July. But now
the deaths of those gallant officers and men, who had fallen
on that day, were amply avenged.
[ On the 26th of September
our.the British.. barrage was admirably timed,and
our.the British.. soldiers followed so closely behind its' protecting curtainthat .in most cases. they were over the German parapets and into the German
dug-outs before the enemy could recover from his surprise and
man his trenches with the machine guns which had served
him so well before.
-
[right corner stamp] M.I. 7 B (1) 12 APR 1918 [/right corner stamp]
450
Tales of the V.C.
Pte ROBERT RYDER, 12th Middlesex Regt.
LJP LloydBy Lieut J.P. LLOYDThe 26th of September 1916 was a memorable day in the history
of the Battle of the Somme ..SOMME. It was on that day that French
and British soldiers marched side by side through Combles. It
was on that day that the stubborn fortress of Thiepval , which
had hitherto resisted all our efforts to capture it, fell to two
Divisions of the New Army. This ways of trenches , studded thick
with cunningly concealed machine gun emplacements and ...
proved too great an obstacle on the 1st of July. But now
the deaths of those gallant officers and men, who had fallen
on that day, were amply avenged.
-
[right corner stamp] M.I. 7 B (1) 12 APR 1918 [/right corner stamp]
450
Tales of the V.C.
Pte ROBERT RYDER, 12th Middlesex Regt.
LJP LloydBy Lieut J.P. LLOYDThe 26th of September 1916 was a memorable day in the history
of the Battle of the Somme ..SOMME. It was on that day that French
and British soldiers marched side by side through Combles. It
was on that day that the stubborn fortress of Thiepval , which
had hitherto resisted all our efforts to capture it, fell to two
Divisions of the New Army. This ways of trenches , studded thick
with cunningly concealed machine gun emplacements and
-
[right corner stamp] M.I. 7 B (1) 12 APR 1918 [/right corner stamp]
450
Tales of the V.C.
Pte ROBERT RYDER, 12th Middlesex Regt.
LJP LloydBy Lieut J.P. LLOYDThe 26th of September 1916 was a memorable day in the history
of the Battle of the Somme ..SOMME. It was on that day that French
and British soldiers marched side by side through Combles. It
was on that day that the stubborn fortress of Thiepval , which
had hitherto resisted all our efforts to capture it, fell to two
Divisions of the New Army. This ways of trenches , studded thick
with cunningl
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[right corner stamp] M.I. 7 B (1) 12 APR 1918 [/right corner stamp]
450
Tales of the V.C.
Pte ROBERT RYDER, 12th Middlesex Regt.
LJP LloydBy Lieut J.P. LLOYDThe 26th of September 1916 was a memorable day in the history
of the Battle of the Somme ..SOMME. It was on that day that French
and British soldiers marched side by side through Combles. It
was on that day that the stubborn fortress of Thiepval , which
had hitherto resisted all our efforts to capture it, fell to two
Divisions of the New Army. This
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