Comments on: At Mouquet Farm

By: Brett Holman

Brett Holman — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 06:02:16 +0000

Thanks, Vicky.

By: VICKY CORBELLO

VICKY CORBELLO — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:30:47 +0000

AT A GOODWILL STORE IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY I PURCHASED THE HARDBACK BOOK THE BIG FIGHT (GALLIPOLI TO THE SOMME) BY CAPT. DAVID FALLON M.C. WINNER OF THE MILITARY CROSS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK W.J. WATT & COMPANY COPYRIGHT 1918. THE CHAPTER XIII. MOQUET FARM PAGE 167 TO 184 IS INCLUDED. IT IS NOT VERY GOOD CONDITION BUT ALL 300 PLUS PAGES INTACT ENOUGH TO PURSUE AN INTERESTING READ. PAGE 169 HAS PICTURE WAITING TO "GO OVER". MEANINGFUL HISTORY. IF YOU HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR RELATED INFORMATION.

By: Brett Holman

Brett Holman — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:57:08 +0000

Well, I don't, but I'm sure Steve John does, as that would presumably be his great-grandfather! You can contact him through his website. Alternatively, if you go through the links in the 2nd paragraph of my post, you can probably find much of the information online.

By: jeffrey arlidge

jeffrey arlidge — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:33:39 +0000

please let me know.

By: jeffrey arlidge

jeffrey arlidge — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:32:39 +0000

hi
i believe i have the medals of 244 johns in my collection
i was wondering if you had any information of his service.
many thanks
jeffrey arlidge. uk

By: Brett Holman

Brett Holman — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:45:05 +0000

Yes, that's pretty amazing, Julie: you're very lucky to have that. It sounds like Eloise can help you more than I could, but with his name it's possible to find out quite a lot. Here's a good starting point: http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/

By: Eloise Verlaque

Eloise Verlaque — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:35:16 +0000

Hi Julie, wow! what an unbelievable find to discover your great uncle's identity tag.....I have a lot of information from that period regarding the battles that took place from July to September at Pozieres but I will need to know more about your uncle (his name, etc.) so I can work out exactly who he was with and where as the 4th, 11th, 51st and 52nd were all mixed up over that period.....can you email me at eloise (at) ramsay-brown.com

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:37:42 +0000

I had a great great Uncle that was in the same batallion (4th) He was killed in 1916 in August. We don't know what happened to him. Family legend said he was "blown to bits". You no doubt have researched this battalion. We would like to know a little more. A school boy digging in a garden in Pozieres found my great great uncles identity tag and it was returned to us. Can you help us to find out what happened to 4th Battalion in August. I have read the diaries for that month, but with no avail. Julie

By: Brett Holman

Brett Holman — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:51:28 +0000

Thanks -- one day I'll go myself ...

By: llewellyn ross harradence

llewellyn ross harradence — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:31:42 +0000

I had an uncle, Frank Llewellyn, who was also killed at Mouquet Farm on 3rd September 1916 and whose body was never found. He also was from the 51st battalion. I visited this site in 1979 and have a dozen or so photos taken at that time, which represent a vastly different landscape to what it was in 1916. The farm has been rebuilt on the same site but the surrounding land is littered with the remains of the original building. Copies available.