The Thirteenth Hussars in the Great WarDurand, H. Mortimer (Henry Mortimer)
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The Thirteenth Hussars in the Great War
Durand, H. Mortimer (Henry Mortimer)
Great Britain. Army. Hussars, 13th; World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain
Lieutenant D. J. E. Norton }
” H. R. Jones } _The Military Cross._
Sergt. Tetheridge _Distinguished Conduct Medal._
Sergt. Matthews }
Pte. Corbyn } _The Military Medal._
” Mortimer }
LIST OF CASUALTIES FOR THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW.
_Killed._
Captain S. O. Robinson November 5, 1917.
Pte. Tunnicliffe, J. November 3, 1917.
Sergt. Newman, A. S. November 5, 1917.
” Gray, J. November 5, 1917.
Pte. Francomb, A. W. November 5, 1917.
_Died of Wounds._
Pte. Thomson, W. November 5, 1917.
_Missing._
Lieut. T. Williams-Taylor November 5, 1917.
(Who has since been reported Prisoner of War in Turkey.)
S.Q.M.S. (Atg. S.S.M.) Tegg, F. J. November 5, 1917.
Pte. Jasper, F. G. November 5, 1917.
” MacDonnell, M. November 5, 1917.
_Wounded._
November 3, 1917.
L.-Cpl. O’Connor, J.
Pte. Liddle, A.
” Miller.
” Barker, J. H.
” Beales, H. J.
November 4, 1917.
Pte. Bell.
” Bennett, W.
November 5, 1917.
L.-Cpl. Reaves, A. E.
” Lindsey, H.
Cpl. Hudson, H.
Pte. Stubbs, R.
” Jeffrey, J.
” Halstead, C.
” Manby, E.
” Byrne, J.
” Williams, D. G.
Cpl. Leutchford, W.
Tpr. Burder, H. A.
Pte. Viney, A. V.
” Taylor, C. E.
” Delaney, C.
” Ward, A. J. F.
” Andrews, F.
” Hibbett, A.
” Wilson.
” Stewart, H. W.
_Extract from letter from Lieut.-Colonel J. J. Richardson to
General Symons, C.M.G., dated 7th Cavalry Brigade, M.E.F., November
9, 1917._
“DEAR SYMONS,--Altho’ this letter may seem to you to be
rather belated you must make allowances, for we have been on trek ‘on
operation scale’ continually since the 17th of last month.... By great
good fortune we bivouacked at Baghdad on Balaclava Day, and I was able
to get (from the E.F. canteen) a bottle of beer a man and ½ a bottle of
‘pop’ per officer.
“We have just completed, and are returning to our base from, the
operations against Tekrit, where the Rgt. again distinguished itself in
a mounted charge against the Turks entrenched, and enabled the complete
capture of the strong position to be consummated before nightfall.
Our losses, altho’ they include the loss of Bob Robinson (killed),
were extraordinarily--and to me unaccountably--light, being 1 officer
and 5 O.R. killed, 1 officer and 2 O.R. missing, and 16 O.R. wounded.
The missing include Williams-Taylor and S.S.M. Tegg, but I have very
great hopes that the former and possibly the latter will prove to
be prisoners of war. Two days later I was able to collect and bury
together and hold a service over the corpses of Robinson, Sgts. Gray
and Newman, and Pte. Francomb. We claim to have accounted for at least
100 Turks, and Sgt. Gray’s sword was thick with blood up to the hilt.
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