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Essex Farm Cemetery: Thomas Barratt VC

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AuthorEdwards, Alun
TitleEssex Farm Cemetery: Thomas Barratt VC
NotesThe cemetery frequently came under enemy shellfire. Bodies were exhumed by the blasts. The canal is behind the bank running parallel to the graves.
Here is one Victoria Cross burial, Private Thomas Barratt VC of the South Staffordshire regiment, who lies with three other men of his regiment killed on or about the same day (27th July 1917) His passing was commemorated with plaques in his home town, and at the canteen at his place of work, and dedications provided by the officers and men of his regiment, as well as a memorial service. An extract from The London Gazette, dated 4th September 1917, records the following:, includes On 27 July 1917 north of Ypres, Belgium, Private Barratt, as a scout to a patrol, worked his way towards the enemy under continuous fire from hostile snipers, which he stalked and killed. Later his patrol was similarly held up and again he disposed of the snipers. When a party of the enemy were endeavoring to outflank the patrol on their withdrawal, Private Barratt volunteered to cover the withdrawal which he did, his accurate shooting causing many casualties and preventing the enemy advance. After safely regaining our lines this gallant soldier was killed by a shell. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Barratt).
Item Date8th July 2008
Creation placeBoezinge, Belgium (Google Maps)
File typeImage
Item sourcePhotograph
Item mediumDigital image
ContentPhotograph
KeywordsCommemoration, Western Front
Repository nameThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Repository address
13 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 6NN
UK
Repository URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit
CataloguerKate Lindsay
FilenameCXTPROPHOTOS - 107.jpg
CopyrightThe First World War poetry Digital Archive, University of Oxford
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/5369