ARC TBC..........Mesach Dyas - son of William & Mary Ann

[mallosa]

The following information can be found on this site - http://rowleyvillage.webs.com/rowleypeople.htm

"Pt Mesach Dyas 15407,Ist Battalion Worcestershire Regiment,son of William and Mary Ann Dyas of Doulton Road, Springfield, missing believed killed 09/05/1915 during battle of Aubers on the Western front ,aged 22, commemorated at the Plogsteert Memorial. The first Battalion of the Worcestershire regiment was attached to the 24th Brigade, 8th Division (IV Corps) under Lt General Sir Henry Rawlinson. On the ninth May 1915 it took part in the Battle of Aubers to capture Aubers ridge.The battle resulted in 11000 British Army casualties, the vast majority cut down within yards of their own front line trench while attempting "over the top" British artillery failed to weaken the German defences and many men were the victims of knee high sweeping machine gun fire whilst attempting to cross no mans land.. 4682 men of the *th Division were killed Mesach amongst them, the casualty rate was one of the highest rate of loss during the whole war"

from CWGC site...

DYAS, MESHACH
Rank:Private
Service No:15407
Date of Death:09/05/1915
Regiment/Service:Worcestershire Regiment
1st Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 5.
Memorial: PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL
Country: Belgium
Locality: Hainaut

already on BCC - http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... yas-Family

[feral-underclass]

meshach was on the doulton road council school memorial, i wonder what happened to that memorial?

[mallosa]

Perhaps someone on here knows Beardie?

[Northern Lass]

flagging to archive

[mallosa]

Fine by me Jan