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geant in his regiment, the 4th Dragoon Guards, now stationed at
Newport, Monmouth.”
His death was registered in Kettering in 1950, aged 67.
MILES Thomas Reginald
Private 1871 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
Born in 1893 in Kings Cliffe, Thomas was the youngest son of
Thomas and Ellen Miles.
His father died in 1895 and Ellen Miles subsequently married a
retired police officer, John Lyman. Thomas was known locally
as “Reggie”.
He joined the Lincolnshire Regiment, 1/4 Battalion soon after
the call was made for new soldiers.
After training they went to France, landing at Le Havre 1st
March 1915, and moved up to the Western Front near Auchy-
les-Baines.
In May they became part of the 138th Brigade (N. Midlands)
Division. They were heavily involved in the Battle for the
Hohenzollern Redoubt, which was part of the Battle of Loos.
In September the British 9th Division had captured the Redoubt
and then lost it to a German counter attack. The British again
assaulted the Redoubt on 13th October. The day was bright and
sunny with an ideal wind for moving gas towards the enemy. At
noon a heavy bombardment opened up on the enemy trenches,
but it proved to be too light to do sufficient damage.
From 1.00pm until 1.50pm the gas was discharged, however in
the area of the Redoubt it hardly moved and settled into shell
holes, not reaching the enemy.
At 2.05pm the 138th attacked. Initially they were sheltered from
the machine guns on the Dump (behind the Redoubt) by the
Redoubt itself. They took their first objective, the Redoubt, with
few losses. Moving on to their second objective they came under
heavy fire from the Dump and Mad Point, which cut across them
with heavy casualties. Within ten minutes the attack was at a
standstill and isolated parties of men made their way back to the
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Newport, Monmouth.”
His death was registered in Kettering in 1950, aged 67.
MILES Thomas Reginald
Private 1871 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
Born in 1893 in Kings Cliffe, Thomas was the youngest son of
Thomas and Ellen Miles.
His father died in 1895 and Ellen Miles subsequently married a
retired police officer, John Lyman. Thomas was known locally
as “Reggie”.
He joined the Lincolnshire Regiment, 1/4 Battalion soon after
the call was made for new soldiers.
After training they went to France, landing at Le Havre 1st
March 1915, and moved up to the Western Front near Auchy-
les-Baines.
In May they became part of the 138th Brigade (N. Midlands)
Division. They were heavily involved in the Battle for the
Hohenzollern Redoubt, which was part of the Battle of Loos.
In September the British 9th Division had captured the Redoubt
and then lost it to a German counter attack. The British again
assaulted the Redoubt on 13th October. The day was bright and
sunny with an ideal wind for moving gas towards the enemy. At
noon a heavy bombardment opened up on the enemy trenches,
but it proved to be too light to do sufficient damage.
From 1.00pm until 1.50pm the gas was discharged, however in
the area of the Redoubt it hardly moved and settled into shell
holes, not reaching the enemy.
At 2.05pm the 138th attacked. Initially they were sheltered from
the machine guns on the Dump (behind the Redoubt) by the
Redoubt itself. They took their first objective, the Redoubt, with
few losses. Moving on to their second objective they came under
heavy fire from the Dump and Mad Point, which cut across them
with heavy casualties. Within ten minutes the attack was at a
standstill and isolated parties of men made their way back to the
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