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First Name: | William Thomas | Last Name: | ARDIN |
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| Date of Death: | 15/12/1914 | Lived/Born In: | Holloway | |
| Rank: | Private | Unit: | Middlesex4 | |
| Memorial Site: | 1. Kentish Town, St Dominic 2. Menin Gate | |||
Current Information:Age-23 1 Poynings Road, Upper Holloway Born-Fulham
On 14th December 1st Gordon Highlanders and 2nd Royal Scots, both of 8 Brigade, 3rd Division, attacked Wytschaete with very little artillery preparation. They met heavy rifle and machine gun fire and uncut wire. 1st Gordon Highlanders got to within 50 yards of the German line and 2nd Royal Scots managed to enter the German trench capturing 2 machine guns and 42 men. Here they remained until dark when they were relieved by the supporting battalions 2nd Suffolk and 4th Middlesex. In this position on the next day, 15th December, 4th Middlesex were heavily shelled and had 7 men killed and 11 wounded. William Ardin was one of those killed. |
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