"look out!!!"

[harribobs]

courtesy of Kingo, we have a new section in the 18th Battalion history

the report on the accident on the 29th June 1916

23 men were wounded by the explosion of a bomb-many were destined not to take part in the big day and this incident may have saved their lives! read the report on the incident here "Look Out!"

http://www.themanchesters.org/Look%20Out.html

[tisgrannie]

Thank you Kingo and harribob. Unfortunately the pictures didn't show. is that fixable! It was a tragedy, bad enough working with bombs never mind defective ones!
tisgrannie

[liverpool annie]

This chokes me up ! 

The personal effects of Lance Corporal Frankish were returned to his, by now widowed Mother at 19 Dryden Street. They consisted of ;

1 drinking Cup, 1 Machine Book, 2 Tins of Cigarettes, 1 Pair of Opera Glasses, 1 Electric Torch, 2 Pouches and 1 French Dictionary

But thanks Andy .... interesting reading ! .... I'd never heard of it before !

[Wendi]

Your right Annie, imagine unwrapping each article, probably wrapped in newspaper or some such.

So many families did,  his bible, unsmoked tobaco - that you had probably sent to him.....

Wendi 

[timberman]

Just read the account as Tis said no pictures. The fact that they had to mess around with so many of the bombs a bit scary.
Just been reading a book called The Chilwell Story 1915-1982 VC Factory and Ordnance Depot by Captain M.J. Haslam
(by the 23 April 1916 it had reached 7000 shells per week. A labour Battalion was needed to keep up production, they declined to work on Sundays because of religious reasons and Lord Chetwynd was not impressed with his labour Bn. He considered them to be of miserable physique and of heavy drinking habits.
The Battalion at this time did, include two epileptics, a lunatic and several coronary cases)

[harribobs]

bit strange i am getting the pictures

[kingo]

Me too 

[cathyaus]

No pictures here either !

[Wendi]

I see, in order, War Diary, Picture Courtesy of Mack & War Grave

[kingo]

if you can see 3 photos-thats the lot ! There are gaps-thats because i probably did something wrong ! (I know-Hard to believe  ). I get them from Chris's link on the board and through the link from the battalion page. Now- where did i put that list of IT courses   

[timberman]

Just had another go and still getting blank spaces, so maybe my computer

Neil

[Wendi]

Sorry Neil,

I even cleared my cashe and it still has the gaps 

[tisgrannie]

Still no pics for me.!
tis

[Wizz Bang]

I believe one of the men listed as injured in this incident - 10723 Pte F Taft - also died of his wounds, on 1.7.16 and is buried at La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie. Until very recently the CWGC Debt of Honour Register had his death down as 1.6.16, despite the fact that his headstone states 1.7.16, and he is listed in Soldiers Died as having died of wounds on 1.7.16. After pointing out this anomaly to them, the CWGC has corrected the details in the Debt of Honour Register.

[kingo]

Nice work "Wizz bang" ! The medal card of Fred Taft also states his date of death as 1st July. He is also listed as being one of the men injured in the incident.He must have been evacuated to 21 C.C.S at Corbie, dying the following day.
Thanks to your efforts Pte Fred Taft is now properly commemorated.

                                                   10723 Private Fred Taft-Not Forgotten.