Private Albert Ogden aged 24: Difference between revisions

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Private Albert Ogden aged 24 In 1911,

Private Albert Ogden lived at 4 North Ive House with his parents Joseph and Mary Ellen Ogden, he had three brothers and one sister.

His younger brother Jesse was also a casualty of the war and died in 1919.
He was a wool spinner and worked for RT Riley & Sons at Peel House Mills.

His parents were still living in the village in 1930’s, the electoral register for 1939 shows them living at 18 Applehouse Terrace with their son Allen now aged 40.

He signed up for the Scottish Horse in 1916 when he was living at 2 Buttress Lane. He later transferred to the 15th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
He was sent to France in July 1917 and the following is an extract from the war diaries (Third Battle of Ypres, Battle of Passchendaele):

12.30 am on October 26th – All companies report in assembly area. Watches are synchronized. The attack carried out with companies in waves in depth. Casualties were few until reached the clearing to the north of the Chateau where machine gun fire was encountered from the Chateau causing considerable casualties including all C Corps officers.
About 8am, the enemy were seen massing for a counter attack. And at 8.15 the counter attack was easily repulsed by machine gun, Lewis gun and rifle fire. 10.30 – communication with our right could not be established. 
10.45 the position became critical owing to enemy advancing and encircling our right flank. Owing to the conditions of mud, all Lewis guns and brigade machine guns and all but very few rifles had become out of action.
Casualties became heavy and a withdrawal was endeavoured. Shelling was very intense and the conditions indescribable men sinking waist deep in the going.

Albert was killed in action and is among the 35,000 with no known grave who are commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium. He is also commemorated in the church window in St Mary's Luddenden.

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 === Private Albert Ogden aged 24 In 1911, ===
-Private Albert Ogden lived at 4 North Ive House with his parents Joseph and Mary Ellen Ogden, he had three brothers and one sister. His younger brother Jesse was also a casualty of the war and died in 1919. He was a wool spinner and worked for RT Riley & Sons at Peel House Mills. His parents were still living in the village in 1930’s, the electoral register for 1939 shows them living at 18 Applehouse Terrace with their son Allen now aged 40. He signed up for the Scottish Horse in 1916 when he was living at 2 Buttress Lane. He later transferred to the 15th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He was sent to France in July 1917 and the following is an extract from the war diaries (Third Battle of Ypres, Battle of Passchendaele) 12.30 am on October 26 th – All companies report in assembly area. Watches are synchronized. The attack carried out with companies in waves in depth. Casualties were few until reached the clearing to the north of the chateau where machine gun fire was encountered from the chateau causing considerable casualties including all C Corps officers. About 8 am the enemy were seen massing for a counter attack. And at 8.15 the counter attack was easily repulsed by machine gun, Lewis gun and rifle fire. 10.30 – communication with our right could not be established. 10.45 the position became critical owing to enemy advancing and encircling our right flank. Owing to the conditions of mud, all Lewis guns and brigade machine guns and all but very few rifles had become out of action. Casualties became heavy and a withdrawal was endeavoured. Shelling was very intense and the conditions indescribable men sinking waist deep in the going.
+Private Albert Ogden lived at 4 North Ive House with his parents Joseph and Mary Ellen Ogden, he had three brothers and one sister.<br>
-He was killed in action and is among the 35,000 with no known grave who are commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium. He is also commemorated in the church window.
+His younger brother Jesse was also a casualty of the war and died in 1919.<br>
+He was a wool spinner and worked for RT Riley & Sons at Peel House Mills.<br>
+His parents were still living in the village in 1930’s, the electoral register for 1939 shows them living at 18 Applehouse Terrace with their son Allen now aged 40.<br>
+He signed up for the Scottish Horse in 1916 when he was living at 2 Buttress Lane. He later transferred to the 15th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment.<br> He was sent to France in July 1917 and the following is an extract from the war diaries (Third Battle of Ypres, Battle of Passchendaele):
+.30 am on October 26th – All companies report in assembly area. Watches are synchronized. The attack carried out with companies in waves in depth. Casualties were few until reached the clearing to the north of the Chateau where machine gun fire was encountered from the Chateau causing considerable casualties including all C Corps officers.
+ About 8am, the enemy were seen massing for a counter attack. And at 8.15 the counter attack was easily repulsed by machine gun, Lewis gun and rifle fire. 10.30 – communication with our right could not be established.
+.45 the position became critical owing to enemy advancing and encircling our right flank. Owing to the conditions of mud, all Lewis guns and brigade machine guns and all but very few rifles had become out of action.
+ Casualties became heavy and a withdrawal was endeavoured. Shelling was very intense and the conditions indescribable men sinking waist deep in the going.
+Albert was killed in action and is among the 35,000 with no known grave who are commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium. He is also commemorated in the church window in St Mary's Luddenden.
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