Barking and Dagenham in the Great War

Barking and Dagenham in the Great War

by Stephen Wynn
Barking and Dagenham in the Great War

Barking and Dagenham in the Great War

by Stephen Wynn

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Overview

The First World War was only a matter of days old when Barking placed itself firmly on the map, after Driver Job Henry Charles Drain of the 37th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, was awarded the Victoria Cross. He was born in Barking on 18 October 1895, and on 26 August 1914, the 18-year-old Drain was at Le Cateau, France, when Captain Douglas Reynolds of the same battery was trying to recapture two guns. Driver Drain and another driver, Frederick Luke, volunteered to help and gave great assistance in the eventual saving of one of the guns. He survived the war and died on 26 July 1975 aged 79, and is buried at the Rippleside Cemetery at Barking. A second man, Laurence Calvert, who although not born in the area, died in Dagenham in 1964 aged 72, was also awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 12 September 1918 at Havrincourt, France at the Battle of Havrincourt.

Barking War Memorial is slightly unusual in that it is different from most, because it includes all those from the town who served (1812) in the First World War, those who returned home (1212) and the 600 men who didn't. It carries the names of 802 men from the town who gave their lives for their King and country, so that peace could prevail and the world could become a better place.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781473865389
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication date: 06/30/2019
Series: Your Towns & Cities in the Great War
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 12 MB
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About the Author

Stephen is a retired police officer having served with Essex Police as a constable for thirty years between 1983 and 2013. He is married to Tanya and has two sons, Luke and Ross, and a daughter, Aimee. His sons served five tours of Afghanistan between 2008 and 2013 and both were injured. This led to the publication of his first book, Two Sons in a Warzone – Afghanistan: The True Story of a Father’s Conflict, published in October 2010. Both Stephen’s grandfathers served in and survived the First World War, one with the Royal Irish Rifles, the other in the Mercantile Marine, whilst his father was a member of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps during the Second World War.When not writing Stephen can be found walking his three German Shepherd dogs with his wife Tanya, at some unearthly time of the morning, when most normal people are still fast asleep.

Table of Contents

Foreword 7

Introduction 8

Chapter 1 1914: Starting Out 11

Chapter 2 1915: Deepening Conflict 31

Chapter 3 1916: The Realisation 54

Chapter 4 1917: Seeing it Through 70

Chapter 5 1918: The Final Push 91

Chapter 6 Barking War Memorial 109

Chapter 7 Dagenham War Memorial 111

Chapter 8 'D' Company (Barking) 4th Battalion, Essex Regiment 122

Aftermath 137

Sources 150

Index 151

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