Service No: 772152
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry, 54th Bn
Have found this website commemorating the 54th Battalion which James Herriot #772152 belonged to during WW1. The owner of the website transcribed the battalion's war diary for the time it was in France. Going through the pages I found the events of Septemeber 30, 1918 that led up to James Robert's death.
"On the morning of the 28th the 3rd Division passed through our line the way to Cambrai, the Battalion reassembling west of Bourlon Wood and getting part of a night's rest in old cellars, etc. At 6:30 on the morning of the 29th we moved forward again north of Bourlon village to an assembly position preparatory to putting in a new attack north of Cambrai. Here we waited all day expecting to attack at any time, but it was decided late in the day not to attack until the following morning, and at 4:30 the next morning we moved forward to our jumping-off place, having very considerable difficulty in finding same owing to the darkness and poor guides. At 6 a.m. on the 30th of Spetember, zero hour, our attack was launched, with the 75th leading and our Battalion following. The enemy was, however, resisting very strongly, and no headway could be gained. He put down a very heavy barrage on our positions and his shelling was the worst ever experienced by this Battalion. As it was evident he was in considerable force and meant to fight, and as our flanks were not able to get forward, it was decided not to press the attack. Both the 75th and ourselves suffered very heavy casualties."
Here is the link for the we site if needed
The 54th Canadian Infantry Battalion, 1915 -1919
https://54thbattalioncef.ca/?page_id=179
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry, 54th Bn
Have found this website commemorating the 54th Battalion which James Herriot #772152 belonged to during WW1. The owner of the website transcribed the battalion's war diary for the time it was in France. Going through the pages I found the events of Septemeber 30, 1918 that led up to James Robert's death.
"On the morning of the 28th the 3rd Division passed through our line the way to Cambrai, the Battalion reassembling west of Bourlon Wood and getting part of a night's rest in old cellars, etc. At 6:30 on the morning of the 29th we moved forward again north of Bourlon village to an assembly position preparatory to putting in a new attack north of Cambrai. Here we waited all day expecting to attack at any time, but it was decided late in the day not to attack until the following morning, and at 4:30 the next morning we moved forward to our jumping-off place, having very considerable difficulty in finding same owing to the darkness and poor guides. At 6 a.m. on the 30th of Spetember, zero hour, our attack was launched, with the 75th leading and our Battalion following. The enemy was, however, resisting very strongly, and no headway could be gained. He put down a very heavy barrage on our positions and his shelling was the worst ever experienced by this Battalion. As it was evident he was in considerable force and meant to fight, and as our flanks were not able to get forward, it was decided not to press the attack. Both the 75th and ourselves suffered very heavy casualties."
Here is the link for the we site if needed
The 54th Canadian Infantry Battalion, 1915 -1919
https://54thbattalioncef.ca/?page_id=179
Service No: 772152
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry, 54th Bn
Have found this website commemorating the 54th Battalion which James Herriot #772152 belonged to during WW1. The owner of the website transcribed the battalion's war diary for the time it was in France. Going through the pages I found the events of Septemeber 30, 1918 that led up to James Robert's death.
"On the morning of the 28th the 3rd Division passed through our line the way to Cambrai, the Battalion reassembling west of Bourlon Wood and getting part of a night's rest in old cellars, etc. At 6:30 on the morning of the 29th we moved forward again north of Bourlon village to an assembly position preparatory to putting in a new attack north of Cambrai. Here we waited all day expecting to attack at any time, but it was decided late in the day not to attack until the following morning, and at 4:30 the next morning we moved forward to our jumping-off place, having very considerable difficulty in finding same owing to the darkness and poor guides. At 6 a.m. on the 30th of Spetember, zero hour, our attack was launched, with the 75th leading and our Battalion following. The enemy was, however, resisting very strongly, and no headway could be gained. He put down a very heavy barrage on our positions and his shelling was the worst ever experienced by this Battalion. As it was evident he was in considerable force and meant to fight, and as our flanks were not able to get forward, it was decided not to press the attack. Both the 75th and ourselves suffered very heavy casualties."
Here is the link for the we site if needed
The 54th Canadian Infantry Battalion, 1915 -1919
https://54thbattalioncef.ca/?page_id=179
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry, 54th Bn
Have found this website commemorating the 54th Battalion which James Herriot #772152 belonged to during WW1. The owner of the website transcribed the battalion's war diary for the time it was in France. Going through the pages I found the events of Septemeber 30, 1918 that led up to James Robert's death.
"On the morning of the 28th the 3rd Division passed through our line the way to Cambrai, the Battalion reassembling west of Bourlon Wood and getting part of a night's rest in old cellars, etc. At 6:30 on the morning of the 29th we moved forward again north of Bourlon village to an assembly position preparatory to putting in a new attack north of Cambrai. Here we waited all day expecting to attack at any time, but it was decided late in the day not to attack until the following morning, and at 4:30 the next morning we moved forward to our jumping-off place, having very considerable difficulty in finding same owing to the darkness and poor guides. At 6 a.m. on the 30th of Spetember, zero hour, our attack was launched, with the 75th leading and our Battalion following. The enemy was, however, resisting very strongly, and no headway could be gained. He put down a very heavy barrage on our positions and his shelling was the worst ever experienced by this Battalion. As it was evident he was in considerable force and meant to fight, and as our flanks were not able to get forward, it was decided not to press the attack. Both the 75th and ourselves suffered very heavy casualties."
Here is the link for the we site if needed
The 54th Canadian Infantry Battalion, 1915 -1919
https://54thbattalioncef.ca/?page_id=179
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