#lepilly

[18thfoot]

19th October 1914 The 2nd Battalion suffered a disaster at Le Pilly near the village of Herlies in France. In the afternoon, led by Lieutenant Colonel Edward Daniell, they advanced across a field of turnips, driving the Germans back out of the hamlet of Le Pilly. On the battalion’s right, a French attack on Fournes failed and the Royal Irish found themselves isolated. They dug in and requested reinforcements. Overnight the Germans surrounded the battalion position, the reinforcements could not get through the German barrage and the majority of the members of the battalion were either killed or captured. On the 21st October the battalion reserve of 136 men were all that was left to stand to arms. The wounded of the 19th; 165 men, had been evacuated. 302 men were taken prisoner on the 20th, of whom 100 were wounded, and 162 men had been killed in action. The photo is of the memorial to the men who died at Le Pilly in Herlies. #18thfoot #royalirishregiment #redcoat #britisharmy #britishempire #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #lepilly #herlies https://www.instagram.com/p/CkAuBpqDBm6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[charles-macaulay]

gene: why do i have to bring him?

finny: because leper is our responsibility and i’m not going to

leave him home alone with all this j-u-i-c-e around

leper: i can spell, finny. you spelled juice.

finny: oh, you’re so brilliant. let’s see you find it.

[rucherdupillier]

Fleurs d'Aronia ces baies aux vertus exceptionnelles. #monabeillefr #MangezDuMiel #ChateauneufLoire42800 #Miel #Tetradium #Abeilles #Granger #Apiculteurs #lepillier (à Le Pillier) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-_b8cip-GM/?igshid=ifbo3tfswc30

[18thfoot]

Research of the story of Michael Dwyer a few days ago reminded me of another soldier of the Royal Irish Regiment, commemorated on his family headstone in St. John the Baptist graveyard in Cashel, Co. Tipperary. The CWGC records John Carrie as 6767 Private John Carey, the husband of Lizzie Carey, The Green, Cashel. Carey was killed at Le Pilly on 19th October 1914, aged 53. He is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial. Carey's Medal Index Card records his arrival in France on 7th October 1914 so his family commemoration as having died at Mons is one of those family legends that frustrate amateur genealogists. #18thfoot #royalirishregiment #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #westernfront #lepilly https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpr5n_8tRP-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[18thfoot]

The grave of Captain James Smithwick in Foulkstown Churchyard, Kilkenny. #18thfoot #royalirishregiment #redcoat #britisharmy #britishempire #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #lepilly #herlies https://www.instagram.com/p/CkvUci_jJLI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[18thfoot]

9th November 1915 Captain Smithwick was wounded and taken prisoner at Le Pilly on 20th October 1914. He was held POW in Krefeld, Germany until August 1915 when he was repatriated to the UK. Smithwick died of Tuberculosis in a nursing home at 19 Beaumont Street, London. He was a veteran of the Boer War in which he served as a Private in the Imperial Yeomanry. #18thfoot #royalirishregiment #redcoat #britisharmy #britishempire #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #lepilly #herlies https://www.instagram.com/p/CkvLNW2jLPX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[18thfoot]

#18thfoot #royalirishregiment #redcoat #britisharmy #britishempire #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #lepilly #herlies #letouretmemorial https://www.instagram.com/p/CkAvcuhj4HO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[18thfoot]

#18thfoot #royalirishregiment #redcoat #britisharmy #britishempire #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #lepilly #herlies #letouretmemorial https://www.instagram.com/p/CkAvGMUDMqU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[18thfoot]

#18thfoot #royalirishregiment #redcoat #britisharmy #britishempire #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #lepilly #herlies #letouretmemorial https://www.instagram.com/p/CkAvCWZDm4e/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[18thfoot]

#18thfoot #royalirishregiment #redcoat #britisharmy #britishempire #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #lepilly #herlies #letouretmemorial https://www.instagram.com/p/CkAu-q0DzHt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[18thfoot]

#18thfoot #royalirishregiment #redcoat #britisharmy #britishempire #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #lepilly #herlies #letouretmemorial https://www.instagram.com/p/CkAu7ECDcDL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[18thfoot]

#18thfoot #royalirishregiment #redcoat #britisharmy #britishempire #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #lepilly #herlies #letouretmemorial https://www.instagram.com/p/CkAu3YxDlVk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[18thfoot]

#18thfoot #royalirishregiment #redcoat #britisharmy #britishempire #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #lepilly #herlies #letouretmemorial https://www.instagram.com/p/CkAuxrxD71m/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[18thfoot]

#18thfoot #royalirishregiment #redcoat #britisharmy #britishempire #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #lepilly #herlies #letouretmemorial https://www.instagram.com/p/CkAuuebDKGq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[18thfoot]

#18thfoot #royalirishregiment #redcoat #britisharmy #britishempire #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #lepilly #herlies #letouretmemorial https://www.instagram.com/p/CkAuq9ZjnS_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[18thfoot]

#18thfoot #royalirishregiment #redcoat #britisharmy #britishempire #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #lepilly #herlies https://www.instagram.com/p/CkAuchIjHA3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=