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DACKOMBE Forces War Records (and variants) R G DACKOMBE 1918 |
Below is the information for R G DACKOMBE
First Name: R G
Surname: Dackombe
DOB: Circa 1900
Age: 18
Birth Town: Southwark, Surrey
Resided Town: Southwark
Nationality: British
Date of Death: 25/03/1918
Fate: Killed in Action
Information: Parents: Richard and Elizabeth Dackombe.
Rank: Private
Service Number: 53158
Duty Location: France And Flanders
Campaign Medals: Victory Medal
Given the information we have available it is likely that R G Dackombe was entitled to the Victory medal, also called the Inter Allied Victory Medal. This medal was awarded to all who received the 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star and, with certain exceptions, to those who received the British War Medal. It was never awarded alone. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.
Eligibility for this award consisted of having been mobilised, fighting, having served in any of the theatres of operations, or at sea, between midnight 4th/5th August, 1914, and midnight, 11th/12th November, 1918. Women who served in any of the various military organisations in a theatre of operations were also eligible.
British War Medal
From the information available to us, it is very possible that R G Dackombe was entitled to the British War Medal for service in World War One. This British Empire campaign medal was issued for services between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918.
The medal was automatically awarded in the event of death on active service before the completion of this period.
Service: British Army
Regiment: Middlesex Regiment
Middlesex Regiment during World War 1
Middlesex Regiment
Since 1815 the balance of power in Europe had been maintained by a series of treaties. In 1888 Wilhelm II was crowned ‘German Emperor and King of Prussia’ and moved from a policy of maintaining the status quo to a more aggressive position. He did not renew a treaty with Russia, aligned Germany with the declining Austro-Hungarian Empire and started to build a Navy rivalling that of Britain. These actions greatly concerned Germany’s neighbours, who quickly forged new treaties and alliances in the event of war. On 28th June 1914 Franz Ferdinand the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated by the Bosnian-Serb nationalist group Young Bosnia who wanted pan-Serbian independence. Franz Joseph's the Austro-Hungarian Emperor (with the backing of Germany) responded aggressively, presenting Serbia with an intentionally unacceptable ultimatum, to provoke Serbia into war. Serbia agreed to 8 of the 10 terms and on the 28th July 1914 the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia, producing a cascade effect across Europe. Russia bound by treaty to Serbia declared war with Austro-Hungary, Germany declared war with Russia and France declared war with Germany. Germany’s army crossed into neutral Belgium in order to reach Paris, forcing Britain to declare war with Germany (due to the Treaty of London (1839) whereby Britain agreed to defend Belgium in the event of invasion). By the 4th August 1914 Britain and much of Europe were pulled into a war which would last 1,566 days, cost 8,528,831 lives and 28,938,073 casualties or missing on both sides.
In the First World War, The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) formed a total of 49 Battalions this was mainly due to a surplus of volunteers seeking to enlist. The Regiment received a total of 81 battle honours,5 Victoria Crosses and lost approximately 12,270 casualties during the course of the
war.
2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Malta
Sept 1914 Returned to England, Hursley Park and joined the 23rd Brigade 8th Division.
07.11.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre. The 8th Division provided badly-needed reinforcement to The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and remained on the Western Front throughout rest of the war, taking part in the following actions:
During 1915; The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, The Battle of Aubers, The action of Bois Grenier.
During 1916; The Battle of Albert (the first phase of the Battles of the Somme 1916).
During 1917; The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The Battle of Pilkem, The Battle of Langemarck, The battles marked + are phases of the Third Battle of Ypres.
During 1918; The Battle of St Quentin, The actions at the Somme crossings, The Battle of Rosieres, The actions of Villers-Bretonneux, The Battle of the Aisne 1918, The Battle of the Scarpe, The Final Advance in Artois in which the Division captured Douai
11.11.1918 Ended war in Belgium at Douvrain, N.W. of Mons
Battalion: 2nd Battalion
Commemorated: Britain
Collections: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
The IWGC/CWGC Registers Collection
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