Trafford, Richard (Oral history)

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British NCO served with 1/9th Bn King's Liverpool Regt on Western Front, 1915-1916; served as private with 1/2nd Bn Mommouthshire Regt on Western Front and in Germany, 1916-1919

Content description

REEL 1: Background in GB: story of enlistment aged 15 with King's Liverpool Regt, 4/8/1914; summary of training in GB, 1914-1915; posted to France, 1915. Recollections of operations as NCO with 1/9th Bn King's Liverpool Regt and as private with 2nd Bn Monmouthshire Regt on Western Front and in Germany, 1915-1919: description of Battle of Loos, France, 9/1915; problem of trench feet; description of operations on Somme, 1/Jul/1916; role as Lewis gunner providing covering fire for advancing infantry; wounded by sniper fire; memories of men being hit; casualties in 1/9th Bn; story of death of officer; home leave and transferred to 2nd Bn Monmouthshire Regt, 10/1916; description of operations on Somme, 1-3/1917; memory of tanks; burial of dead; description of operations at Passchendaele, Belgium; living conditions; going over the top; role of 29th Div as advance guard during German offensive, 3/1918; wounded in leg at Passchendaele, 1917; gassed; news of Armistice, 11/11/1918; memory of German Uhlans; posted to Cologne, Germany, 12/1918; demobilisation, 2/1919; question of having served in two regiments; story of post-war operation to remove piece of shrapnel. REEL 2 Continues: memory of shell shocked soldier; further comments on Battle of Loos, 9/1915; description of soldier blown apart by shell; description of machine gunner killing Germans attacking trench; story of being reported missing; story of wounded German in No Man's Land at Christmas; description of VD patients at Casualty Clearing Station; story of sergeant with VD; story of sergeant and self-inflicted wound; description of going over top and advancing over No Man's Land; memories of various officers; memory of Toc H at Poperinghe; further description of operations at Passchendaele; description of Ypres; various memories of seeing men killed and wounded; use of Mills bombs. REEL 3 Continues: story of incident with rifle on home leave; problem of accidental shootings; question of having killed Germans; description of effects of gas; use of whale oil to prevent trench feet; amusing story of rum ration; rations; problem of water tasting of petrol; exchanging cigarettes for chocolate; story of Very lights; shooting rats; burial of dead in mass graves

Object Details

Category: Sound
Related period: 1990 to the present day (production), First World War (content)
Creator: Maddocks, Graham (Production company)
Maddocks, Graham (Recorder)
Trafford, Richard (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 1990-02-05
Dimensions: whole: Duration 90, Number Of Items 3
Catalogue number: 24540

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Trafford, Richard
British Army, Liverpool Regt, King's, 1/9
British Army, Monmouthshire Regiments, 2nd Battalion
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01/3(4-15)
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France
Belgium
DE
Associated themes

Cassette

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