Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameLouis SOLOMON, 2C3R
Birth26 Dec 1882, Dunedin, New Zealand
Death25 Aug 1918, Bapaume, France
FatherJoseph SOLOMON (-1935)
MotherSarah SYMONDSON (1854-1947)
Notes for Louis SOLOMON
New Zealand WWI Service Records
Louis Solomon
British Subject
Born December 26 1882, Dunedin, New Zealand
Father Joseph Solomon, born England
Mother Sarah Solomon, born Tasmania [incorrect she was born in England]
Resident of New Zealand since birth
How long have your parents been a resident of New Zealand: father - unable to state, mother 40 years.
Trade: manufacturer
Address: 72 Filleul Street, Dunedin
Last employer Fairie & Co., Dunedin
Single
Date September 18, 1917 at Dunedin
Preference for infantry
Attestation September 18, 1917
Commenced active service February 1, 1918
Embarked February 8, 1918
Killed in action August 25 1918, in the field France
Buried Bapaume-Arras N.W.H. 21-a-5y-B-3-0 [not sure if I correctly deciphered the name and plot correctly]
Medals to his mother
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
In Memory of Private Louis Solomon
Regimental Number 69139, 1st Battalion, Otago Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, who died August 25 1918
Remembered with honour L’homme Mort British Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein, France
[Further (plot): II. B. 20.]
[It seems the Regiment fought in the Second Battle of Bapaume (part of what later known as the Hundred Days Offensive) in France which was from August 21 1918 to September 3 1918
Note: The 1st Battalion Otago Infantry Regiment (1/OIR) was attached to the 2nd New Zealand Infantry Brigade from January 1917 to February 1919
From Wikipedia:
[On August 25, 1918}
To the north, the 2nd Infantry Brigade began their advance from Biefvillers over ground which favoured the defenders. The brigade had artillery support, in contrast to their fellow brigade to the south, as well as 23 tanks, although these were delayed. The 1st Battalion,Canterbury Regiment, one of the two leading battalions, made good progress and reached their objective for the day by 7:00 am, at the intersection of the Albert and Arras Roads. The other leading battalion was the 1st Otago, who struggled. The tanks supporting the Otago men caught up with the advancing infantry but misidentified them as Germans and opened fire. Once this instance of friendly fire was identified, the tanks then began engaging the Germans but were soon knocked out. By then, the tanks had provided the 1st Otago Battalion the opportunity to reach their objective for the day, the Arras Road. They managed to link up with the 37th Division on their left although not with the 1st Canterbury Battalion on their right. To fill the gap, Brigadier General Young ordered up the 2nd Canterbury Battalion and all three battalions consolidated their positions.
[Could Louis been one of the 1st Otago been hit by friendly fire?]
Louis Solomon
British Subject
Born December 26 1882, Dunedin, New Zealand
Father Joseph Solomon, born England
Mother Sarah Solomon, born Tasmania [incorrect she was born in England]
Resident of New Zealand since birth
How long have your parents been a resident of New Zealand: father - unable to state, mother 40 years.
Trade: manufacturer
Address: 72 Filleul Street, Dunedin
Last employer Fairie & Co., Dunedin
Single
Date September 18, 1917 at Dunedin
Preference for infantry
Attestation September 18, 1917
Commenced active service February 1, 1918
Embarked February 8, 1918
Killed in action August 25 1918, in the field France
Buried Bapaume-Arras N.W.H. 21-a-5y-B-3-0 [not sure if I correctly deciphered the name and plot correctly]
Medals to his mother
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
In Memory of Private Louis Solomon
Regimental Number 69139, 1st Battalion, Otago Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, who died August 25 1918
Remembered with honour L’homme Mort British Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein, France
[Further (plot): II. B. 20.]
[It seems the Regiment fought in the Second Battle of Bapaume (part of what later known as the Hundred Days Offensive) in France which was from August 21 1918 to September 3 1918
Note: The 1st Battalion Otago Infantry Regiment (1/OIR) was attached to the 2nd New Zealand Infantry Brigade from January 1917 to February 1919
From Wikipedia:
[On August 25, 1918}
To the north, the 2nd Infantry Brigade began their advance from Biefvillers over ground which favoured the defenders. The brigade had artillery support, in contrast to their fellow brigade to the south, as well as 23 tanks, although these were delayed. The 1st Battalion,Canterbury Regiment, one of the two leading battalions, made good progress and reached their objective for the day by 7:00 am, at the intersection of the Albert and Arras Roads. The other leading battalion was the 1st Otago, who struggled. The tanks supporting the Otago men caught up with the advancing infantry but misidentified them as Germans and opened fire. Once this instance of friendly fire was identified, the tanks then began engaging the Germans but were soon knocked out. By then, the tanks had provided the 1st Otago Battalion the opportunity to reach their objective for the day, the Arras Road. They managed to link up with the 37th Division on their left although not with the 1st Canterbury Battalion on their right. To fill the gap, Brigadier General Young ordered up the 2nd Canterbury Battalion and all three battalions consolidated their positions.
[Could Louis been one of the 1st Otago been hit by friendly fire?]