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Pvt. John Madden

Pvt. John Madden. 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment. 32503 Pvt. John Madden Killed : Passchendaele – 10 th October 1917 Age: 23. Badges & Insignia. East Surrey Regiment Cap Badge King's crown type bimetal cap badge of the regiment. The central shield bears the Arms of Gilford. .

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Pvt. John Madden

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  1. Pvt. John Madden 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment

  2. 32503 Pvt. John Madden Killed : Passchendaele – 10th October 1917 Age: 23

  3. Badges & Insignia East Surrey Regiment Cap Badge King's crown type bimetal cap badge of the regiment. The central shield bears the Arms of Gilford. Insignia of the 5th Division The British 5th Infantry Division was established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsula War and has been active for most of the period since, including World War I and World War II.

  4. East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion In 1916, the 1st Battalion took part in the great battles of the River Somme, and distinguished itself notably at Morval in September. The Battalion took part in many of the great battles of 1917, such as Arras, the Third Battle of Ypres and, perhaps the worst, Passchendaele. After a four month tour on the Italian Front, the Battalion was back in France in March 1918, and was engaged in the Battles of Albert and Bapaume, and the subsequent advance to victory.

  5. Rifle carried by John Madden Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk I 1904–1926 The Lee-Enfield bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire/Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. It was the British Army's standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957

  6. Battle of Passchendaele

  7. Private. John Madden

  8. Under Artillery Attack

  9. Gas Attack Causalities

  10. A Fallen Comrade

  11. John Madden is Remembered at TYNE COT MEMORIAL Panel 79 to 80 and 163A.

  12. British Artillery

  13. Under Gas Attack

  14. German Machine Gunners

  15. Carnage on the Frontline

  16. German Troops in Waiting

  17. Time for Prayer and Confession

  18. Fixing the Ladders

  19. Helping a Wounded Enemy

  20. “Fix Bayonets”

  21. British 18 Pounder in Action

  22. Medal Card

  23. Walking Wounded

  24. Time for a Wash & Shave

  25. Passchendaele

  26. Covering an Enemy Body

  27. A Fallen Comrade

  28. Tanks Join the Battlefield

  29. Taking an Enemy Prisoner

  30. Time for a Quick Nap

  31. John Madden is one of many hundreds of thousands who never came home

  32. The Unknown Warrior

  33. John Madden You Are Remembered

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