Meeting 6th March 2010
21st March 1918 The German Offensive
11 members attending the meeting with appoligies from others to show the British side of the last German offensive of WW1.
Artifacts from Pete Stubbs from WW1 German Infantry helmet to medals for a man wounded by rifle fire on the 21st March 1918.
Jeff Elsons display consisting on battle plans and maps of the German Offensive, together with details of his Great Uncle Joseph Henry Elson of the 2/5th South Staffordshire Regiment who was taken Prisoner of War on the 21st March 1918, there were four other brothers who served in WW1, three were killed or died of wounds and the other brother had been shot and gassed
Medal groups relating to men involved in the days events on the 21st March 1918 from the collection of Dave Baldwin.
The Lewis Machine Gun as used by the British Army during WW1, it was easily moveable when withdrawing from a position and provided quite a high rate of fire and emergencies could be fired from the hip. These are getting hard to come by now in such good condition and this example id the property of Dave Cooper complete with deactivation certificate.
Items not connected with the monthly topic
Model of German soldier from the Viking Division of the German Army paited by meMber Dave Lycett. Nice model Dave just that the offensive was some 26 years later in WW2.