 For the second time in as many months, Captain C.M.E. Dealtry was wounded in action.
On 27th March, the British detonated a series of mines along the St. Eloi ridge, near Ypres. In the hours that followed, the 2nd Battalion was rushed from its billets behind the lines, to the front, to bolster the fledgling front line. Despite the horrific weather culminating in a terrific hailstorm, the Battalion pressed on to consolidate the craters that had been created by the mines and, with the units that were already there, desperately hung on in the face of heavy enemy fire. The Battalion, pushed directly into the fight, lost it's recently returned CO; Lieutenant-Colonel d'Arch Smith. He had only returned a few days before after recovering from an injured foot, and upon entering the front line trenches, he was hit by shrapnel. His second-in-command, Major Thomas, had reported sick many days before, so that for the first time since Le Cateau, the Battalion was completely leaderless. Within hours however, a new CO would arrive. Comments are closed.
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Welcome to our online 'chronicle' that charted the history of the many battalions of the Suffolk Regiment throughout their service during the Great War.
This record is now closed, but we have retained all our original posts here for you to search through and in the fullness of time, we hope to add to it as and where new stories come to light. It was at times, a challenging but rewarding endeavour which has helped many people in their research of the Regiment. If you know the specific month of an action of the Regiment, you can search for it in the list below: Archives
February 2025
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