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The Above Group Photo Is of the Staff at the Staff College, Quetta, India in 1913 The above group photo is of the staff at the Staff College, Quetta, India in 1913. According to Simon Robbins in his book “British Generalship on the Western Front 1914-18” such men and other officers with a Staff College background were the backbone of the BEF in the war years and enabled the war to be fought. The article at Page 7 describes how the photo came to light and outlines how the group produced a Field Marshall, a General, a Lieutenant General and 4 Major Generals! Despatch contains, inter alia, the unique (?) story of a Jerseyman who lies in the Argonne, a contemporaneous “War Horse” story, unpublished war poems, a thought provoking post card and a review of the book that challenges the conventional thinking about Germany’s initial war plan. Also the Editor has received an interesting letter in response to an article in last November’s Despatch. Editor’s Musing (+S) been replaced by a recording, with loudspeakers strategically concealed in It was not until producing Despatch trees and other vantage points. Yet, the during last month did I realise the 100th melancholy notes effectively carry across anniversary of the Royal Flying Corps the white headstones of more than coincided with the airing of Annie 14,000 American Great War dead, and Macdonell’s touching poem/prayer (Page they are a fitting daily tribute to these 10) for her son which could apply to all men who came to serve in France from airmen then and since. The Daily every state of the United States of Telegraph (9th April, +S) also ran a story America. close in time and space to Captain And from Jersey too! For, in Block D, Macdonell’s perilous flight on 20th June Row 25, Grave 25, there is one Sergeant 1915 over Lille. Horace Robert Champion who served Next month will be the 10th Issue of with the 127th Infantry Regiment that Despatch and this caused me to look formed part of the 32nd US Division. He back to my thoughts for the newsletter at was killed in action on the 10th October, our December 2007 AGM. 12 or 16 1918 when his Regiment fought to take pages per Issue I postulated; items of the strategic Heights of Romagne, during interest from other Branch Newsletters the fierce battles that faced the American (as fillers?); “Speakers Corner” a brief Expeditionary Force (AEF) in the months paragraph. Thanks to contributions before Armistice and the cessation of actuality has been somewhat different in hostilities. His entry in the American width and, hopefully you will agree, Battlefield Monuments Commission quality. Your input/contribution to make database records that he was from New Issue 10 special would be very welcome. Jersey. But by researching the early- 1919 issues of the Jersey Evening Post MORE INFORMATION FOR ARTICLES WHEN: (JEP) I found a reference to his death, (+P) : photos, maps in Photo Gallery, along with a comment from his grieving (+S) : supplementary information report Jersey family that he had been in the US See our website www.wfanlancs.co.uk and look for some six years. against this Despatch Horace Robert, or Robert Horace according to the parish of St Helier’s TAPS FOR A JERSEYMAN: Barrie Baptism Records, was born on the 15th Bertram (+P) October, 1891 to William Stephen Champion and Louisa Jane Champion At American war cemeteries (née de la Haye) who lived at 37 Town throughout the world, the end of each day Mills, his father being a coal merchant. is marked by the playing of “Taps”, a Yet, there is a small twist in the tale with bugle call that can be likened in its the discovery of a Jersey-born Able- purpose to the British “Last Post” or Bodied Seaman Robert Horace “Sunset”. This occurs at the Meuse- Champion in the Royal Navy service Argonne American Cemetery at records at Kew. Romagne sur Montfauçon, some 30 These records show that, having been miles to the northwest of the French employed in civilian life in Jersey as a fortress city of Verdun, and although it baker, Horace had joined the RN as a may seem incongruous if one has not Boy, 2nd Class on 1st October, 1907, been there, the live bugler has long since stating his year of birth as the 15th October, 1890, given the service number But, I discovered that the JEP is seen 239759, and committing to serve until his far and wide, for, contact was made by a “30th birthday” in 1920. However, as was gentleman in Camden, New Jersey, who revealed in his naval record, he never had picked up on my enquiry, as he is reached that date, since on 5th August, looking into the Great War dead from that 1912 he was reported as having gone “on city. Horace is one of those men! As a aboard result, I received the images of an index the card recording some of Horace’s details cruiser which are listed below: HMS Venus. Date Event The act 5 Jan 1916: Enlisted Fort Slocum, NY of going 5 Jan 1916: To ‘I’ Coy, 17 Inf Regt “on the 23 Feb 1916: Promoted Corporal run” appears to have been out of 7 April 1917: Promoted Sergeant character even though he had “enjoyed” 1 Aug 1917: Prom Sup(ervisory?) Sergt a 14 day stay in the cells whilst 17 Aug 1917: Reverted to Sergeant previously serving on HMS Duncan, a 21 Aug 1917: To 1 Coy, 1 Inf Trg Bn pre-Dreadnought battleship. He had a 12 Jan 1918: To France (Depart USA?) few days start on the Navy, with HMS 27 Mar 1918: To 10 Coy, 1 Inf Trg Regt Venus anchored in Stokes Bay off 1 May 1918: Promoted First Sergeant Portsmouth, having gone on leave with 31 Aug 1918: To ‘M’ Coy, 161 Inf Regt the rest of the Port Watch on the 30th July 8 Sept 1918: Reverted to Sergeant until the 5th August. It would have 8 Sept 1918: To ‘D’ Coy, 127 Inf Regt certainly been easy to find a US bound 10 Oct 1918: Killed in Action, Romagne ship leaving Southampton at that time, while HMS Venus would weigh anchor in Horace’s enlistment in the US Army the early hours of the 6th August to head took place fifteen months before that northwards to the Firth of Forth. This was nation’s entry into the Great War, and my obviously consistent with the subsequent contact subsequently advised that the statement from the family in 1919. 17th Infantry Regiment, of which Horace Although enquiries were put into train was a member on joining the US Army, via the JEP, nothing initially emerged had been part of the US’ Mexican (or from Jersey, although I was able to find a Punitive) relative there who sadly could offer Expedition nothing of note. Similarly, an enquiry to sent to the National Archives and Records deal with Administration (NARA) in St Louis, MO Pancho eventually came back with a quote of $60 Villa after to copy his papers! Unfortunately, it was his ‘buying a pig in a poke’ as the number of Columbus pages was not identified, and the Archive raid in had suffered in a fire in 1973, so that his March, 1916. Commanded by General record needed to be chemically treated (Black Jack) John Pershing, the first! The price tag was fundamentally Expedition was unsuccessful, and the US more than I was prepared to pay. 3 forces returned as involvement in the months of the Great War. Well written, it Great War was imminent. is a surprisingly good “warts and all” However subsequently, another piece account of the AEF’s struggles, and has of information reached me from a a set of very clear maps. I shall put it to gentleman in Jersey. Having seen my good use next September when I again JEP item, he had seen Horace’s name in visit the Meuse-Argonne and look at the Jersey’s property transaction database. It battlefields there with Horace very much appears that when Horace’s father died in mind! in 1914, the estate was shared between Horace and his siblings, and in Horace’s HE GAVE HIS LIFE TO HIS COUNTRY case, he became the recipient of the HIS SOUL TO HIS GOD PEACE TO THE HERO - Pte M G O'Brien, Royal ‘Cottage au Milieu’ on Bagatelle Lane in Newfoundland Regt St Saviour. However, Horace was not in Jersey to parade before the Bailiff at the Royal Court, instead, he was to be found WAR HORSE (+S) in the west Texas town of El Paso (and probably in Rosa’s Cantina!) for, on the After the hype, fantasy and thrilling 29th December, 1914, he had visited an cavalry charge in Spielberg’s “War Attorney to attest as to his identity! Horse”, Channel 4’s “War Horse: the Subsequently after news of his death Real Story” was a more realistic and reached Jersey in 1919, the cottage was sober portrayal of the role of horses in very quickly sold with Horace’s eldest WW1. Readers may feel the following brother receiving the money. It is unclear contemporaneous article about War whether a will existed, and if it did, Horses which appeared in The War whether the sale of the cottage was in Illustrated on 27th November 1915 written accord with that will, and whether the by Colonel the Right Hon. MARK proceeds went to the right person! LOCKWOOD, CVO MP, who Perhaps I should have ordered those subsequently became a Vice President of NARA records, if so, are there any the RSPCA, is worth a read.
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