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WW1 MEDALS KILLED IN ACTION YPRES 1917 H HAGGER SHERWOOD FORESTERS NEUVE CHAPELE

Offered is a set of three medals to Private. H. Hagger, 16th Battalion (Chatsworth Rifles), Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), a pre-war regular who was tragically killed in action on 1 July 1917

1914 Star impressed named 10441 P^TE H. HAGGER. 1/NOTTS: & DERBY: R.; British War and Victory Medals (1914 – 18) impressed named 10441 PTE H. HAGGER. NOTTS. & DERBY. R. Court mounted for display and comes with copies of commonwealth war graves extract, M.I.C., medal rolls, newspaper article, war diary June 1917, soldier’s effects and pension record extract.

Henry Hagger was born in Nottingham and was a pre war regular serving with the 1^st Battalion Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment. It is believed that he joined in 1907 – 1908 as his service number was 10441. 10241 was issued 15/1/1907 and 10730 joined 7/4/1908. The Battalion was stationed in Bombay, India at the outbreak of the war and returned to England, landing 2/10/ 1914. They became part of the 24^th Brigade, 8^th Division.

Hagger landed in France with the Battalion 4/11/1914, he was transferred to the 2^nd Battalion at an unknown date, possibly after Neuve Chapelle when he was wounded. He was again transferred (unknown date) to the 16^th Battalion with whom he was serving when he was killed. The 16^th Battalion was formed in April 1915 and landed in France 6/3/1916.

In June 1917, the Battalion was in the Ypres sector. From the 24^th June until the night of 30^th/1^st they were holding the front line in the Hill Top sector. They were under constant shell fire from 5.9’s, 4.2’s, heavy Minenwerfers and trench mortars. The battalion lost 3 killed and 58 wounded in the week that they were there. On the night of the 30^th/1^st 2 men were killed (Hagger being one) and another 2 wounded during the relief. The war diary makes for grim reading.

He is buried in the Brandhoek Military Cemetery.