A RARE "BATTLE of DOIRAN'" 1914-15 Star Trio Casualty & Plaque. To: 16874.Pte.I.C. PHILLIPS 8th SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. Killed in Action 9th May 1917 fighting the Bulgarians in Greece. (& associated plaque to 2Lt A. Phillips)

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A Rare & Unusual "BATTLE of DOIRAN" ( Greek Campaign )
1914-15 Star Casualty Trio & Plaque.

To: 6/16874.Pte.IVOR CLIFFORD PHILLIPS
8th SOUTH WALES BORDERERS.
KILLED IN ACTION 9th May 1917 (Last Day of Battle of Doiran)
While fighting the Bulgarians in Greece.

Ivor Phillips was 21 and the son of Jessie & the late John Phillips of 28 Cornwall Street, Sandfields, Aberabon, Port Talbot. Ivor rests with eternal honour at KARASOULI MILITARY CEMETERY,GREECE.

A RARE "BATTLE of DOIRAN A RARE "BATTLE of DOIRAN -ALSO INCLUDED-The Commemorative Plaque of: 2/Lt Arthur S.Phillips, 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers,who was Killed-in-Action on 23rd April 1917 age 33. Arthur S.Phillips was originally enlisted as 15861 Pte. A.S. Phillips R.W.F and arrived in France on 1st December 1915. He was promoted 2/Lt on 17th January 1916. He was Ivor Phillips' cousin and the nephew of the late John Phillips, father of Ivor. Arthur and family, lived at 18 Acland Road,Bridgend,Glamorgan, and was the son of Arthur and Margaret Phillips. Arthur has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial (Bay 6 )

(HISTORY)

The battle for a breakthrough in the Bulgarian positions began on 22 April and continued intermittently until 9 May 1917. The assault began with a bitter four-day artillery barrage in which the British fired about 100,000 shells. As a result, the earthworks and some wooden structures in the front positions were destroyed. The Bulgarians also opened fire from the batteries between Vardar and Doiran. Vladimir Vazov ordered fire day and night on the Allied positions.[5] The initial several-hour struggle between the British and Bulgarian batteries was followed by a one-hour Bulgarian counter-barrage in which 10,000 shells were fired.

Vladimir Vazov was a prominent General. His successful defence of Doiran made him a hero to the Bulgarians.

The British infantry began its attack on the night of 24–25 April - 12 companies attacked the Bulgarian 2nd Brigade and after a bloody fight managed to take the "Nerezov", "Knyaz Boris" and "Pazardzhik" positions. After a Bulgarian counter-attack the British were repulsed with heavy casualties and by 8 pm had retreated.[5] The British assaults on the right and central fronts were also repulsed with heavy casualties after help from the Bulgarian artillery.

The British attacks in the next two days were defeated by constant Bulgarian fire and counter-attacks. Due to this fire the British withdrew to their initial positions on 27 April, the Bulgarians immediately started to reconstruct the destroyed fortifications.

Due to criticism by their high command, the British made new attempts at a breakthrough. On 8 May, after a long artillery barrage, they began another attack. The main assault started at 9 pm with five waves of British troops attacking the Bulgarian positions. After four attacks during the night of 8–9 May the British were defeated and suffered enormous casualties.[6] A Times correspondent wrote that the British soldiers called the "Boris" point "the valley of death".

The artillery duel continued until 9 May but due to heavy casualties the British had to abandon all attacks. They lost 12,000 killed, wounded and captured of which more than 2,250 were buried by the Bulgarian defenders. The losses of the Ninth Pleven Infantry Division were 2,000 of whom 900 died from disease and wounds.

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A RARE "BATTLE of DOIRAN'" 1914-15 Star Trio Casualty & Plaque. To: 16874.Pte.I.C. PHILLIPS 8th SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. Killed in Action 9th May 1917 fighting the Bulgarians in Greece. (& associated plaque to 2Lt A. Phillips)
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A RARE and UNUSUAL "BATTLE of DOIRAN'" ( Greek Campaign ) 1914-15 Star Trio Casualty & Plaque. To: 6/16874.Pte.IVOR CLIFFORD PHILLIPS 8th SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. Killed in Action 9th May 1917 fighting the Bulgarians in Greece. (& an associated plaque to 2Lt A. Phillips, of Royal Welsh Fusiliers , K.I.A. 23rd April 1917,who we think was the elder cousin of Ivor Phillips )