Log in now. Each number though, belongs to a separate number series. Any advice appreciated! The only Medal Card I can find for John Henry Brown gives a REG. I wonder if you can help with this query?Approximately when would the number 20815 have been issued to (a)the Royal Garrison Artillery (b) the Royal Field Artillery?Also, did the RGA, RHA, and RFA have different number sequences or did the Artillery just use one sequence, irrespective of which branch a man joined?Many thanks. Germans lost 19 men dead and had 31 wounded. The database on FindMyPast says that he was formerly 23314, Somerset Light Infantry. The National Archives WO/95/1655 & WO/95/1656, 2nd Battalion (Regular Army) Border Regiment. Many thanks, Hi PaulI'm trying to trace the military movement of my g-grandfather Matthew James Jennings who left England in the early 1880s with the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons bound for South Africa.All said, he appears to have been quite a mercenary, having left his unit at some point and progressed as follows:Cape Colony Defence Force (Number 1720)Southern Rhodesia Volunteers (Number 469)5th Royal Irish Lancers (Number 5861 - joined between Jan and Mar 1901)Kimberley Horse (Number 41864 - joined 15 Mar 1902)The gap I'm looking to fill is his early career - his reg numbers along with when he joined and left the Inniskillings, the CCDF and the SRVCan you assist?Des JenningsCape Town. For his second enlistment, he was Albert Ernest Cale, military number 10611. Do this by checking the service records (WO 363) and pension records (WO 364) on Ancestry. Re James Bray,it would be possible to research when the various numbers would have been issued, but the two different RF numbers suggest different men to me. WW1 CEF Nominal Rolls; Canadian Navy in WW1. [1] The army was disbanded in 1919 during demobilization after the war.[2]. Please can you help me out with enlistment dates for the following (all on our war memorial)-15260 Henry Alfred Gibbard17083 Charles Braggins20465 William Newman22922 Albert Bayliss25961 George BaylissMany thanks once again, My best guesses would be:15260 - Sept 191417083 - Jan 191520465 - Late Aug / Early Sep 191522922 - Late Jan 191625961 - June 1916RIP to all these men. I was just looking at the series for the regular battalions but armed with this additional information about his age it seems more plausible that the number belongs to the series which was being used by the 3rd (Militia) Battalion and would date to 1905/1906. HiIm researching a family member and come up against a a bit of a snag. Battle of Rennell Island: . 1. var dailyinfo= new Array(31) Can you recommend a book?Great blog, by the way. Imperial War Museum image Q26599. Each war diary had to kept up to date, a day by day account for each single-month period throughout a unit's active service. I know from his attestment that he said he was 25 years 3 months when he was in fact 28 years 3 months. Would love to chat to you Paul, have left a message on your grandfather's blog post. Looking to date enlistment of Sergeant Albert Blencowe Serial no 49747 Royal Garrison Artillery ThanksRoger Blinko, Paul,Plausible , this is one of my haven't a clue where he comes from Blencowe's. Took part in Gallipoli Campaign in 19151916, on Western Front from 1916. 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion, Border Regiment. He was also in the Army where he served in India during a secondment to the Nagpur Railway, rifle volunteers where he made lieutenant. 11th (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) "Lonsdale Pals" Battalion raised September 1914 by an executive committee headed by the Earl of Lonsdale. However, if he was militia, he probably didn't serve overseas at all but rather would have been based in Armagh.Try posting the same query on the Victorian Wars Forum perhaps.Paul, Paul,Many thanks for your reply to my query re dates of enlisting. Do you have any info on the bucks yeomanry?thanks a lot for your wonderful site!Ann, Hello AnnThanks for your compliments. Landed at Le Havre 15 August 1914. In 1947, it moved to Somaliland and in 1947 to Palestine, returning to the UK in 1950. https://www.cumbriasmuseumofmilitaryrder-regiment/, Certificates - Births, Marriages and Deaths in the UK, Coastguards and Customs Officers (Preventive Men), English Civil War - (1642-1649) (commonwealth & Protectorate 1644-1659), The Georgian Period - (1714-1830) though could run to 1837, American War of Independence - (1775-1783), The Victorian Period - (1837-1901) though this could run from 1832, Boer Wars - (1880-1881) & (1899-1902) suggest (1880-1902). The 55th ceased to exist as a separate regiment when it was amalgamated into The Border Regiment in 1881 as part of widespread army reforms. If I weer you though, I wouldn't take my word for it but would also pose the same question on the Great War Forum. Anon9426 for the Worcesters (regular battalions) dates to Aug/Sep 1905. He was a larger than life character in his time and a bit of a strongman - all the bent railings down his street testified to that when he was thrown out of the house by my great grandfather and went off in a rage. Please can you help me 'find' my grandad? I have no other info on him. In November 1917 moved to the Italian Front. 7th (Service) Battalion Raised September 1914. @AmonXYZ. On Western Front from October 1914. Hello Peter15176 for the Somerset LI dates to October 1914. Want to know more about 3rd Battalion, Border Regiment? 2nd of December 1939 Reliefs. He was KIA on24/8/1918.Are you able to tell me anything about his likely date of transfer to the Dorsetshires or his original enlistment date? Dublin, Ireland 1882; Guernsey 1888; Malta 1888; Burma 1902; South Africa 1905; Sheffield, England 1907; Bordon, England 1910; Pembroke Dock, Wales 1912; France and Flanders (7 Division) from September 1914. 20815 for the RGA dates to the second half of 1904. I understand that these barracks were platooned by the Royal Welsh Light (dragoons) of which James was. Medal Index Cards findmypast Transcription* First name(s) J* Last name Forbes-Robertson* Year 1914-20* Service number -* Rank Captain,Acting Lieutenant Colonel* Second rank Acting Lieutenant Colonel* R the Hon. Given that he transferred to the Tanks in Oct/Nov 1917, would he have seen action or remained in reserve? Lond. Hi PaulCan you please tell the closest 'confirmed' dates/regt.no. My knowledge ends in 1918. His service number was 10332. Post a query on the Victorian Wars Forum, Hi, I am stuck on this so hope you may have some insight that will help.The chap I am researching is James Bray, born 1891ish Stratford, Essex and dies in 1936 in Carmarthen. Can you narrow down his joining date in 1898/1899 please? In any event, war diaries were used extensively every day by a variety of different officers for one main purpose, to accurately record each unit's actions to help in the fight against the enemy. In addition, there were Territorial Force units which, again, each used different sequences. The 2nd Battalion The Border Regiment was very actively engaged in this. But I stand to be corrected by an expert on RA numbering. Gen. Alexander Maxwell, CB, 18811903: (2nd Bn.) Many thks paul for your info,it gives me much more info than i had and a new sense of direction, kew bound i think, many tks once againsteve, Are you able to tell me anything about this young man pleaseName: Frank Commons Birth Place: Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts Residence: Mansfield, Notts Death Date: 9 Aug 1917 Death Location: France & Flanders Enlistment Location: Mansfield, Notts Rank: Sergeant Regiment: Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Battalion: 10th Battalion Number: G/16336 Type of Casualty: Died of wounds Theatre of War: Western European Theatre Comments: Formerly 12597, Sherwood Foresters The date he enlisted and the date he transferred to the Royal West Kents maybe?Thank you.Liz, Thanks for the useful information.May I ask for help with the following? Private, 29249. The aim of transcribing the war diary is to include as much of the original character as possible. document.write; About 2,000 Germans massacred all 69 men and women of the Pohorje Battalion. With this in mind, it would be most helpful to know the range of dates within which 4489 joined the 1st DragoonsThank you in advance!D. Gen. Sir Henry Charles Barnston Daubeney, GCB, 18891897: (1st Bn.) var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 Thank you in advance!3/9175 2nd Bn, Northamptonshire Regt.Is this a regular army entry? He was discharged under Article 1142, paragraph (iii) and was discharged free of charge. 4457.I have reason to believe that he was transferred to the 1st (Royal) Dragoons and served with them in the Boer War, with regt.no. I know the 17th Battalion (North Eastern Railway Pioneers) were formed there. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Is there any way from these numbers or other way that I can find where they enrolled.Regards,Trevor Purnell, Trevor Tricky really. Hi Paul,Trying to find about John Henry Brown in WW1. He went Over the Top for the second time in the early hours of 14th July 1916 at the Battle for Bazentin Ridge and was killed in action. Lt Col GB McAndrew was killed between the first and second German trench - his right leg was blown to pieces by one of our own shells. Trying keying in this number and his name and you'll find him. Rifle Brigade who died 23/06/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' Using materials from the National Archives, Open Government License for public sector information, Operation War Diary - Reports from the Front, https://thelonsdalebattalion.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Border_Regiment_War_Diaries&oldid=36966, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). Do you have his pre-war service papers? The regimental district of the Border Regiment comprised the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, with the depot established at Carlisle Castle. Thanks - and may I commend you on your excellent service. In the First World War John served firstly in the Border Regiment and subsequently, in the second half of that war, in the Machine Gun Corps. If he attested in Nov 1915 though, he probably did so under the Derby Scheme and was called up later in 1917.You should not rule out checking the medal rolls. Might be worth getting in touch with Firepower (RA museum situated in Woolwich) and always worth posting a cry for help on the Great War Forum. Many thanks, Bill Patey. 3rd Oct 1939 Conference. 9426 and then a Private in the 10th Royal Hussars regimental number H/7497. 9212Any idea which came first and why m.g.c. dailyinfo[28]=' 577 Rifleman BAHADUR LIMBU 2nd Bn. During the Battle of Jutland, the composition of the 2nd Battle Squadron was as follows:[1]. 3rd (Reserve) Battalion August 1914 : in Dumfries. Battalions of the Territorial Force 1/4th (Cumberland and Westmorland) Battalion August 1914 : in Carlisle. Manni PThomas Murray? 2/5th (Cumberland) Battalion Formed October 1914. The other two are both possible candidates although with the first man, 13373 for the King's Liverpool Regt is an August 1914 enlistment and therefore pre-dates the MGC number. On the 9th November 1915 he was part of a bulk transfer to the 10th Battalion of the Border Regiment, also a UK training unit. The transcribing project ceased when the war diaries became more readily available at a fraction of the original costs set by the National Archives. dailyinfo[11]=' 110975 Gunner Alex Glen OSWALD 303rd Siege Bty. Not sure where the best place to researching, what it was for, when he enlisted or where! Can I refer you to the research tab on this blog please.I can tell you when he joined up but probably not where, although I could hazard a guess. If the date of transfer was indeed 1917 could there be a link might he have been wounded in the skirmish in which he won the award?2) I consulted the Burnt Roll (WO363) through Find my Past to see if more of his military service records were extant. I abandondoned the Chailey site after the platform I'd published it on became too unwieldy. [6], Flag of the Staff of an Armee Oberkommando (18711918), German Army order of battle, Western Front (1918), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2nd_Army_(German_Empire)&oldid=1070207252, This page was last edited on 6 February 2022, at 08:11.
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