andy66 Posted 21 June , 2008 Share Posted 21 June , 2008 Hi Could someone do me a huge favour and do a SDGW check of the following soldier; 10206 Pte Thomas SHELLABEAR 2Bn Duke of Wellington's Regiment KIA: 24.08.1914? Thank you Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 21 June , 2008 Share Posted 21 June , 2008 Andy, Born BARNOLDSWICK ENLISTED KEIGHLEY states died of wounds. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 21 June , 2008 Share Posted 21 June , 2008 Andy, He has a Medal Index Card on Ancestry if you havnt seen/got it, address as Bengal Street Keighley. PM your email address if you want me to send the card. Ragards Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Lund Posted 21 June , 2008 Share Posted 21 June , 2008 Interesting date of death. Lieutenant Colonel Gibbs says Private Shellabear was killed quite close to him at about 3 p.m. He was writing about the 23rd. Was the CO mistaken about the first man killed in his battalion? Or was the record compiler mistaken? Or was the man wounded and unconscious and apparently dead on the 23rd but actually dead on the 24th? Lieutenant Colonel Gibbs thought he was dead, so even if he was still alive he must have been in a bad way. I don’t suppose we will ever know with absolute certainty. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy66 Posted 22 June , 2008 Author Share Posted 22 June , 2008 I agree I do not think we will ever know with any certainty what happened. However, I will carry on with my enquiries just out of interest. I will let you know if anything interesting turns up. Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmm45 Posted 22 June , 2008 Share Posted 22 June , 2008 http://www.cpgw.org.uk/viewDetail.cfm?sID=...9&view=main Youd have thought hed have been in Cravens part in great War but alas not a lot! Ive heard Keighley library has a card index on its great war casualties maybe worth an email? Ady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 22 June , 2008 Share Posted 22 June , 2008 Request on behalf of Andy, can a member with SDGW post an image of SHELLABEARs entry on here please, mine will not let me do it for some odd reason, I have sent him his MIC. Thanks in advance. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Foster Posted 24 June , 2008 Share Posted 24 June , 2008 Andy, care of Ralph 10206 Pte Thomas Shellaber 2Bn Duke of Wellington's Regiment SDGW record Link http://www.cpgw.org.uk/viewDetail.cfm?sID=00J-99&view=sd And CWGC record http://www.cpgw.org.uk/viewDetail.cfm?sID=...9&view=cwgc sadly up to press this is the only information we have. Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy66 Posted 25 June , 2008 Author Share Posted 25 June , 2008 Thanks Chris I am not sure i fancy my chances of confirming the detail of him having the dubios acknowledgement of being the first soldier in the Duke of Wellingtons killed on the 23.08.14. His date of death on all other records is the 24th, however but I will continue enquiries. Thanks for your help I really appreciate it. Kind regards Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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