Charles Fair Posted 2 August , 2008 Share Posted 2 August , 2008 Hello All Some of you may be interested in the attached list of 39 men who were billeted at a convent in Folkestone, and which recently came to light in the local history centre. We are not certain which convent as there were 2 or 3 at the time. The list is not dated. However, it is immediately recognisable as 23rd Division as almost all of the infantry battalions in that division are represented. This dates the list to about March 1915 as the division marched from Hampshire to Shorncliffe at the very end of February. The battalions represented are: 8th York & Lancaster 9th York & Lancaster 8th KOYLI 10th Northumberland Fusiliers 11th Northumberland Fusiliers 12th DLI 13th DLI 8th Yorkshire (Green Howards) 9th Yorkshire (Green Howards) 10th Duke of Wellington (West Riding) 11th West Yorkshire 11th Sherwoood Foresters I am posting this on the off chance that someone might be researching one of these men. I hope that some of the unit researchers will find it useful too. I will try and post some images of the list in due course. Charles men_billeted_at_convent_Folkestone.doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenwoodman Posted 2 August , 2008 Share Posted 2 August , 2008 Always interested in the 11th Sherwoods and 23 Div Charles. Unfortunately, I can't open the file so look forward to seeing the images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fair Posted 2 August , 2008 Author Share Posted 2 August , 2008 The list contains religion, marital status and address of NOK. You will need to download the word document. However, in case anyone is searching on surname and/or regimental number here are the men concerned: McGowan, Cpl P, 5563, 8th Yorks & Lancs Jolly?, Pte J G, 19637, 8th Yorks & Lancs Upton, Pte A, 20478, 8th Yorks & Lancs Kaye, Pte J, 15323, KOYLI 8th Bowers, Pte J, 2545, KOYLI 8th Hammond, Pte H, 2505, KOYLI 8th Morring, F, 15887, 9th Yorks Brown, C F 19019, 9th Yorks Sanders, Corp, 9358, 10th NF Adamson, Pte J, 19687, 10th NF Thompson, Pte J, 14175, 10th NF Paton, L Cpl J, 10832, 11th NF Roper, Pte A, 18034, 11th NF Wood, Pte B, 7481, 11th NF Baker, Cpl C, 21834, 12th DLI Morrow, Pte J, 12042, 12th DLI Howe, Pte T, 1228, 12th DLI Ellis, Pte J, 23822, 13th DLI Strong, Pte G, 20595, 13th DLI Green, Pte J, 17335, 13th DLI Hogarth, Cpl S, 13807, 8th Yorks Linesly, Pte B, 20572, 8th Yorks Hastings, Pte D, 13756, 8th Yorks Rispin, Pte F, 24469, 9th Yorks Jackson, Pte F, 14620, 9th Yorks Brown, Pte C W, 16140, 9th Yorks Dawson, Pte G, 18374 , 10th W Ridg Fawcett, Pte B, 12407, 10th W Ridg Cragg, Pte T, 13029, 10th W Ridg Taylor, Pte W P, 13576, 11 W Yorks Meegan, Pte R, 13773, 11 W Yorks Goodchild, F, 14530, 11 W Yorks Hayward, L Corpl E, 14/6224, 11th S F Bexton, Pte J, 14/15315, 11th S F Cooke, Pte J, 16092, 11th S F Bartram, Pte C, 21420, 1st S F Whelan, Pte H, 18814, 9th Yorks & Lancs Eveson, Pte J E, 12436, 9th Yorks & Lancs Clamp, Pte E, 15541, 9th Yorks & Lancs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fair Posted 2 August , 2008 Author Share Posted 2 August , 2008 Unfortunately, I can't open the file so look forward to seeing the images. Richard (or anyone else for that matter), if you can't open the file please email me (not PM) and I will send it to you instead. I can do in Excel too. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted 3 August , 2008 Share Posted 3 August , 2008 Of the NF casualties none appear in casualty returns apart from Pte B.Wood and todate this is whats known about them;- 9358 Cpl Stephen Sanders, 10th NF - known to have transferred to the Royal Engineers(308444 & WR/276572 19678 Pte John Adamson, 10th NF - was eventually transferred to the Class 'Z' Reserve. 14175 Pte John Thompson, 10th NF - was eventually transferred to the Class 'Z' Reserve. Possible duplicate number as it appears as 10/14175 in the MR. 10832 Pte L. Paton, 11th Bn - should be 10832 Pte John Paton of Choppington who was awarded the MM 21/10/1918. Eventually transferred to the Class 'Z' Reserve. 18034 Pte Albert Roper - went onto serve with the I Pltn/'W' Coy, 1st Bn,NF and was MIA 28/3/1918. Possibly a POW? 7481 Pte Bertie Wood - of Stockport, Cheshire was reported wounded Sept 1916. Eventually transferred to Class 'Z' Reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted 3 August , 2008 Share Posted 3 August , 2008 The three West Yorkshire chaps all came through the War and went into Class Z Res. All entered France on the 26/08/1915 with the 11th Battalion, the only service Record i can find is for Pte Fred Goodchild 14539 [ Charles you have his number as 14530 ]. Fred enlisted into the 11th Battalion on the 5/9/14, at Birmingham Aged 21, serving through out the war with the 11th Battalion, suffering only one wound when a shell exploded near him [ 20/9/17 ] breaking four of his teeth that had to be extracted, he was discharged to Class Z on the 9/3/1919 after serving in France,Belgium and Italy. Regards Kevin PS after looking into this chap found alittle gem of info for our Good Friend mruk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenwoodman Posted 3 August , 2008 Share Posted 3 August , 2008 Thank you Charles, came through perfectly and printed out. Much obliged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyneside Chinaman Posted 3 August , 2008 Share Posted 3 August , 2008 Charles, thanks for that opened the file hoping that one of my relatives may have been there, but no luck. However, The Durhams 21834 Cpl Charles Baker, Kia 7/10/16. 3/12045 Lcpl John Morrow, Z Reserve. NOTE CORRECT NUMBER 12284 Pte Thomas Howe, enters France with 11/DLI and transfers to 19/DLI then Z Reserve. 23822 Pte John Ellis, attached 23rd Div APM, back to 13/DLI to Z Reserve. 20595 Pte George Strong, Z Reserve. 17335 Cpl James Green, discharged KR para 392. Thanks for posting the info most interesting regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fair Posted 3 August , 2008 Author Share Posted 3 August , 2008 Thanks for posting the additional info chaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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