ianmccallum Posted 11 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 11 March , 2009 Hi Gary Number, Rank, Initial, Name, Died of Wounds, Date. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazV8uk Posted 11 March , 2009 Share Posted 11 March , 2009 Thanks, Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmccallum Posted 11 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 11 March , 2009 Hi Gary Have you checked the ancestry website to see if there was two sets of medals issued ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmac8 Posted 11 March , 2009 Share Posted 11 March , 2009 Hi Ian, I was wondering if you had any info on my great uncle Norman MacLeod, he was a Private in the Cameron Highlanders 7th Battalion and was killed in action on 08/07/1917. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Regards Gordon. P.S. His Reg No. is S/23873 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmccallum Posted 11 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 11 March , 2009 Hi Gordon I am sorry I've not gotten back to you but I was having another look. I am afraid there is no sign of your G-Uncle. The magazine edition which should contain his details was used to correct hundreds of errors and to update those soldiers who had been previously reported missing. I also checked into the first editions in 1918 but still no sign. Have you contacted Ft. George, they may have some additional info for you. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmac8 Posted 11 March , 2009 Share Posted 11 March , 2009 Hi Ian Not to worry, thanks for having a look anyway. I'll try contacting Ft. George as you suggested. Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazV8uk Posted 11 March , 2009 Share Posted 11 March , 2009 Quote; "Have you checked the ancestry website to see if there was two sets of medals issued" Hi Ian, Checked Ancestry, and could only find James Ruddy's MIC; nothing for M W O'Connor. Might the regimental museum be able to help with the 2 enlistment dates? I've contacted them in the past, and they told me they have J Ruddy on their files, but no O'Connor. How can he have a grave in his name if he was never in the regiment? Seems like I'm continually hitting dead ends on this one! Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmccallum Posted 11 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 11 March , 2009 Hi Gary What do you know of O'Conner outwith the military? Could you find him in the census for example? You might also try local newspapers for an obituary. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazV8uk Posted 12 March , 2009 Share Posted 12 March , 2009 Ian, Found O'Connor on 1901 and 1911 census's. He was born in Dorset, in Stoke-On-Trent in 1901, and Everton in 1911. As Ruddy was born and lived in Bootle all his life, it is at least possible they may have met. As for the newspapers, I'm still trying to get to Crosby Library in Liverpool where the records are kept. Being unemployed with a back injury, it's not easy being able to go to different places; wish they were online! Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmccallum Posted 12 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 12 March , 2009 [Gary In Scotland we have what's known as the "Service Returns" in the Office of the Registrar General (Births, Deaths, Marriages and Census Returns) I don't know if there is something like it for England. Its basically a death register of all Scotsmen who where killed while on active service. Although the info is usually quite basic there is the odd nugget. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moriaty Posted 26 March , 2009 Share Posted 26 March , 2009 Hello Ian, I wonder if you could let me know if you have anything on this soldier: Christopher Arthur Valentine No S/21681 5th Camerons Enlisted Glasgow probably sometime in 1916 Promoted to Corporal, then Sergeant, awarded the Military Medal (details published January 1917) Killed in action on 3 May 1917 in the attack on Weed and Weak trenches on the western slope of Greenland hill. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial. Thanks Moriaty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmccallum Posted 28 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 28 March , 2009 Hi Moriaty I am afraid I have nothing to add to what you already have. He is included in a casualty list published in October 1917, but its only the basic details. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisc Posted 15 May , 2009 Share Posted 15 May , 2009 Hi Guys I have the original magazines covering 1914 - 1918 inclusive. The detail is amazing especially for the first eighteen months and especially for the two regular battalions. If anyone wants a look up feel free to get in touch. Ian Hi Ian I was wondering if you had anything on William Moxey 1st Battallion killed on 25 September 1914? Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmccallum Posted 16 May , 2009 Author Share Posted 16 May , 2009 Hi Dennis William Moxley appears on a list in the January 1915 magazine. Unfortunately his name is just one in a long list of those killed over a three month period. However, I dont know if you are aware that the majority of the casualties suffered by the battalion that day (25 Sept) was when a shell landed on a cave that was being used as a base. Five officers and about thirty other ranks were killed. The Soldiers Died CD has thirty four Camerons killed on that day. The battalion were in trenches two miles west of the village of Beaulne, having arrived there from Courtonne early the previous day. Hope this helps. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisc Posted 18 May , 2009 Share Posted 18 May , 2009 Thanks for that Ian. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Watt Posted 2 June , 2009 Share Posted 2 June , 2009 Hi Ian You were kind enough last year to check the magazine for my great grandfather in the Cameron Highlanders Regimental Magazine. Now my search has widened to the men of the whole 4th Camerons. I was wondering if the magazines covered casualty lists from the 4th Camerons and when the men were back to the UK. I am trying to build a picture of all the men who served and if and when they were wounded. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. Kind Regards Patrick Watt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piorun Posted 13 July , 2009 Share Posted 13 July , 2009 Hi Guys I have the original magazines covering 1914 - 1918 inclusive. The detail is amazing especially for the first eighteen months and especially for the two regular battalions. If anyone wants a look up feel free to get in touch. Ian Hello, Ian: Do you have anything on a Pte. John MacMillan, 3/3514, B Company, 7th Battalion? Enlisted late 1914. KIA between 31 July and 3 August 1917. Originally from Benbecula, Outer Hebrides. Grateful for anything. Antony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmccallum Posted 26 July , 2009 Author Share Posted 26 July , 2009 Hi Antony I am sorry to say there is no sign of your man. I looked through the lists between Oct 1917 and July 1918. There is a Pte J MacMillan in an enormous list published in the July 1918 edition but its not the same reg number. There appears to be a gap in the casualty dates published in the edition which should cover the time in which your man's death would be expected. I have no idea why that is. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piorun Posted 4 August , 2009 Share Posted 4 August , 2009 Thank you very much for your efforts, Ian. Greatly appreciated. Yours, Antony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pike67 Posted 11 August , 2009 Share Posted 11 August , 2009 'Ian Mccallum' Aug 27 2008, 08:21 AM' I have the original magazines covering 1914 - 1918 inclusive. The detail is amazing especially for the first eighteen months and especially for the two regular battalions. If anyone wants a look up feel free to get in touch. Ian Could you check if there is any mention of Private Peter Boyle (S/15522) of the 7th Batallion Cameron Highlanders? He fell on the 25th of September 1915 at Loos. We have had an epic journey tracing a letter posted days before his death in 1915 where he is sending buttons off his jacket home to his sisters and he suggests that the men at Loos feel things are not looking good. He is buried in Philosophe Cemetery and we plan to visit next year. Any further information of interest in the magazine would be very much appreciated. I thank you in anticipation of your assistance. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmccallum Posted 17 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 17 August , 2009 Hello Frank Pte Peter Boyle is included in the 2nd Casualty List as Missing in Action published in the January 1916 edition. I am afraid he is simply one in a very long list. The 7 Bn Cameron Highlanders had only arrived in France a couple of months earlier and the battle of Loos was their first major engagement. They lost 14 officers and 536 O.R.s. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pike67 Posted 17 August , 2009 Share Posted 17 August , 2009 Ian, Thank you for taking the time to look. Much appreciated. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobymac Posted 30 August , 2009 Share Posted 30 August , 2009 Hi Guys I have the original magazines covering 1914 - 1918 inclusive. The detail is amazing especially for the first eighteen months and especially for the two regular battalions. If anyone wants a look up feel free to get in touch. Ian Hi Ian. i wonder if you cann find any info on this soldier that im researching. Pvt A Shaw s25226 Dow 15/4/18 5th Batt Cameron Highlanders Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmccallum Posted 1 September , 2009 Author Share Posted 1 September , 2009 Pvt A Shaw s25226 Dow 15/4/18 5th Batt Cameron Highlanders is listed in an enormous list of casualties in the July 1918 edition. Unfortunately its only the basic details. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Watt Posted 1 September , 2009 Share Posted 1 September , 2009 Hi Ian You were kind enough to check for info on my great grandfather last year for the 4th Camerons. I have now found that he transferred to the 6th Camerons in June 1917 and was wounded apparently on 4 July 1918. Would it be possible for you to check the casualty lists for this? Probably July or August 1918. Hope this is not too much trouble. Kind regards Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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