wulsten Posted 23 October , 2008 Share Posted 23 October , 2008 Researching achap who served with the 2/6th West Yorks, silver war badge lists his enlistment as 20th Feb 1917. Discharged via wounds 28th Jan 1919, with this enlistment date how soon in general would he have been engaged on active service in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 23 October , 2008 Share Posted 23 October , 2008 The 2/6 reached France on 7/1/1917. His MIC will probably show the day that he went to France, presumably as a replacement. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 23 October , 2008 Share Posted 23 October , 2008 Beg to differ. It's virtually certain his index card will not give a date. The ones for entry into theatre after 1.1.1916 rarely do. Standard infantry training syllabus was 14 weeks but the man would then wait a posting. Also depends on his age. This chap was a conscript and could not be sent until he was aged 19 (18 and a half from late March 1918). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 23 October , 2008 Share Posted 23 October , 2008 Whoops - Chris is of course right. I am still very much a novice. The battalion history makes no mention of any reinforcements until after the fighting on May 3rdwhen they were reduced to 130 rifles. Drafts of 96 men arrived on the 7th, and 63 on the 9th. Further reinforcements including officers, arrived later in May and throughout June. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Noble Posted 23 October , 2008 Share Posted 23 October , 2008 Due to his age, i would assume that he was present with the 62nd Division, after Bullecourt ,and had seen much fighting at Cambrai. The files i have would seem to confirm this. Frazer Skirrow is your man on this subject. Kindest regards, Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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