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[jocktamson]

any look-up welcome

[bantamforgot]

Could you advise me if there are any service records for

Pte. George Lloyd 12110 1st. Cheshires. kia 1.9.16

Thanks.

Colin

[amelialongcroft]

any look-up welcome

Hello Jock - would you mind looking up John Pert 3254, 2/5th Yorkshire Regt?

I'd also be interested to see the SDGW record of Herbert Walter Hodges 3650 2nd Life Guards if it's not too much hassle. Thanks

[wcfree2]

Thanks for the offer. Trying to find some info on one of my great uncles.

John Alfred Freeman Serv # 37282. Died of wounds 03/10/1917 in Belgium.

Kings Royal Rifle Corp

Thanks

Warren

[bailleulcem]

any look-up welcome

I am trying to find the service records for my Grand Uncle and would be grateful for any information you may be able to find that would confirm the battles he fought in and the injury's he suffered leading up to his death.

Edward Purcell, number 8939, Royal Irish Regiment for 10 years, 1st Battallion, Acting Lance corporal, died of wounds 27th March 1915. Next of kin are parents Ellen and Robert.

Buried in Bailleul cemetary, Nord.

The above basic details are at the cwgc but I cannot find his actual service records and wonder if any exist.

His medal record card using his correct service number is incorrectly noted with the christian name of William. He only had one name and this was Edward.

Do you know why the medal card would have been filled in with the wrong christian name?

Many thanks in advance.

[bertie2]

Hello Jock

Would it be possible to look up a Medal Roll?

It's my Great uncle

Private Herbert Charles Henry HARRIS

The Medal Card states

HARRIS Herbert C H

1st Royal Dragoons

Victory CC/103 B/1 Page 20

14 Star CC/17 Page 25

Date of entry therein 8/10/14

Iam in Australia so it would help a lot if this could be done

Thank you

Barbara

[bertie2]

Sorry Jock

Disregard my entry. It is only for deaths in the Great War I see

Barbara

[Esskay]

Folks - what Jock has offered look ups in is a publication known as Soldiers Died in the Great War (also available on CD and pay per view through Find My Past) - it sometimes fills in a few extra details about men in the Army/RFC that people may not have - it has been shown though to not be 100% accurate at all times.

Boy Soldier - Colin - these are not service/pension records - you could check on Ancestry to see if they survived (free this month) and they have got up to indexing them yet - but many were destroyed by bombing in WW2

Name: George LLOYD

Regiment, Corps etc.: Cheshire Regiment

Battalion etc.: 1st Battalion.

4.8.14 Londonderry: 15th Bde. 5th Div. 16.8.14 landed at Havre. Dec. 1917 to Italy. April 1918 returned to France. 11.11.18 15th Bde. 5th Div. France; near Le Quesnoy.

Last name: Lloyd

First name(s): George

Initials: G

Birthplace: Stalybridge, Cheshire

Enlisted: Glossop

Residence: Hadfield

Rank: PRIVATE

Number: 12110

Date died: 1 September 1916

How died: Killed in action

Theatre of war: France & Flanders

Amelia

Name: John PERT

Regiment, Corps etc.: Alexandra not sure where this comes from?

Battalion etc.: 5th Battalion.

Last name: Pert

First name(s): John

Initials: J

Birthplace:

Enlisted: Beverley

Residence:

Rank: PRIVATE

Number: 3254

Date died: 29 July 1916

How died: Killed in action

Theatre of war: France & Flanders

Name: Herbert Walter HODGES

Regiment, Corps etc.: Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps)

Battalion etc.: Household Cavalry 2nd Life Guards.

France and Flanders, 1914-18 4.8.14 Regents Park. On mobilization one squadron to Household Cavalry Composite Regiment. 1.9.14 to 7th Cav. Bde. 3rd Cav Div.at Ludgershall. 7.10.14 landed at Zeebrugge. 10.3.18 left 3rd Cav.Div. and formed No.2 (2nd Life Guards) Bn. Guards M.G. Regt. April/May 1918 trained at Etaples. 23.5.18 to First Army as Army Troops. No further change.

Last name: Hodges

First name(s): Herbert Walter

Initials: H W

Birthplace: Machen, Mon.

Enlisted: Caerphilly

Residence:

Rank: TPR.

Number: 3650

Date died: 12 January 1917

How died: Died

Theatre of war: Home

Warren

Name: John Alfred FREEMAN

Regiment, Corps etc.: King's Royal Rifle Corps

Battalion etc.: 16th Battalion.

Raised at Denham, Bucks by Field Marshal Lord Grenfell (Comdt.) on 19.9.14 from past and present members of the Church Lads Brigade. Mar. 1915 Rayleigh, Essex. May 1915 Denham. June 1915 to Clipstone and 100th Bde. 33rd Div. 1.7.15 taken over by the War Office. Aug. 1915 Perham Down, Salisbury Plain. 17.11.15 landed at Havre. 11.11.18 100th Bde. 33rd Div. France; Petit Maubeuge.

Last name: Freeman

First name(s): John Alfred

Initials: J A

Birthplace: Newcastle-On-Tyne

Enlisted: Stratford, Essex

Residence: Manor Park, Essex

Rank: RIFLEMAN

Number: R/37282

Date died: 3 October 1917

How died: Died of wounds

Theatre of war: France & Flanders

Purcell - don't know about the medal card - sorry

Name: Edward PURCELL

Regiment, Corps etc.: Royal Irish Regiment

Battalion etc.: 1st Battalion.

4.8.14 Nasirabad. 13.10.14 embarked at Bombay. 18.11.14 arrived at Devonport and to Winchester in 82nd Bde. 27th Div. 20.12.14 landed at Havre. 28.11.15 sailed from Marseilles. 5.12.15 arrived Salonika. 3.11.16 to 30th Bde. 10th Div. 2.9.17 sailed for Egypt arriving 6.9.17. 31.10.18. 30th Bde. 10th Div. Palestine; Burka, N.W. of Nablus.

Last name: Purcell

First name(s): Edward

Initials: E

Birthplace: Moyne, Co. Tipperary

Enlisted: Kilkenny

Residence: Templemore Co. Tipperary

Rank: PTE. (L/CPL.)

Number: 8939

Date died: 27 March 1915

How died: Died of wounds

Theatre of war: France & Flanders

Barbara - medal rolls have to be consulted in person at Kew - tricky from down here - maybe try reposting in the "Look-up, Photo and Document requests" section - someone might a copy if they are researching them

I'm presuming Herbert survived - no sign on SDGW or a quick look on CWGC

I'll leave Jock to do any more - sure there will be plenty

Cheers

Sue

[jocktamson]

Could you advise me if there are any service records for

Pte. George Lloyd 12110 1st. Cheshires. kia 1.9.16

Thanks.

Colin

hi colin,here he is on the disc

ialso have his medal card but no sign of any pension/service record on ancestry yet.

[jocktamson]

Hello Jock - would you mind looking up John Pert 3254, 2/5th Yorkshire Regt?

I'd also be interested to see the SDGW record of Herbert Walter Hodges 3650 2nd Life Guards if it's not too much hassle. Thanks

[jocktamson]

Thanks for the offer. Trying to find some info on one of my great uncles.

John Alfred Freeman Serv # 37282. Died of wounds 03/10/1917 in Belgium.

Kings Royal Rifle Corp

Thanks

Warren

[jocktamson]

I am trying to find the service records for my Grand Uncle and would be grateful for any information you may be able to find that would confirm the battles he fought in and the injury's he suffered leading up to his death.

Edward Purcell, number 8939, Royal Irish Regiment for 10 years, 1st Battallion, Acting Lance corporal, died of wounds 27th March 1915. Next of kin are parents Ellen and Robert.

Buried in Bailleul cemetary, Nord.

The above basic details are at the cwgc but I cannot find his actual service records and wonder if any exist.

His medal record card using his correct service number is incorrectly noted with the christian name of William. He only had one name and this was Edward.

Do you know why the medal card would have been filled in with the wrong christian name?

Many thanks in advance.

[jocktamson]

Hello Jock

Would it be possible to look up a Medal Roll?

It's my Great uncle

Private Herbert Charles Henry HARRIS

The Medal Card states

HARRIS Herbert C H

1st Royal Dragoons

Victory CC/103 B/1 Page 20

14 Star CC/17 Page 25

Date of entry therein 8/10/14

Iam in Australia so it would help a lot if this could be done

Thank you

Barbara

[bantamforgot]

Many thanks .

Colin

[jocktamson]

[Robert Dunlop]

jocktamson, I have a different kind of request, if I may. While reading a semi-autobiographical account of a German soldier, I came across a detailed description of the burial of a Scots officer. The event can be dated to February 1916. The officer was a member of a kilted Scots regiment. He died as a prisoner of war in a camp near the town of Oldenburg. Is it possible to use SDGW to obtain a list of officers who died during a month, by regiment? Do SDGW entries indentify men who died as PoWs? Could this information be used to filter the list?

Thanks

Robert

[jocktamson]

jocktamson, I have a different kind of request, if I may. While reading a semi-autobiographical account of a German soldier, I came across a detailed description of the burial of a Scots officer. The event can be dated to February 1916. The officer was a member of a kilted Scots regiment. He died as a prisoner of war in a camp near the town of Oldenburg. Is it possible to use SDGW to obtain a list of officers who died during a month, by regiment? Do SDGW entries indentify men who died as PoWs? Could this information be used to filter the list?

Thanks

Robert

AYE,go ahead robert and I'll give it a bash

[Steadman]

Private Steadman Newton

Birth: 1890.

Death: 18.03.1917.

From: Knipe, Askham, Cumberland.

Regiment: Border Regiment (3723).

Unit: 11th Battalion (Lonsdale).

Service Number: 30173

Have found is Medal Card and War Grave. Can you find anything else please?

[jocktamson]

jocktamson, I have a different kind of request, if I may. While reading a semi-autobiographical account of a German soldier, I came across a detailed description of the burial of a Scots officer. The event can be dated to February 1916. The officer was a member of a kilted Scots regiment. He died as a prisoner of war in a camp near the town of Oldenburg. Is it possible to use SDGW to obtain a list of officers who died during a month, by regiment? Do SDGW entries indentify men who died as PoWs? Could this information be used to filter the list?

Thanks

Robert

Hi Robert,I now have a list of 207 ,would you like me to post all?? or can you give me a surname?

[amelialongcroft]

Thank you Jock; you're a star

[Robert Dunlop]

Many thanks. I don't have a surname. This is one of those detective mystery type problems. I know the approximate location and date of death, but not the precise individual. Would it be easiest for you to email the list? I will PM you with the address. Again, many thanks.

If it is possible to narrow down who the person might have been, then it could be helpful to some family member to read a description of what happened at the funeral.

Robert

[jocktamson]

Many thanks. I don't have a surname. This is one of those detective mystery type problems. I know the approximate location and date of death, but not the precise individual. Would it be easiest for you to email the list? I will PM you with the address. Again, many thanks.

If it is possible to narrow down who the person might have been, then it could be helpful to some family member to read a description of what happened at the funeral.

Robert

Robert,do you have the precise date? regiment?this would save me alot of work

[Robert Dunlop]

From Joe's post in this thread, and assuming the officer in question was in one of the Regular regiments, then the regiment would be one of the following:

Royal Highlanders (Black Watch)

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

Seaforth Highlanders

Gordon Highlanders

Cameron Highlanders

I can only narrow the date to February, 1916 - sorry.

Robert

[Robert Dunlop]

I had wondered if SDGW would produce a file output, like an Excel list of the potential candidates. Do you have to search each potential individual in turn? If so, then please don't waste your time doing something so laborious. I quite understand that this would be too onerous.

Robert

[pier]

Hi Jock

can you look for: Private Lancelot C Hasler ,283867 ,London Reg Royal Fusilliers, died 15th/ May 1917

and his little brother : Herbert A Hasler ,55357 ,D Bty Royal Field Artillery died 01 April 1917

thank you so much

kindest regards

Carol