East Yorkshire Regiment

[Colin Fleming]

I guess Joseph may be able to answer this one. My grandfather Herbert George COOPER joined the East Yorkshire Regiment, his medal card indicates C Sgt 7899, he then appears to have moved to the Durham Light Infantry 61081, then to the Labour Corp18601 then to the Kings Own Scottish Borderers 47249.

He survived the war and family tell me that he was a Sergeant Major.

He received the Victory Medal and the British Medal Roll D/105/316 Page 1733

He did not receive the 1914 Star

Is there an explanation for this?

[joseph]

Colin,

Some detail on Herbert,

- 2nd Bn Granted 1st GCB 10/11/1906

- 2nd Bn Granted Class II service pay @ 5d 10/11/1906

- 2nd Bn C Coy classified 2nd Class Shot Nov 1907

– 2nd Bn Mounted Infantry Certificate 31/08/1908 Maymyo

– MIC entered France 08/09/1914

- 1st Bn Posted Wounded Regimental Journal Sept1915 -

He has another MIC....1914* which will also give you the 1st Garrison Bn North Staffs Regt.

He entered France as a Private and very quickly made Colour Sgt. He certainly moved around alot and will take a bit of sorting out, I will be back if I find anything else.

Regards Charles

[Ivor Lee]

Colin

The Labour Corps number indicates he was in 32 Company from its formation in April 1917. This Company was formed from the 1st Infantry Labour Company DLI - which was made up from, omong other units, men in the DLI unfit for front line service. The 1st ILC DLI was formed at the beginnning of 1917 from men serving in the UK and arrived in France on 11 February.

Men in the Labour Corps were frequently re-examined as to their medical category and if it improved they were sent to other regiments. This could have been the reason he was transferred to the KOSB. There was a Garrison Guard Battalion of the KOSB formed in April 1918 from men in the Labour Corps and this could have been his transfer. You would need his service record to be sure.

Ivor

[PPCLI]

There was a Garrison Guard Battalion of the KOSB formed in April 1918 from men in the Labour Corps and this could have been his transfer.

More than likely, Ivor. From the LLT:

10th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers

Formed at France on 11 June 1918 when the 9th Garrison Guard Bn was renamed the 10th (Garrison) Bn. Attached to 120th Brigade, 40th Division

By 13 July 1918 : renamed 10th (Service) Bn.

I don't have copies of the relevant medal roll pages, but do know for certain that many men in the 47*** range (and high 46***) served with the 10th KOSB.

Stuart

[Guest]

This is a letter written July 1915 when Herbert was in hospital in Etaples. He has been shot in the shoulder and had a metal repair inserted. This caused him some discomfort for the rest of his life. the letter was written by a nurse called Anna Tighe as Herbert would have been unable to write during his recovery. Herbert's service record was destroyed during the second world war.

 

 

This is a photograph of Herbert Cooper