Angular Posted 28 February , 2009 Share Posted 28 February , 2009 I have a photo of this man outside a tent in the flattish desert. From the medal cards his number appears to be 38925; does anyone have any idea which battalion he could have been in (of the 6 possibilities I found on the Long Long Trail)? Don't know how he ended up in a north Wales regiment, when he was a Darwen lad through and through. Never the most martial of men, even in the photo he looks like he was so far back, he had to send his laundry forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureus Posted 28 February , 2009 Share Posted 28 February , 2009 your looking at the wrong guy try this one Name: ENTWISLE, HAROLD Initials: H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Gunner Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery Unit Text: 212th Siege Bty. Age: 26 Date of Death: 08/06/1917 Service No: 102647 Additional information: Husband of Catherine Entwisle, of 13, Springfield St., Darwen, Lancs. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: III. A. 9. Cemetery: BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureus Posted 28 February , 2009 Share Posted 28 February , 2009 Just looked on ancestry and his service records are available , if you dont have access pm me your email and ill send them on to you , regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angular Posted 28 February , 2009 Author Share Posted 28 February , 2009 your looking at the wrong guy try this one Name: ENTWISLE, HAROLD Initials: H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Gunner Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery Unit Text: 212th Siege Bty. Age: 26 Date of Death: 08/06/1917 Service No: 102647 Additional information: Husband of Catherine Entwisle, of 13, Springfield St., Darwen, Lancs. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: III. A. 9. Cemetery: BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION regards Dave Sorry but no, the photo has his capbadge on it, and he lived, unmarried, till the early 1980's. He gave my mother away when she married my father in 1962. Thanks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 28 February , 2009 Share Posted 28 February , 2009 Angular 212 SB landed in France on 6 December 1916. There was no hit on a War Diary when I searched this morning. They seem to be allocated to Army level rather than Corps/Division. You might get to find them by PM-ing the one or two Arty experts here (Ororkep springs to mind). Sotonmate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureus Posted 28 February , 2009 Share Posted 28 February , 2009 Ah , looks like im looking at the wrong guy then lol it was just the Darwen connection that swung it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarsA Posted 28 February , 2009 Share Posted 28 February , 2009 Can't be deduced with certainty just from the service number for this number series, the best option is to check the medal rolls from his Medal Index card. That said I have a medal pair to 38850 B Wood, 2nd Garrison Battalion, that was in Egypt. But the roll would tell you for certain. Kind regards, Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angular Posted 2 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 2 March , 2009 Can't be deduced with certainty just from the service number for this number series, the best option is to check the medal rolls from his Medal Index card. That said I have a medal pair to 38850 B Wood, 2nd Garrison Battalion, that was in Egypt. But the roll would tell you for certain. Kind regards, Lars Unfortunately the medal card doesn't give a battalion. The only clue is that he didn't get the 1914-15 star, which indicates that he joined up late or was conscripted (hence him ending up in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, I suppose). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarsA Posted 7 March , 2009 Share Posted 7 March , 2009 Unfortunately the medal card doesn't give a battalion. The only clue is that he didn't get the 1914-15 star, which indicates that he joined up late or was conscripted (hence him ending up in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, I suppose). Normally the medal card does not give a battalion, but the reference number that is written next to him being issued the British War & Victory Medals is a reference to the medal roll itself. For the RWF I have found that this roll gives the battalion/battalions served with. My man Wood was on page 5056 of the J/2/102B16 roll, Enwistle is on page 5063 in the same roll. Unfortunately I only have one single page, but it should be easily looked up at the National Archives. Regards, Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angular Posted 8 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 8 March , 2009 Thanks Lars, I didn't know about that. I'l try it when I get to the National Archives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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