9th Royal Fusiliers

[bransgore]

Hi everbody,

I was wondering if any one knew anything aboutthe 9th Royal Fussiliers as my great Grandfather was a cpt in there his name was cpt Ernest Cruzick Dupres any informatin would be very helpfull

Thanks

Ben

[MelPack]

Ben

Sergeant with 17th Battalion RF before being discharged to commission:

Mel

Killed with 9th battalion:

Name: DUPRES

Initials: E C

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Captain

Regiment/Service: Royal Fusiliers

Unit Text: 9th Bn.

Age: 35

Date of Death: 28/08/1918

Additional information: Son of Cruzick Dupres, of 22, Fortescue Place, Compton, Plymouth.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: II. D. 16.

Cemetery: PERONNE ROAD CEMETERY, MARICOURT

[bransgore]

Ben

Sergeant with 17th Battalion RF before being discharged to commission:

Mel

Killed with 9th battalion:

Name: DUPRES

Initials: E C

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Captain

Regiment/Service: Royal Fusiliers

Unit Text: 9th Bn.

Age: 35

Date of Death: 28/08/1918

Additional information: Son of Cruzick Dupres, of 22, Fortescue Place, Compton, Plymouth.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: II. D. 16.

Cemetery: PERONNE ROAD CEMETERY, MARICOURT

Wow were did you get this may i ask? as i want to no more about my great grandfather... Thanks

Ben Dupres

[MelPack]

Ben

It is a Medal Index Card (MIC), a proportion of which are available from Ancestry for a subscription.

Your GG was commissioned so there will be a separate file for him at the National Archives.

It will also be worthwhile your ordering the War Diary for the 17th Btn RF for the period November 1915 to July 1916 and the 9ths (assuming his posting as an officer was with the same battalion) from Novemmber 1916 until his death.

Mel

[bransgore]

Ben

It is a Medal Index Card (MIC), a proportion of which are available from Ancestry for a subscription.

Your GG was commissioned so there will be a separate file for him at the National Archives.

It will also be worthwhile your ordering the War Diary for the 17th Btn RF for the period November 1915 to July 1916 and the 9ths (assuming his posting as an officer was with the same battalion) from Novemmber 1916 until his death.

Mel

ok will do, i have most of his records with me and a copy of the war diary but thank you:)

[Steven Broomfield]

And judging by the fact that 17th November 1915 was the date the 17th RF went to France, then we can assume he proceeded overseas with that battalion. And, indeed, the history of the 17th RF confirms he was a Sergeant with D Company when they went overseas.

[MelPack]

From the LLT:

17th (Service) Battalion (Empire)

Formed in London on 31 August 1914 by the British Empire Committee.

26 June 1915 : attached to 99th Brigade, 33rd Division.

Landed in France on 17 November 1915. (Date of entry on your gg's MIC)

25 November 1915 : transferred with the Brigade to 2nd Division.

13 December 1915 : transferred to 5th Brigade, 2nd Division.

http://www.1914-1918.net/2div.htm

9th (Service) Battalion

Formed at Hounslow on 21 August 1914 as part of K1 and attached to 36th Brigade, 12th (Eastern) Division.

Landed in France in May 1915.

http://www.1914-1918.net/12div.htm

Mel

[bransgore]

And judging by the fact that 17th November 1915 was the date the 17th RF went to France, then we can assume he proceeded overseas with that battalion. And, indeed, the history of the 17th RF confirms he was a Sergeant with D Company when they went overseas.

Yes my great grandather landed in France on that day exactly!

[MelPack]

Ben

If you post the details of your gg's service record that you already have then other posters may be able to flesh it out.

Mel

[Stebie9173]

In case you don't have his London Gazette entries:

London Gazette 27-11-1916

War Office,

27th November, 1916.

REGULAR FORCES.

INFANTRY.

R. Fus.

The undermentioned cadets to be temp. 2nd Lts. (on prob.) (attd.) : —

25 Oct. 1916.

Ernest Cruzick Dupres.

Edward John Reginald Dyer.

Frank Leon Kaye.

Abraham Samuel Michalson.

George Stanley Pearcy.

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/298...pplements/11581

London Gazette 17-1-1917

War Office,

17th January, 1917.

REGULAR FORCES.

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lts. (attd.) (unless otherwise stated) are transferred to Ser. Bns., etc., with seniority shown against their names: —

INFANTRY.

Service Battalions.

R. Fus.—

F. L. Kaye. 25th Oct. 1916.

E. C. Dupres. 25th Oct. 1916.

A. S. Michalson. 25th Oct. 1916.

G. S. Pearcy. 25th Oct. 1916.

W. H. McHaffie. 7th July 1916.

A. Hewlett-Smith (from E. Surr. R.). 29th June 1915.

W. H. Payne (from E. Surr. R.). 5th Aug. 1916.

T. Martin. 26th .Sept. 1916.

C. W. Ashton (from E. Surr. R.). 26th Sept. 1916.

J. A. Eborall (from E. Surr. R.). '25th Oct. 1916.

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29905/supplements/684

London Gazette 5-6-1918

R. Fus.

Temp. 2nd Lt. E. C. Dupres to be actg. Capt. (addtl.). 26 Mar. 1918.

Temp. Lt. W. R. Brooke to be actg. Capt. while comdg. a Co. 11 Apr. 1918.

Temp. 2nd Lt. (actg. Capt. (addtl.)) E. C. Dupres to be temp. Lt. 25 Apr. 1918.

Temp. 2nd Lt. A. L. Felton to be Adjt. and to be,actg. Capt., with pay and allces. of Lt. while so empld. 26 Sept. 1917.

Temp. 2nd Lt. H. M. Hart to be temp. Lt. 22 May 1918.

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/307...upplements/6665

Steve.