7KRRC Posted 6 May , 2009 Share Posted 6 May , 2009 I have two campaign medal for a corporal of the 2nd I.L Coy, Middlesex Regiment. What does the "I.L" stand for? Plus what did this company do during the war? Thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 6 May , 2009 Share Posted 6 May , 2009 IL stands for Infantry Labour. This was a company that usually contained sons of "alians". What was the corporal's name? Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7KRRC Posted 6 May , 2009 Author Share Posted 6 May , 2009 Schumacher IL stands for Infantry Labour. This was a company that usually contained sons of "alians". What was the corporal's name? Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7KRRC Posted 6 May , 2009 Author Share Posted 6 May , 2009 Whilst we're on the subject...his page on the medal roll shows these other surnames.........Schwenk, Hayward, Kropf, Braeske, Klaas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 6 May , 2009 Share Posted 6 May , 2009 Soldiers of alian parentage, were sent to the works battalion of the Middlesex known as the 30th Middlesex which was eventually known as the "Kaiser's Own." The battalion was formed in July 1916 and was followed by a second, the 31st Battalion in September 1916. Four Middlesex Infantry Labour Coys were sent to Flanders to work on repairing roads and railway lines in early 1917. Cpl Schumacher, who I presume was Henry Schumacher, would have been amongst these men. Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7KRRC Posted 7 May , 2009 Author Share Posted 7 May , 2009 Myrtle...Thanks for the useful information. I appreciate your response. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 23 November , 2019 Share Posted 23 November , 2019 useful post - Ive just got medals to a chap in the 7th IL Coy who indeed has a German/Austrian name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 23 November , 2019 Share Posted 23 November , 2019 More info on this at https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/the-duke-of-cambridges-own-middlesex-regiment/enemy-alien-labour-units-of-the-middlesex-regiment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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