boris Posted 26 August , 2009 Share Posted 26 August , 2009 Hi, Could any of you help identify my grandfathers stripes on his right arm 4 chevrons? I think i can make out a wound stripe on his left arm as well, correct? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony paley Posted 26 August , 2009 Share Posted 26 August , 2009 Boris, Sergeant with four overseas service stripes on lower right sleeve and one wound stripe on left sleeve. Above the sergeants stripes is the gun worn by sergeant in the Royal Artillery. Tony P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris Posted 26 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 26 August , 2009 Boris, Sergeant with four overseas service stripes on lower right sleeve and one wound stripe on left sleeve. Above the sergeants stripes is the gun worn by sergeant in the Royal Artillery. Tony P Thanks Tony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 27 August , 2009 Share Posted 27 August , 2009 No red stripe indicating no 1914 service and 4 blue would suggest 1915-18 Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 27 August , 2009 Share Posted 27 August , 2009 Tony, surprised none of the Arty boys has chimed in..........the badge above the rank chevrons is always referred to as "the piece" in the Royal Regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony paley Posted 27 August , 2009 Share Posted 27 August , 2009 Tony, surprised none of the Arty boys has chimed in..........the badge above the rank chevrons is always referred to as "the piece" in the Royal Regiment. Sqirrel, My Grandad and Dad would be turning in their grave. As a baby I was on the ration strength of a Territorial Bty in 1939 (Dad was the Regular BSM instructor) I had the rank of Trumpeter.However a wrong turning at the Recruiting Office in 1957 resulted in me joining the RAF Police, should ave known better I suppose. I have Dad's 'pieces' crossed guns etc. Tony P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ororkep Posted 27 August , 2009 Share Posted 27 August , 2009 Boris, As his records appear not to have survived, you may be interested to know it was at Passchendaele he qualified for his wound stripe. At that point in the war he was a Bdr, and he was wounded on the 30-9-1917, when his battery was positioned at English Farm. Rgds Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris Posted 28 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 28 August , 2009 Boris, As his records appear not to have survived, you may be interested to know it was at Passchendaele he qualified for his wound stripe. At that point in the war he was a Bdr, and he was wounded on the 30-9-1917, when his battery was positioned at English Farm. Rgds Paul Wow! Paul, Thankyou so much for all that information, so much more than i ever expected! Would you maybe know which Battery or regiment he was with? Regards, Boris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ororkep Posted 28 August , 2009 Share Posted 28 August , 2009 Boris, He served with 18 Siege Battery RGA (as Flory surmised). A battery of 2 x12 in Howitzers on railway mountings; its two sections went out to the Western front. The RX left from Southampton on 27-9-1915, arrived Le Havre on, you’ve guessed it, 28-9-15. The LX went out on the 17-10-1915. The whole for the LX at disembarkation which is detailed, so gives you a good idea of the logistics involved in moving such a piece, consisted of: 3 passenger coaches, gun truck, truck with gun and cradle, 3 open trucks plus one covered truck with stores, and a brake van. There is nothing to indicate the cause of his wounding, but it was sufficiently important for it to be recorded, as other than Officers he is only one of about 18 OR’s, to be mentioned by name in the whole of the18 Sge Bty war diary. His actual medal roll confirms his battery, and while he went out to a theatre of war as A/Sgt, and you now know he was a Bdr as at Sept 1917, he held the rank of Cpl at armistice. If you PM me with your email, I will send you the relevant pages. Rgds Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Doyle Posted 28 August , 2009 Share Posted 28 August , 2009 ...and another nice touch; the 'thunderer' pea-whistle, which I'd always suspected/been told was an NCO version of the standard Hudson police-type whistle (you know, the 'over the bags, boys', one...).. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sweeney Posted 29 August , 2009 Share Posted 29 August , 2009 ...and another nice touch; the 'thunderer' pea-whistle, which I'd always suspected/been told was an NCO version of the standard Hudson police-type whistle (you know, the 'over the bags, boys', one...).. Peter Peter, The whistle is standard artillery issue and known as the Artillery Whistle. Cavalry got the Police patern with Thumb ring and the Infantry the Police pattern. There was also the Police pattern with chjain and hokk issued to the "police" This IAW PC Stores. Joe Sweeney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris Posted 29 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 29 August , 2009 Boris, If you PM me with your email, I will send you the relevant pages. Rgds Paul Thanks again Paul, great info...cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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