nthornton1979 Posted 20 October , 2009 Share Posted 20 October , 2009 Hello all, A long shot I know but does anyone have or know the wherabouts of a photo of this Officer ? He was a Pte in the 5th Battalion before his commision into the 6th in Jan 1916. Won the MC during a raid at Ypres in July 1917 and was also wounded in the action. (and later discharged due to his wounds) Any help will be much appreciated. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 20 October , 2009 Share Posted 20 October , 2009 To save anyone else looking, he is not in the volume 'Liverpool's Scroll of Fame' which is at the Liverpool Record Office. Sorry. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nthornton1979 Posted 20 October , 2009 Author Share Posted 20 October , 2009 D, Thankyou very much for checking. It's sources like this (which are unknown to me) that I was hoping for. I've checked several of the War Illustrated series aswell as the war photo site which was recently posted as a reply to a similiar request. (which has photos and obituaries etc) Thanks again D. It's much appreciated Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzy Posted 20 October , 2009 Share Posted 20 October , 2009 If he is local to you try the Widnes Weekly News he may get a mention for his wounds or his M.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nthornton1979 Posted 20 October , 2009 Author Share Posted 20 October , 2009 Thanks Izzy, He was born and lived in West Derby before moving to Bootle. I Googled Liverpool libraries and found one in Bootle but haven't been able to speak to anyone there as yet. This was last week but I haven't had chance to ring again this week. (I work 12 hour shifts and have had no phone available during the day ) Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzy Posted 21 October , 2009 Share Posted 21 October , 2009 The Bootle Times newspaper for the Great War dates can be found in Crosby Library. Somebody has catalouged the papers. If you phone them up and give them his name they usually check their index there and then saves you a long journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nthornton1979 Posted 25 October , 2009 Author Share Posted 25 October , 2009 Thanks again for the tip off Izzy. I've contacted the library but unfortunately there was nothing listd for him. They recommend I trawl through the microfilm... I feel a visit to Liverpool comng on. Cheers Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier75 Posted 3 December , 2009 Share Posted 3 December , 2009 Neil, From experience with Widnes library, not many of the staff know where to look, there are several indexes to the Widnes Weekly News compiled by a lady from the Widnes Historical Society which are extremely useful. one of them is gallantry awards and cross referenced to the column, page and date of the edition that they are in. Regards Harry Thanks again for the tip off Izzy. I've contacted the library but unfortunately there was nothing listd for him. They recommend I trawl through the microfilm... I feel a visit to Liverpool comng on. Cheers Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nthornton1979 Posted 3 December , 2009 Author Share Posted 3 December , 2009 Thanks Harry Much appreciated Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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