ludwig113 Posted 23 October , 2009 Share Posted 23 October , 2009 hi all, i'm new here researching a long lost relative. apparently he was on the western front from early 1915(i have postcards from him dated aug 1915)possibly near lens. i'm interested to find out the movements of the unit he was with from the beginning to the end of the war. many thanks for any info or help in pointing me in the right direction. paul Name:NOTT, FREDRICK WILLIAMInitials:F WNationality:United KingdomRank:RiflemanRegiment/Service:Rifle BrigadeUnit Text:13th Bn.Secondary Unit Text:attd. 11th Trench Mortar Bty.Age:25Date of Death:26/05/1918Service No:S/27693Additional information:Son of Annie A. Nott, of 55, Bramah Rd. Brixton, London.Casualty Type:Commonwealth War DeadGrave/Memorial Reference:Q. I. C. 3.Cemetery:ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 24 October , 2009 Share Posted 24 October , 2009 Hi Paul, Given his number of S/27693 he would not have been in France for 1915, looking at a few numbers around that mark we are in the November/December 1915 time for joining up. I do not have the 11th T.M.B. Diary but have the 13th RB diary, the 13th arrived in Havre on 30/7/15. His Medal Index Card indicates entry into theatre after 1/1/16 and his Medal Roll shows 13th RB only and there is no 1914-15 Star roll for him. 1914-15 Star rolls for entry into theatre for 1915 period stops at approximately S-13500, or just under that number. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 24 October , 2009 Share Posted 24 October , 2009 His medal roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 24 October , 2009 Share Posted 24 October , 2009 St. Sever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwig113 Posted 25 October , 2009 Author Share Posted 25 October , 2009 hi andy, thankyou so much for the documents and photograph. you are of course right when you talk about the dates of being in france and i got the 2 brothers confused while i was looking at their cards. here is the front of the fredrick nott card and here is the back of the fredrick nott card the other card i was looking at was from his brother bert nott. and the back of the bert nott card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwig113 Posted 25 October , 2009 Author Share Posted 25 October , 2009 i know this is asking alot but do you know the battles the rifle brigade were in during 1918 as i would like to know roughly where he was injured/killed. i do have a couple of other lase cards from the brothers one has writing the other doesn't, also just so you know bert nott survived the first and second world wars and died in 1946. many thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwig113 Posted 17 September , 2011 Author Share Posted 17 September , 2011 hi all, just a little update. i managed to get a copy of "for the duration" by d.h. rowland so if anyone wants infomation about the 13th bn. rifle brigade just let me know. cheers paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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