watchdog Posted 22 December , 2009 Share Posted 22 December , 2009 65029 Sapper Harold Christopher Gaisford's details are on the CWGC website. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial. I believe he is related to the three Gaisfords I am currently researching in relation to the war memorial in the village of Bulkington, Wiltshire but I am getting conflicting information about him from the sources that I have at hand. I would be grateful for any help that members who have ready access to relevant databases can give me in getting more information about Harold or about 130 Fd Coy (which I know was part of 25 Div). Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wullmackie Posted 22 December , 2009 Share Posted 22 December , 2009 SDGW show Born Wrecclesham Surrey Enlisted Guilford Residence Farham All the best Wull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 22 December , 2009 Share Posted 22 December , 2009 Watchdog Farnham is the place,Wull ! From the date of death 10 Apr 1918 we can find the War Diary at Kew,which will likely tell you of his activity at that time. It is under WO95/2237 which runs from Aug 1917 to Jul 1919. Not knowing when your subject began service in a War Theatre there is a previous Diary if you are looking to see his complete war service,it is WO95/2236 and covers Sept 1915 to Jul 1917. Both are with 25 Division. Sotonmate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchdog Posted 22 December , 2009 Author Share Posted 22 December , 2009 SDGW show Born Wrecclesham Surrey Enlisted Guilford Residence Farham All the best Wull Wull, thank you. That entry in SDGW is one of my conflicts. My Harold Christopher Gaisford died in 1918 and it makes sense that, aged 27 in 1918, he was more likely than not to be a serviceman. But his branch of the Gaisfords does not seem to have strayed far from the Wiltshire/Somerset border so I can't work out the Surrey connection. It of course entirely possible that I'm dealing with a different HC Gaisford but that name combination (and year of death) would be fairly unique don't you think? Dudley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchdog Posted 22 December , 2009 Author Share Posted 22 December , 2009 Watchdog Farnham is the place,Wull ! From the date of death 10 Apr 1918 we can find the War Diary which will likely tell you of his activity at that time. It is under WO95/2237 which runs from Aug 1917 to Jul 1919. Not knowing when your subject began service in a War Theatre there is a previous Diary if you are looking to see his complete war service,it is WO95/2236 and covers Sept 1915 to Jul 1917. Both are with 25 Division. Sotonmate Sotonmate, I'd picked up on Farnham Thank you for the leads on the War Diaries... that's saved me some time at Kew (or on the website) Dudley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchdog Posted 29 March , 2010 Author Share Posted 29 March , 2010 I've now established the link with 'my' Gaisfords thanks to Fr Philip Gaisford of Worth Abbey, Sussex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBattle Posted 29 March , 2010 Share Posted 29 March , 2010 Would this chap also be connected? Name: GAISFORD, WILLIAM Initials: W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Royal Warwickshire Regiment Unit Text: 1st/7th Bn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 20/08/1916 Service No: 2516 Additional information: Son of Mrs. Letitia Gaisford, of 5, South Front, Dews Rd., Salisbury, Wilts. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B. Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL You certainly have an eclectic mix of Gaisfords on the Memorial, no wonder you are looking for links. The village should also have this chap, I think.... Name: WHITE, ROWLAND GEORGE Initials: R G Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Rifleman Regiment/Service: London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) Unit Text: 15th Bn. Age: 18 Date of Death: 07/05/1918 Service No: 537172 Additional information: Son of Harry George and Elsie Gertrude White, of Jaggards Farm, Corsham, Wilts. Born at Bulkington, Wilts. Educated at Chippenham Secondary School. An auctioneer by profession. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: LXVI. B. 18. Cemetery: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY errr..... and him? Name: WILTSHIRE Initials: H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Wiltshire Regiment Unit Text: 2nd Bn. Age: 28 Date of Death: 08/07/1916 Service No: 7972 Additional information: Son of John and Jane Wiltshire, of Bulkington, Devizes. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: G. 22. Cemetery: BERNAFAY WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY, MONTAUBAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchdog Posted 31 March , 2010 Author Share Posted 31 March , 2010 Kevin, thank you very much for this. William is a very strong family name (and thus frustrating when you get dozens of them in the database ) and he is not familiar (yet). I'll start tracking him down. Wiltshire and White are real finds - thank you so much. In fact they suggest to me a new thread which I'll try to put out tonight under memorials. Dudley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 1 April , 2010 Share Posted 1 April , 2010 Dudley Rowland White is named on the Chippenham Secondary School War Memorial as Roland White. He is not named on any other memorial in Chippenham. Photo of the Memorial from PAL John Belchers web-site on Chippenham memorials here: http://www.pro-patria.co.uk/Images/Memoria...ool%20Large.jpg This link to John's site refers to Herbert Jesse Wiltshire. As you will see John has not been able to identify the man who is named on two memorials in Chippenham - one possibility being your man. http://www.pro-patria.co.uk/Text/herbert_jesse_wiltshire.htm Here is the 2 Wilts War Diary entry for 8 July 1916: https://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/wardiary.php...7&year=1916 Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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