harley1962 Posted 26 December , 2009 Share Posted 26 December , 2009 More help needed if you can my great great uncle 3/10384 Pte. William Trotter was k.i.a 27/09/1916 whilst serving with the 9th west yorks has anyone any information regarding what battle he would have been taking part in and previous actions to this. Also what does the 3/ of his service number mean. Any information greatly appreciated. Carole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 26 December , 2009 Share Posted 26 December , 2009 Carole, Battle of Thiepval Ridge 26-28 September 1916,his unit was with 11 Division. See : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thiepval_Ridge The 3/ on his service number might mean his joining the Training Battalion (usually the 3rd Bn) on attestation. He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial as he has no known grave. Sotonmate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted 26 December , 2009 Share Posted 26 December , 2009 Carole The 3 prefix meant he joined up as a special reservist, so stating the amount of time he was willing to serve in the armed forces. Say 1 year or 3 years, this was later extended to the duration of the war. [Enlisted as Sotonmate said into the 3rd Battalion, then transferred into the 9th Battalion when reinforcements where required]. His 3/10384 number would make him a mid August, early September 1914, at joining up. Landed Egypt 14/11/1915, making him, part of the reinforcements sent out to bring the 9th back upto strength. Hope this is of some help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harley1962 Posted 26 December , 2009 Author Share Posted 26 December , 2009 Thank you for your replies which are of great help. All we knew of William was he enlisted underage and was sadly k.i.a at 17. I was recently fortunate to visit the Thiepval Memorial and lay a poppy near William's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted 26 December , 2009 Share Posted 26 December , 2009 War Diary entry for the 9th Battalion 27/09/1916. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted 26 December , 2009 Share Posted 26 December , 2009 Hope this will advance your research. Regards as always Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted 26 December , 2009 Share Posted 26 December , 2009 Would have thought that William joined the 9th Battalion at Sulva Bay, Half Moon Beach on the night of the 4th December 1915, when the 9th recieved reinforcements from Lemos of 4 Officers and 203 NCO's and men. Regards Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harley1962 Posted 27 December , 2009 Author Share Posted 27 December , 2009 Thanks Kevin Carole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobalanjones Posted 17 August , 2010 Share Posted 17 August , 2010 War Diary entry for the 9th Battalion 27/09/1916. Hi Kevin, I viewed your work on this topic with interest. Could you provide a viewable source for the 9ths. War Diary? The reason I ask is that my father was in this Regiment, I think from its inception (No. 21092 Pte.F Jones). Some time ago I researched his War Medals online only to find that he also has two other Regimental Numbers on his card:- 45381-HLI and 330970- Royal Scots. I can find nothing enlighting on these othe numbers. Cheers in anticipation, BAJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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