snailybailey Posted 27 March , 2010 Share Posted 27 March , 2010 Researching the following Officer casualty. Does anybody have a copy of De Ruvigny's Roll Of Honour 1914-1924 and if so could anybody check to see if there is an entry for him? His details are: Capt Robert William Gordon Grant 7th Bttn Manchester Regiment KIA aged 21 on 24.05.17 Also, does anybody have a copy of the War Diary for this period? Thanks! Glyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Dale Posted 27 March , 2010 Share Posted 27 March , 2010 Glyn Can't see anything in De Ruvigny I'm afraid. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snailybailey Posted 27 March , 2010 Author Share Posted 27 March , 2010 Thanks for looking anyway Robert Glyn Can't see anything in De Ruvigny I'm afraid. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 27 March , 2010 Share Posted 27 March , 2010 MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY ROLL OF SERVICE GRANT, ROBERT WILLIAM GORDON. Son of James Grant, 1 7 Gardner Road, Prestwich. Born 1896 at Prestwich. Manchester G.S. M.U. : 1913; Student (Hons. Hist.); O.T.C. Oct. 1913 to Sept. 1914. Gaz. 2nd Sept. 1914 ; 7th Bn. Manch. R., attd. 5th Bn. Lanc. Fus. ; Capt. ; Egypt and Western Front ; Wounded. Killed 24th May 1917 at Villers Plouich. (NA has him attached to South Lancs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASA1 Posted 27 March , 2010 Share Posted 27 March , 2010 Blacksheepindex has an entry for him (see http://www.blacksheepindex.co.uk/GREATWAR%20Gos-Gyl.pdf). Looks like an obit from the Times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggy65 Posted 27 March , 2010 Share Posted 27 March , 2010 From CWGC: GRANT, ROBERT WILLIAM GORDON Initials: R W G Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Captain Regiment/Service: Manchester Regiment Unit Text: 7th Bn Age: 21 Date of Death: 24/05/1917 Additional information: Son of James and Mary E. Grant, of 17, Gardner Rd., Prestwich, Manchester. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: A. 6. Cemetery: NEUVILLE-BOURJONVAL BRITISH CEMETERY Mabel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 27 March , 2010 Share Posted 27 March , 2010 sb Service File at Kew WO339/42568. Sotonmate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snailybailey Posted 27 March , 2010 Author Share Posted 27 March , 2010 Thanks for this info...been on the NA website but completely confused as to how I access his records...thought they were digitised now and available for download or am I mistaken? Do you know how to find and download them? Cheers Glyn sb Service File at Kew WO339/42568. Sotonmate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jainvince Posted 28 March , 2010 Share Posted 28 March , 2010 From 1911 Census Son of George Logie Grant 41 Carpenter born Huntley Aberdeen, and Alice 43 born Northfleet Kent (married 18 years). William Gordon born 1896 in Battersea - occupied as errand boy. Brother George born 1898 and sister Isabel born 1904 - both born Lewisham. Family lived at 8 Bradgate Rd, Lewisham. Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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