G.Driver 10thLF Posted 25 May , 2010 Share Posted 25 May , 2010 Hi Pals Ive got part of the webbing (bomb bag?) it was made in 1916 and is well worn. on the side is printed.. 2nd Lieut. C. C. LAMBROS??? (LAMBRAS)????? The Cheshire Regiment i cant seem to find anyone who served under that name and was wondering if anyone had the officer listings for the cheshire regiments. i havnt a copy of Harts annual army listing. does anyone? heres some pics of the bag in question. What type of bag is this too? i suspect its the back part of the webbing? im not good on troop equipment like i said any help on identifing the man would be great thanks Graham http://img715.imageshack.us/i/img1174.jpg/ http://img23.imageshack.us/i/img1175k.jpg/ http://img80.imageshack.us/i/img1179e.jpg/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_doyle Posted 25 May , 2010 Share Posted 25 May , 2010 nearest I've been able to find is a Constantine George Lambros, RNVR but no reference to the Cheshires. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30211/pages/7793 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalog...p;CATID=5106610 Nationality and Naturalisation: Lambros, Constantine George, from Greece. Resident in Liverpool. Certificate A5469 issued 19 July 1887. . Nationality and Naturalisation: Lambros, Constantine George, from Greece. Resident in Liverpool. Certificate A5469 No MIC found for him. All other Lambros MICs I can find seem to be for soldiers of the Macedonian Mule Corps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janecavell Posted 25 May , 2010 Share Posted 25 May , 2010 The name Lambros was rare in England and Wales in the early 20th c.: there's a little cluster of birth registrations in the Newport, Monmouthshire area between 1906 and 1915, according to FreeBMD, while the 1911 census shows just a few of this name, some in Newport and some in Cardiff. None of these seems to be the Constantine George Lambros mentioned above. He appears on a list of Merseyside Aliens, which notes that he was from Greece, and was of 146 Falkner Street, Liverpool when he applied for naturalisation in 1887. I'll try looking for him and other candidates on censuses etc. next time I'm at the library (where there's free access to Ancestry!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B Posted 25 May , 2010 Share Posted 25 May , 2010 I did a run on Ancestry medal cards just using the initials (C C) and the regiment. Nothing like that name came up from 850 odd entries. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59165 Posted 25 May , 2010 Share Posted 25 May , 2010 Is there no way it could be Ambros(e) with a 3rd initial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.Driver 10thLF Posted 25 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 25 May , 2010 thanks for the replies. if sumone had the army list it would make it easier as being a second lieutenant he's bound to be mentioned in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.Driver 10thLF Posted 25 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 25 May , 2010 also is it possible that this bag was used post war. This may be why were unable to find anybody who relates to this. Is the bag definitely a piece of ww1 equipment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 25 May , 2010 Share Posted 25 May , 2010 A start? LG#34731, 10th November 1939. Link is http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/347...upplements/7626 INFANTRY. The undermentioned to be 2nd Lts.: — Cheshire R. 25th Oct. 1939: — Gregory Cooper LAMBROS (102756) late 2nd Lt. Cheshire R. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 25 May , 2010 Share Posted 25 May , 2010 What type of bag is this too? i suspect its the back part of the webbing? im not good on troop equipment ... also is it possible that this bag was used post war. This may be why were unable to find anybody who relates to this. Is the bag definitely a piece of ww1 equipment? A start? LG#34731, 10th November 1939. Link is http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/347...upplements/7626 INFANTRY. The undermentioned to be 2nd Lts.: — Cheshire R. 25th Oct. 1939: — Gregory Cooper LAMBROS (102756) late 2nd Lt. Cheshire R. It's the small pack off the 1908 Pattern Infantry Equipment. Usually worn at the side when in Marching Order, on the back in Fighting Order, or just on a cross strap as a handy small bag at other times. Whilst from its date it's definitely a piece of WW1 equipment, 1908 webbing was still being made, worn and used at least as late as the 1940's, so I suspect the chap identified above would be a strong contender for the person who wrote his name on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_doyle Posted 25 May , 2010 Share Posted 25 May , 2010 Ancestry has a death record in The Times for a Major Gregory Cooper Lambros, 24th Nov 1985. Date of birth estimated 1900. Also an entry from LG re his death : http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/50615/pages/10222 Marriage entry in Ancestry Name: Gregory C Lambros Spouse Surname: Rose Or Pinches Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1947 Registration district: Chelsea Registration county (inferred): Middlesex Volume Number: 5c Page Number: 718 The Constantine Lambros found earlier appears to have served in WW2 http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/353...upplements/6495 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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