joee86 Posted 15 November , 2011 Posted 15 November , 2011 Hi everyone, I am now starting to research the men on my towns' war memorial. The first person I would like to research is the man mentionied above. From my research I have already seen a photo of him as he appears in de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, which also gives some details about his pre war service. However, I do not have access to the National Archives at the moment so was wondering if people on here would be kind enough to tell me anything else about him. What I do know is: Name: Charles George Day Rank: Drummer No: 7037 Unit: 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards Hometown: Bishop's Stortford Joined: Nov 26th 1906 Born: 26th June 1892 Died: 22nd Feb 1915 What interested me about this man was his unit, as I have read that most of the guards records still survive. Does anyone have any experiance in working with their archives? My experiance with other units hasnt been that great. Also, was the rank of drummer an appointment or an actual rank? It seems rather low for a man of 9 years service. Either way please add whatever you can. I am sure this will be one of the easier men to research as a lot of the others are just a name and a intial! Thanks. Joe.
ss002d6252 Posted 15 November , 2011 Posted 15 November , 2011 Name: Charles George DayBirth Place: Collins Cross, Herts Residence: Bishops Stortford, Herts Death Date: 22 Feb 1915 Death Location: France & Flanders Enlistment Location: London Rank: Drummer Regiment: Coldstream Guards Number: 7037 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Western European Theatre He was posted to France on 12 Aug 1914 . He was awarded the 1914 star (with clasp), BWM and VM.
Cameron2165 Posted 15 November , 2011 Posted 15 November , 2011 Hi Joe, You will need to contact the Coldstream Guards about his Service Record. It will cost you £35. The address is :- Regimental Archivist Regimental Headquarters Coldstream Guards Wellington Barracks Birdcage Walk London SW1E 6HQ Regards Cam
Coldstreamer Posted 18 November , 2011 Posted 18 November , 2011 Never seen a coldstreamer who died have papers at NA or ancestry
Coldstreamer Posted 18 November , 2011 Posted 18 November , 2011 From war diary on this day - 2 killed and 4 wounded (in trenches)
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