museumtom Posted 6 April , 2012 Share Posted 6 April , 2012 This lad has me flummoxed. I would appreciate your views please. Kind regards. Tom. DOCHERTY, WILLIAM. Private. Irish Guards. 2nd Battalion. Date of Death:19-September-1917. Service No:6288. Born in Wishaw, Lanark. Enlisted in Glasgow while living in Lisemaine, County Longford. Died of wounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGM Posted 6 April , 2012 Share Posted 6 April , 2012 Soldiers died has a difference in his number: Name: William Docherty Birth Place: Wishaw, Lanark Residence: Lisemaine, Co. Longford Death Date: 19 Sep 1917 Death Location: France & Flanders Enlistment Location: Glasgow, Lanark Rank: Private Regiment: Irish Guards Battalion: 2nd. Battalion Number: 6388 Type of Casualty: Died of wounds Theatre of War: Western European Theatre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 6 April , 2012 Share Posted 6 April , 2012 This lad has me flummoxed. I would appreciate your views please. Kind regards. Tom. DOCHERTY, WILLIAM. Private. Irish Guards. 2nd Battalion. Date of Death:19-September-1917. Service No:6288. Born in Wishaw, Lanark. Enlisted in Glasgow while living in Lisemaine, County Longford. Died of wounds. Perhaps you could supply more detail - why does it flummox you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGM Posted 6 April , 2012 Share Posted 6 April , 2012 And Irelands Memorial Records has the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGM Posted 6 April , 2012 Share Posted 6 April , 2012 The CWGC entry for Docherty 6388 DOCHERTY, W Rank:Private Service No:6388 Date of Death:19/09/1917 Regiment/Service:Irish Guards 2nd Bn. Grave ReferenceXI. B. 18. CemeteryHARLEBEKE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY CGM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 6 April , 2012 Share Posted 6 April , 2012 His MIC shows he went to France 1/6/1915 (6388) 6370 enlisted 4/1/1915, 6381 enlisted 4/1/1915, 6391 enlisted 5/1/1915, 6398 enlisted 5/1/1915, so probably one of those two days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 6 April , 2012 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2012 A Senior moment lads, I got the wrong number, sorry about that. Thats why I double check and it works. Thank you all for your kindness and tolerance. Kind regards. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hralphdoc Posted 9 May , 2015 Share Posted 9 May , 2015 this William Docherty was my grandfather 6388 2nd batt.irish guards -nice to know that others are remembering him also! the lismaine connection is a dit dubious, either a mispelling of a local co longford townland or the name of an RIC barracks in the next county. he got married in Ireland in Co Meath in 1916 as that was where his girl (also from Wishaw ) was working -My dad was born in the november of the year he died back in Wishaw. Suprisingly he joined the army in the late 1930's and served 22 years, as did his own son and in turn his son. We have been out to Harlebeke,very moving Its likely that he may have been in the reserve from 1st batt before joining up he was known to be older,however as I have no birth date for him he is difficult to pin down in scottish census although I am exploring a couple of possibilities any help that you may wish to offer would be most gratefully received I understand he had a brother who also died possibily at Gallopli best wishes and thanks from bringing him up from time to time I ask for the book of rememberance in Dublin to be opened at his page BEST RALPHY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 9 May , 2015 Author Share Posted 9 May , 2015 Sorry Ralphy, nothing new has come since I last posted on this page. Cheers. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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