highlighter Posted 5 July , 2012 Share Posted 5 July , 2012 Evening, I can only find 1 document on Ancestry and War heros about my great grandfather. He lost his arm in WW2 in France..From what I understand it was amputated by the Germans, he survived the war. William Marcus Drewett Connaught Rangers, Royal Munster Fusiliers , I belive the 3rd Battalion, from another thread I came across on this forum. Regimental Number 4872, 14055 Born - 2 Nov 1895 (Battersea, London) Died 8 Aprl 1970 (Wandsworth, London) This is the only document I can find on Ancestry -----------> British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 Record for William M Drewett (could anyone explain what medals he recieved on that document? I've done some reading, it's all v.new to me..!!) Would anyone be able to see if they can find any more information? documents? Or even where aprox he may of been in battle? Thanks, in advance for any tips anyone might have. It would thrill my Nan to be able to find out some more information about her dad! Like many, he never spoke of the war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipperary Posted 5 July , 2012 Share Posted 5 July , 2012 He also has a silver war badge entry on ancestry.You refer to ww2 which i am taking as a typo, The majority of service records for ww1 were lost due to bombing in ww2 so chances are his records did not survive.john Enlisted 14/11/14 dicharged due to wounds 10/7/19. http://search.ancest...h=148753= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlighter Posted 5 July , 2012 Author Share Posted 5 July , 2012 Thanks Munster, yes sorry! Typo. Thanks for finding that document, I don't know how you found it, I hadn't been able to find anything.! I am now confused, if I am on the wrong track. The link you gave me states 'Cork' at the bottom, surley he wasn't in Ireland? Or is that where the location of the office was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdoyle Posted 6 July , 2012 Share Posted 6 July , 2012 for an outline of WW1 medals and medal index cards, the National Archives has a nice page that puts it simply http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/medals.asp William's medal card shows entitlement to British War Medal (BWM), Victory Medal (VM) and the 1914/1915 Star (having landed in France on 2nd May 1915). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipperary Posted 6 July , 2012 Share Posted 6 July , 2012 Thanks Munster, yes sorry! Typo. Thanks for finding that document, I don't know how you found it, I hadn't been able to find anything.! I am now confused, if I am on the wrong track. The link you gave me states 'Cork' at the bottom, surley he wasn't in Ireland? Or is that where the location of the office was? Hi Cork would have been the Munsters Depot it would not be unusual for a man being ill to be discharged through the Batallion at the depot. A family member of my own joined the RDF in Warrington and trained in Ireland no hard and fast rule.john PS there is also service records on ancetry for Thomas Drewett of Wandsworth Road Clapham, at that time and up untill i was a child part of the Borough of Battersea. A brother maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 6 July , 2012 Share Posted 6 July , 2012 Hi, On 7 July 1916 the 3rd Battalion Connaught Rangers furnished a draft of 200 Other Ranks transferred to the 3rd Royal Munster Fusiliers for service with the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers in France His Royal Munster Fusiliers regimental number would most likely make him part of this draft. Also his Connaught Rangers regimental number and date enlisting would have him enlisting into the 3rd Battalion Connaught Rangers. On 2 May 1915 2nd Lieutenants N S B Kidson and W A Taaffe with 410 Other Ranks proceeded from the 3rd Battalion Connaught Rangers to join the 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers. Major A G Kemball 31st Punjabis and Lieutenant I Garvey proceeded as far as the Overseas Base as draft conducting Officers and returned as soon as duty completed. He would have been part of this draft. He seems to have returned to the 3rd Battalion later, prehaps after he was wounded. This is a list I have been working on of the draft to the Royal Munster Fusiliers the 14*** number is the regimental number for the Royal Munster Fusiliers the 2nd number is the Connaught Ranger number. Regards Mark Frederick Ashmore Royal Munster Fusiliers 14000 James Atkinson Royal Munster Fusiliers 14001 4601 George J Abbott Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14002 14003 6110 Michael Brosnan Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14004 5624 James Byrne Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14005 4986 John J Bowyer Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14006 John Byrne Royal Munster Fusiliers 14007 Peter Bowes Royal Munster Fusiliers 14008 14009 4467 John Barry Pte R Muns Fus 14010 14011 14012 Thomas Burke Royal Munster Fusiliers 14013 14014 3043 Martin Brennan Private 1 Royal Munster Fusiliers 14015 14016 14017 3151 John W M Brack Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14018 14019 14020 5352 Owen Callaghan Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14021 Thomas Condon Royal Munster Fusiliers, 14022 Thomas Connelly Royal Munster Fusiliers 14023 4059 Patrick Collins Lance Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers 14024 3028 Sydney Chester Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14025 Patrick Collins Royal Munster Fusiliers 3/14026 2926 Edwin R Cartridge Pte Muns Fus 14027 5110 Thomas Connelly Private 3rd Royal Munster Fusiliers 14028 767 John Clesby Pte 4th Royal Munster Fusiliers 14029 14030 793 Peter Coyle Pte R Munster Fus 14031 14032 14033 Martin Coyne Royal Munster Fusiliers 14034 3882 John Craig Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14035 14036 14037 3327 Arthur W Coaton Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14038 4820 Henry R Cook Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14039 9013 Harry Connolly Pte 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers 14040 3515 John P Durkin Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14041 825 Patrick Dempsey Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14042 John Donnelly Royal Munster Fusiliers 14043 William Dove Royal Munster Fusiliers 14044 Thomas Doyle Royal Munster Fusiliers 14045 14046 3/5580 Michael Dempsey Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14047 10904 Michael Delaney Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14048 4663 John A Dovaston Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14049 14050 5330 James Downey Pte R Muns Fus 14051 14052 14053 3039 Thomas Dunleavy Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14054 4872 William M Drewett Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14055 10899 Michael Cunningham Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14056 4708 Joseph Edwards Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14057 8426 Michael Flanagan Pte1st Royal Munster Fusiliers 14058 9354 James Feely Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14059 Timothy Fitzgerald Royal Munster Fusiliers 14060 John Finnegan Royal Munster Fusiliers 14061 14062 2915 P Fitzgerald Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14063 John Flannigan Royal Munster Fusiliers 14064 5636 John Ferris Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14065 4221 Anthony Ferguson Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14066 5637 Edward Fannan Pte R Munster Fus 14067 8745 Edward Fennessey Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14068 10858 James Fleming Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14069 Joseph Fitzsimmons Royal Munster Fusiliers 14070 14071 1099 Owen Gannon Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14072 James Goodwin Royal Munster Fusiliers 14073 14074 3972 William Goucher Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14075 10793 Francis Bruke Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14076 3348 William Green Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14077 3854 Peter Gallacher Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14078 5403 William Gordon Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14079 1429 John Gaffney Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14080 3759 John Gallagher Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14081 5381 John Glynn Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14082 14083 14084 5498 Frank Hanna Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14085 5706 Alfred W Hamilton Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14086 1012 Joseph Hoare Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14087 Michael Healy Royal Munster Fusiliers 14088 James Biggins Royal Munster Fusiliers 14089 14090 14091 14092 11061 Thomas Judge Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14093 Joseph Jordan Royal Munster Fusiliers 14094 3202 John Johnson Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14095 10847 Michael Kelly Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14096 52 James Keating Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14097 4130 John Kenny Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14098 14099 527 James Keogh Pte R Muns Fus 14100 14101 14102 William Kelly Royal Munster Fusiliers 14103 John Kennedy Royal Munster Fusiliers 14104 2930 Patrick W Kelly Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14105 4275 Peter Kelly Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14106 4813 Augustus Kensett Pte R Muns Fus 14107 6627 Patrick Kelly Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14108 Thomas Lawlor Royal Munster Fusiliers 3/14109 14110 14111 14112 14113 14114 14115 10921 Patrick McDonald Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14116 10649 James McKeever Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14117 5047 R McNicholas Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14118 580 John McMahon Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14119 3909 Thomas McFadden Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14120 14121 14122 Thomas McConville Royal Munster Fusiliers 14123 James McFadyen Royal Munster Fusiliers 14124 Patrick McNicholas Royal Munster Fusiliers 14125 8579 John McNally Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14126 578 James McNeice Lance Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers 14127 10975 William McQuade Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14128 5107 Thomas McNamara Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14129 14130 5768 Daniel McShane Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14131 14132 3907 John Malley Pte R Mun Fus 14133 14134 4527 Ernest S Mellor Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14135 4729 William Morley Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14136 4951 Thomas O'hara Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14136 3229 Thomas Myers Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14137 3818 Patrick Mannion Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers 14138 3015 George H Moore Lance Corporal Private Royal Munster Fusiliers14139 3466 Denis Murphy Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14140 4215 William Morrison Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14141 John J Moylan Royal Munster Fusiliers 14142 3231 J Mattacks Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14143 3457 Albert R Marsden Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14144 5715 George Mann Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14145 1032 Joseph Murphy Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14146 14147 3948 Joseph Moone Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14148 4136 James Nolan Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers 14149 14150 14151 5744 Timothy O'Shea Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14152 John O'Callaghan Royal Munster Fusiliers 14153 14154 3471 Michael O'Brien Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14155 4951 Thomas O'hara Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14156 Peter O'Connell Royal Munster Fusiliers 14157 14158 14159 14160 658 Thomas Plunkett Pte Royal Munster Fusiliers 14161 James Powell Royal Munster Fusiliers 14162 4783 Harry Penfold Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14163 3477 Horace Page Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14164 14165 4012 Michael Robinson Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14166 14167 Michael Regan Royal Munster Fusiliers 14168 8549 Patrick Roache Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14169 14170 5266 Henry Roney Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14171 14172 3830 Peter Rafferty Pte R Mun F 14173 1453 Tom Sherlock Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14174 10992 Richard Scott Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14175 9804 Montague W Smith Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers 14176 3704 Vernon Sanderson Pte R Muns Fus 14177 7889 Fred Sleater Privatel Royal Munster Fusiliers 14178 4427 John Swift Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14179 14180 14181 4618 Henry Stow Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14182 5609 John Stenson Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14183 939John Tague Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14184 4040 Thomas Treacy Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14185 14186 11148 John Walsh Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14187 4712 Arthur Wood Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14188 Michael Ward Royal Munster Fusiliers 14189 Lawrence Ward Royal Munster Fusiliers 14190 14191 3264 Alfred Walker Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14192 4649 Walter G E Woollard Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14193 Edward Waters Royal Munster Fusiliers 14194 4035 Joseph Ward Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14195 3112 Alfred Wragg Sergeant Royal Munster Fusiliers 14196 William Simms R Mun R 14197 John Clarke Royal Munster Fusiliers 14198 5224 J Rooney Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 14199 14200 Link to comment Share on other sites More 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mhifle Posted 6 July , 2012 Share Posted 6 July , 2012 Hi, He is on a list of wounded issued 28 Feb 1916 in the Irish Times 9 March 1916 as wounded in Mesopotamia 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers, Drewett, 4872, Pte. W; Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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