7th leicester

[veklee]

good morning peoples has anyone a copy of the 7th leicester diary for 18- 20 th sept 1916 please ,after a boy kia on the 19th

many thanks

barry

[Adam Llewellyn]

Hello Barry,

The 7th Battalion Diary Records,

17 - 25/09/1916

MONTAUBAN

The Battalion remained in bivouacs and was employed in finding working parties in connection with preparing for the attack on GUEDECOURT. The casualties from this period were all caused by shell fire, the work consisting of digging frenches and repairing roads and much of this was necessarily carried out under shell fire. The weather during this period was uncertain and the state of the ground led to a postponement of objectives.

Who was your man killed in action?

Regards.

Llew.

[veklee]

hi llew percy tookey

cheers

barry

[Adam Llewellyn]

Barry,

18121 Percy Tookey would have enlisted on the 28th or 29th April 1915.

Possible brother, 17469 John Thomas Tookey 1/4th Battalion, enlisted 20th - 26th March 1915, shown at 221, Hermitage, Coalville on the 1918 Absent Voters List. I would assume that John could have been wounded at some time, with the AVL showing him serving with the 1/4th Battalion.

There are also some Tookey's serving with the Leicesters from Hinckley, Leics.

Regards.

Llew.

[veklee]

thanks llew , got walter charles and john henrys medals both from leicester

ta

barry