dorrie Posted 19 October , 2012 Share Posted 19 October , 2012 I have a person I am looking at who died of wounds in 1917(25th septemebr) whilst with 17th Manchester regiment. He originally enlisted in Sherwoods. Which battalion would he have been in Thanks tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 19 October , 2012 Share Posted 19 October , 2012 SDGW states he was previously 13100 Notts & Derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 19 October , 2012 Share Posted 19 October , 2012 ........but then a MIC showing 42139 Manchesters only shows a first unit on overseas posting as ASC T4/064411 and no ref to Notts and Derbys 13100,this says not with them in the war. Maybe a regular before,or one of the numbers used more than once ? My man on MIC is shown as Robert M Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 19 October , 2012 Share Posted 19 October , 2012 and no ref to Notts and Derbys 13100,this says not with them in the war It appears he had home service only with them - 12431 N & D enlisted 15 Aug 1914 and 13544 N & D on 26 Aug 1914. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevem49 Posted 20 October , 2012 Share Posted 20 October , 2012 I will have to check later but - 13094, 13096, 13102,13103 and many others close by were 9th Bn men. Possibly wounded on Gallipoli and then re-badged. Looks like that block of numbers issued to 9th Bn men. Probable enlistment 24/8/1914 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 20 October , 2012 Share Posted 20 October , 2012 Possibly wounded on Gallipoli and then re-badged. The MIC shows that he went to France as ASC so had transferred from the Notts before going overseas - presumably he had some sort of skill with horses as he was a T4 prefix (apparently horse transport, 4th New Army). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 20 October , 2012 Share Posted 20 October , 2012 The T4 number seems to have been allocated in early 1915. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevem49 Posted 20 October , 2012 Share Posted 20 October , 2012 We had a few men re-badged prior to July 1915 for various reasons. He is not on my list of men 'chucked' out, therefore obviously for other reason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 20 October , 2012 Share Posted 20 October , 2012 He married Charlotte Smith in April quarter of 1917 in Nottingham so he was home sometime during that period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorrie Posted 22 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 22 October , 2012 Thanks for all your answers very intriguing all possibilities. sorry the name is Free not Freeman having a senior moment Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 22 October , 2012 Share Posted 22 October , 2012 His transfer to the Manchesters was in the last half of 1916 or very early 1917 41691 5 June 1916 42424 23 Jan 1917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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