3rd army musketry school

[mikerose]

Hi, i just got my great uncles records from fleet air arm museum he is recorded being at 3rd musk school france in june 1918 i cant find any reference on google as to what he would have done. Any help would be appreciated

[sotonmate]

Was he with RN Division then,fighting as a soldier ?

[Ron Clifton]

An Army Musketry School usually ran training courses for junior officers and senior NCOs to enable them in turn to train their men in the use of the rifle and machine gun. Although the musket itself was long obsolete, the term musketry was retained to cover small-arms generally.

Ron

[mikerose]

Was he with RN Division then,fighting as a soldier ?

yes he was with the Hood sorry i should have mentioned that bit.

and Ron thanks would he have had a pay rise for the course as next to it is the figure £27

[Ron Clifton]

Mike

I can't give you a definite yes or no to that, but I don't think so. £27 would be a hell of a pay rise when sergeants (for example) were only getting 3s to 4s (15p to 20p) a day as basic pay anyway. It is more likely to refer to a lump sum, possibly paid in respect of certain equipment needed for the course. Does the record show whether the £27 was a credit or a debit?

Ron

[mikerose]

hi Ron

it just say's paid £27-10, it may be unrealated and just put in the gap possibly.

[PDGRIFFITHS]

My Grandfather, 2nd Lieutenant Herbert Llewellyn Griffiths 36744 of the 1st Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade was posted to the Third Army Musketry School in August 1918.

He got dysentery while there and was eventually repatriated back to NZ. His medical records said the origin of the original disability was at Fort Mahon, ex Musketry School.

I found a September holiday Third Army 1918 Traffic Map printed on a Third Army Administration Map.

A letter written to his mother described it being near the sea. The map located Fort Mahon, adjacent and north east , to current day Fort Mahon Plage, so I assume this is were the Third Army Musketry School was and for that matter probably the Infantry School as well.

There is a Fort Mahon, which is an actual fort, At Ambleteuse. I assume this is a red herring.

I cannot find any other information on the Third Army Musketry School online, so I hope this helps.

[FROGSMILE]

10 hours ago, PDGRIFFITHS said:

My Grandfather, 2nd Lieutenant Herbert Llewellyn Griffiths 36744 of the 1st Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade was posted to the Third Army Musketry School in August 1918.

He got dysentery while there and was eventually repatriated back to NZ. His medical records said the origin of the original disability was at Fort Mahon, ex Musketry School.

I found a September holiday Third Army 1918 Traffic Map printed on a Third Army Administration Map.

A letter written to his mother described it being near the sea. The map located Fort Mahon, adjacent and north east , to current day Fort Mahon Plage, so I assume this is were the Third Army Musketry School was and for that matter probably the Infantry School as well.

There is a Fort Mahon, which is an actual fort, At Ambleteuse. I assume this is a red herring.

I cannot find any other information on the Third Army Musketry School online, so I hope this helps.

Thank you for interpreting the location, this will be of great help to researchers of the future when they use a search engine to find information.  Are you confident of Ambleteuse as the place it was located?

[PDGRIFFITHS]

As I said Ambeteteuse is a red herring I.e. The same name, but was not here. In fact there are a lot of Fort Mahon all over France. My cousin found 4 just in Northern France.
The Third Army Musketry School was situated next to where Fort Mahon Plage is today.

Fort Mahon Plage did not exist during WW1.

[FROGSMILE]

On 30/11/2019 at 21:37, PDGRIFFITHS said:

As I said Ambeteteuse is a red herring I.e. The same name, but was not here. In fact there are a lot of Fort Mahon all over France. My cousin found 4 just in Northern France.
The Third Army Musketry School was situated next to where Fort Mahon Plage is today.

Fort Mahon Plage did not exist during WW1.

Thank you, I understand now: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort-Mahon-Plage

 

Edited 22 July , 2022 by FROGSMILE