johnturvey Posted 1 September , 2013 Share Posted 1 September , 2013 I'm Looking for any Photos of this Battalion 16th Service Battallion St Pancras rifle Brigade. My Grandfather Herbert Charles Turvey was killed on the 16th August 1916. He is buried at Bethune Cemetry France Much Thanks John Turvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 3 September , 2013 Share Posted 3 September , 2013 Hi John, Your grandfathers headstone, not got that many pictures of the 16th in group form, individuals yes. One group of 16th RB for you Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnturvey Posted 3 September , 2013 Author Share Posted 3 September , 2013 Dear Andy thank you so much for the picture of my Grandfathers Headstone its definitely Herbert Charles Turvey has i have his service no P1416 so its him. The only trouble is they've spelt his name wrong they've spelt it Turver and not Turvey . Do you know how i can get this corrected ? also do you have any photos of him as i'm more than willing to pay for a picture of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Owl Posted 3 September , 2013 Share Posted 3 September , 2013 It looks very much as if the 'R' has been changed on the stone. The area around the letter is a different shade to the rest of the stone and the 'R' is slightly at an angle--or at least that is how I see it !! I just wonder if there has been some confusion in the past regarding the spelling of his surname? Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnturvey Posted 3 September , 2013 Author Share Posted 3 September , 2013 Dear Andy thank you for the photos its definitely my Grandfather Herbery Charles Turvey P1416 same number everything . They've spelt his name incorrectly they spelt it Turver instead of Turvey. Do you have any pictures of my Grandfather please. i want to buy some if you have any much Thanks John Turvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 4 September , 2013 Share Posted 4 September , 2013 Hi John, I would agree with Robert in that the R appears to have been changed at sometime, however if you search the CWGC database the name shows as Turvey. I would contact the Commonwealth War Graves Commission regarding the matter if I were you to see where the error has crept in, This is not the first case or will it be the last case of incorrect information on CWGC headstones. There is one cemetery on the Somme where a whole plot containing Rifle Brigade headstones has wrong information on them so I have the feeling that it is a transcription error on the part of the CWGC. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/61645/TURVEY,%20H%20C Note also the different date of death given from the information you have supplied, CWGC records him as having died on this date. Unfortunately I do not have an individual photograph of your grandfather, wish that I did to help you. Photographs/documentation/personal details are something I am always trying to obtain for a long term project, and although I have some from the 16th funnily enough I have more from the 17th which never saw service overseas. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnturvey Posted 4 September , 2013 Author Share Posted 4 September , 2013 Dear Andy i cant thank you enough for your help.I will indeed contact the CWGC i cant think why they put the name turver instead of Turvey once agin Thank you andy much appreciate your kindness and your help Regards - John Turvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 4 September , 2013 Share Posted 4 September , 2013 I'd say the 'R' has definately been changed at some time as it looks to be a different font to the other 'R's' on the stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnturvey Posted 6 August , 2014 Author Share Posted 6 August , 2014 Anybody out there have photos of 16th Battalion St Pancras Rifle Brigade Prince consorts own be very grateful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted 29 June , 2018 Share Posted 29 June , 2018 I am also looking for any photos for my Great-granddad's Battalion Name: William Gusanie Rank: Rifleman Service No: S/8315 Unit: 16th Battalion (St.Pancras) Regiment: Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) Died: 17/09/1916 Aged: 36 Cause of death: Killed in action Location: Somme, France Buried: Auchonvillers Military Cemetery I do have a photo of his grave stone, but I don't have any photo of himself or his battalion can you help Many Thanks Ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacks Posted 29 June , 2018 Share Posted 29 June , 2018 Best place to look for a photo of your Grandfather is in the local newspaper. The newsapapers are available at Islington local archives or the British Library. You would need to contact them if you are going to viist in person. They may search for you for a small fee. Email for Islington archives local.history@islington.gov.uk Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 29 June , 2018 Share Posted 29 June , 2018 11 hours ago, Ant said: I am also looking for any photos for my Great-granddad's Battalion Name: William Gusanie Rank: Rifleman Service No: S/8315 Unit: 16th Battalion (St.Pancras) Regiment: Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) Died: 17/09/1916 Aged: 36 Cause of death: Killed in action Location: Somme, France Buried: Auchonvillers Military Cemetery I do have a photo of his grave stone, but I don't have any photo of himself or his battalion can you help Many Thanks Ant Good evening Ant. Pull together what you can from Ancestry and take it from there- There appear to be some entries on "RootsChat" on Google about him and you are fortunate in that the name is unusual. Alas, the best chance of a pic. is from a family member. He served with a battalion of The Rifle Brigade- which although raised on St. Pancras in London is still part of the larger regiment of that name. have you tried the Rifles Musueum in Winchester- the likeliest to have group portraits of his battalion. Although William Gusanie is remembered on the Islington Roll, his unit -based on St. Pancras- is now covered by the modern London Borough of Camden. Worth contacting it's local studies as well. If you are anywhere near London, then the local newspapers are best read at the British Library-especially if they are available on microfilm. If so, then BL uses Covergold microfilm/microform readers which digitise the page on-screen and it can be sent out by e-mail by yourself. It costs nothing. However-a caution, the phenomenon of pages of photographs is part of the "mythology" of the Great War. My experience is that pages of pics. are a phenomenon more of the Midlands and the North- not particularly of London papers. Best to start looking up those great-aunties you had half forgotten-and those obscure cousins. His home area around Clerkenwell, plus his unusual surname,suggest he may have been involved on one of the specialist small trades then based on Clerkenwell- such as watchmaking. May we ask what you do know about him?? There may also be materials at the London Metropolitan Archives, also helpfully on the Clerkenwell-Islington borders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MBrockway Posted 30 June , 2018 Share Posted 30 June , 2018 (edited) Andy - do you mind if I crop out the Bugle Major to post into the discussion we had about the badges of the Warrant Officers and staff serjeants of 1/KRRC in camp at Cannock Chase in 1919? Mark Edited 30 June , 2018 by MBrockway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 30 June , 2018 Share Posted 30 June , 2018 Help yourself Mark, I will e-mail the picture over to you. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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