west riding regiment D.O.W

[nimrod-49]

My grandfather served during the great war the information I have managed to find is

4-4669 PTE Sylvester Parrott

joined west riding regiment Duke of wellingtons (T.F) 15.11.15

hospitalised 16.04.17 to 29.05.17 with possible T.B

wounded gun shot wounds right leg and foot 1.11.18

I,m wondering if any one would know which battalion he would have been in also which actions he could have been involved in thanks in advance

Mark

[sotonmate]

Mark

Sylvester has a service and a pension record on Ancestry UK. He had two numbers,the 4-4669 you mention,and another due to the 1917 re-numbering of the Territorial Force,202082.

He served in several units at war.first one in France was the 2/4 Battalion from 9 Jan 1917,then 1/4 Battalion from 25 Jul 1917,8 Battalion from 18 Aug 1917 and finally 1/8 Battalion from 8 Feb 1918.

His Medal Card shows that he was discharged to a Silver War Badge,number B279192, on 1 Jul 1919 as a result of wounds.

He later re-enlisted for a 1 year term on 7 July 1921 until 6 July 1922,in the 4th Battalion again.