rolt968 Posted 15 October , 2021 Share Posted 15 October , 2021 1 hour ago, jonbem said: Cricketer, I believe played for my home county. Correct. I cropped his blazer pocket badge to avoid giving away his county. He looks less grim in this picture than in many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 15 October , 2021 Share Posted 15 October , 2021 He survived, although wounded, a day when many men of his battalion, including a professional colleague were killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 15 October , 2021 Share Posted 15 October , 2021 (edited) So he is a Yorkshire cricketer, wounded and survived, was he a Leeds or Bradford Pal? Edited 15 October , 2021 by Knotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 15 October , 2021 Share Posted 15 October , 2021 Born in Wombwell, Barnsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 15 October , 2021 Share Posted 15 October , 2021 3 minutes ago, jonbem said: Born in Wombwell, Barnsley That’s Roy Kilner, died in India of typhoid, in the 20’s The other in contention would have been Archibald Dolphin, he survived, the only other Leeds Pal was Major Booth who was Kilners friend but killed on the Somme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 15 October , 2021 Share Posted 15 October , 2021 I found him on here Roy Kilner passes away at the age of 37 - Cricket Country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 15 October , 2021 Share Posted 15 October , 2021 14 minutes ago, jonbem said: I found him on here Roy Kilner passes away at the age of 37 - Cricket Country Well done! Another Leeds Pal. Well done for getting his fellow Yorkshire cricketer, Lieutenant Major Booth who has turned up the strange names threads a couple of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 15 October , 2021 Share Posted 15 October , 2021 From left to right three of Yorkshires cricketing greats and original members of the Leeds Pals Battalion Dolphin, Booth and Kilner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 15 October , 2021 Share Posted 15 October , 2021 4 minutes ago, ilkley remembers said: From left to right three of Yorkshires cricketing greats and original members of the Leeds Pals Battalion Dolphin, Booth and Kilner THat's excellent. When I started to look at the Leeds Pals men I was looking at Laurie Milner's book in which I think might be pictures of the sportsmen in inter company teams of the "wrong" sport. Ther is certainly one of Evelyn Lintott in a team for the "right" sport looking unhappy as his team had lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 15 October , 2021 Share Posted 15 October , 2021 Another sportsman (courtesy of the IWM). He played for his country and the Army, among others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 16 October , 2021 Share Posted 16 October , 2021 He was killed in action during the first autumn of the war. He is commemorated on a number of war memorials including two near me. (No help to you at all but there seems to be no surviving officer's record.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 16 October , 2021 Share Posted 16 October , 2021 On 15/10/2021 at 20:08, rolt968 said: He played for his country I assume that it in this case it’s not England, but one of the other Home nations, and I’m also going to take a punt on as he’s commemorated near you the chances are he played for Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 16 October , 2021 Share Posted 16 October , 2021 12 minutes ago, Knotty said: I assume that it in this case it’s not England, but one of the other Home nations, and I’m also going to take a punt on as he’s commemorated near you the chances are he played for Scotland. See if we can narrow down this lot? List of Scotland rugby union players killed in World War I - Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 16 October , 2021 Share Posted 16 October , 2021 8 minutes ago, jonbem said: See if we can narrow down this lot? Only 2 that meet the KIA in the first autumn, up to the start of October James Laidlaw Huggan Ronald Francis Simson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 16 October , 2021 Share Posted 16 October , 2021 9 minutes ago, Knotty said: Ronald Francis Simson Lieutenant Ronald Francis Simson | Imperial War Museums (iwm.org.uk) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Knotty Posted 16 October , 2021 Share Posted 16 October , 2021 Ok WIT Sorry it’s small image and cropped (uniform gives to much away), served for the duration of the war, highly decorated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 17 October , 2021 Share Posted 17 October , 2021 12 hours ago, Knotty said: Ok WIT Sorry it’s small image and cropped (uniform gives to much away), served for the duration of the war, highly decorated. Is he Alexander Wilkinson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 17 October , 2021 Share Posted 17 October , 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, jonbem said: Lieutenant Ronald Francis Simson | Imperial War Museums (iwm.org.uk) Well done! I probably gave you too many clues at once. He's on one of the War Memorials I am researching. (An easy one as it gives the dates of death. Also he is in Nigel McRery's Into Touch.) Edited 17 October , 2021 by rolt968 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 17 October , 2021 Share Posted 17 October , 2021 42 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Is he Alexander Wilkinson Hi UG No not him, in fact he has no connection to the sporting fraternity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 17 October , 2021 Share Posted 17 October , 2021 Clue= Prominent in the Principality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 19 October , 2021 Share Posted 19 October , 2021 Better give some answer the to the clue = Welsh Also he had 3 sons, one killed at Mons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 19 October , 2021 Share Posted 19 October , 2021 Assuming he served in Africa, and also that he had sons of military age, I'm guessing his service was as a non combatant? Other than that I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 19 October , 2021 Share Posted 19 October , 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, neverforget said: Assuming he served in Africa, and also that he had sons of military age, I'm guessing his service was as a non combatant? Other than that I have no idea. Yes,Yes and Yes, he did serve for the duration in a non combat role He did not necessarily use his birth name Edited 19 October , 2021 by Knotty New clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 23 October , 2021 Share Posted 23 October , 2021 (edited) Okay the big clue = South Wales Borderers Edited 23 October , 2021 by Knotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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