Guest Posted 21 November , 2014 Share Posted 21 November , 2014 Hello Can anyone tell me the disembarkation place denoted by codes 5g II & IV. William Spencer's book on Army Service Records show 5 as Asia prior to the end of 1915 so I can only assume these are men heading for India and the NWF?? to qualify for the 1914-15 Star?? Maybe reliefs for India based garrisons? I am slightly confused by the double code II & IV A large number of the Royal Sussex Regt has disembarkation codes 5g II & IV for 17th Aug 1915. Cross referencing this with James' British Regiment 1914-18 doesn't flag any suitable battalion. 1st Bn - India throughout 2nd Bn - Aug 1914 France 3rd Reserve Bn - UK 1/4th Bn - July 1915 Mudros 1/5th Bn - early 1915 France 1/6th Bn - UK 2/4th Bn - UK 2/5th Bn - UK 2/6th Bn - India in Feb 1916 7th Bn - Jun 1915 France 8th Bn - Jul 1915 France 9th Bn - Sep 1915 France 10th Bn - UK 11th Bn - Mar 1916 France, Oct 1918 Russia 12th Bn - Mar 1916 France 13th Bn - Mar 1916 France 14th Bn - UK 15th Bn - UK 16th Bn - formed in Egypt from Sussex Yeomanry 17th Bn - formed in France MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 21 November , 2014 Share Posted 21 November , 2014 http://www.1914-1918.net/soldiers/theatrecodes.html but no mention of the sub code. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 21 November , 2014 Share Posted 21 November , 2014 http://www.1914-1918.net/soldiers/theatrecodes.html but no mention of the sub code. Craig 5g Hafiz odes not appear to tally with any of the R Sussex Regt Battalions. Maybe Hafez (Iran) and some 1st Bn men sent from India? A small mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westkent78 Posted 21 November , 2014 Share Posted 21 November , 2014 Martin, I think it's 1st Bn Royal Sussex and their involvement at Rustum. My man Garner has an entry date of 17/8/15 but they spell out Rustum on the MIC rather than putting a code- may be a quirk of him being on the RAF 1914-15 roll. Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westkent78 Posted 21 November , 2014 Share Posted 21 November , 2014 There were also some actions near Hafiz Kor but these were on 5th September and 8th October 1915- not sure if Royal Sussex was involved. Rustum can also be spelled Rustam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 21 November , 2014 Share Posted 21 November , 2014 Martin, I think it's 1st Bn Royal Sussex and their involvement at Rustum. My man Garner has an entry date of 17/8/15 but they spell out Rustum on the MIC rather than putting a code- may be a quirk of him being on the RAF 1914-15 roll. Matthew Thank you. Presumably there were two places Hafiz Kor and Rustum, hence the II & IV ?? Rustum is where exactly? I assume it is in what my father's generation would call Persia, now Iran? MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westkent78 Posted 21 November , 2014 Share Posted 21 November , 2014 Your initial guess was correct- the Northwest Frontier. Most of what I found out about 1st RSR at Rustam was from this page: http://gillww1.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/gtg-on-the-north-west-frontier-1915/ I think Howard Wilkinson's newish WW1 Medal Collector's Companion may provide more insight into the code, but I'm away from it at present. Best regards, Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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