Baills Posted 29 January , 2016 Share Posted 29 January , 2016 Wonder if anyone can help me find information about my Grandfather, Patrick Kelly. Service no 30531.I know that he was a Private in D or 4 company, 11th Battalion, Scottish Rifles (Cameronians) and have found the medical form when he was injured in August 1917. My mother remembers him mentioning Salonika and I know that battalion served there but we have no service record information beyond that. Also interested in finding where that company would have based been in Salonika and any action he may have been involved in. Thanks Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronian Volunteer Posted 29 January , 2016 Share Posted 29 January , 2016 Hi Stephen, welcome to the forum. I can't see any Kelly with service number 30531 on the medal cards or rolls. If you post an image of the medical form someone might be able to help. There is a Patrick Kealy with completely different service numbers on the roll of 11th Scottish Rifles, who was awarded a Silver War Badge as a result of wounds. Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baills Posted 29 January , 2016 Author Share Posted 29 January , 2016 Thanks for the quick response Eddie. Finding him is proving difficult but I know the battalion and service number are correct as I have a piece of his kit clearly labelled. I will see if I can upload the record as suggested. I am sure it is my grandfather as the age and service number match and the nature of the injury matches family memories - injury to his right thumb, that troubled him for the rest of his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 29 January , 2016 Share Posted 29 January , 2016 Thanks for the quick response Eddie. Finding him is proving difficult but I know the battalion and service number are correct as I have a piece of his kit clearly labelled. I will see if I can upload the record as suggested. I am sure it is my grandfather as the age and service number match and the nature of the injury matches family memories - injury to his right thumb, that troubled him for the rest of his life. Service numbers weren't set in stone and could change. If he moved to another battalion he would often have been given a new number. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 30 January , 2016 Admin Share Posted 30 January , 2016 He is not listed in the Cameronians Rolls. They run 30530 Cleary 11 Bn - no 30531 - 30532 Currie 5 Bn, previously 11 Bn. This means his medals, which were named to the Cameronians, were issued by another unit, often the Labour Corps, though he could have been posted anywhere after recovering from his injury in August 1917. Unfortunately there are dozens of Patrick Kellys in the LC and literally hundreds more in other units. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baills Posted 31 January , 2016 Author Share Posted 31 January , 2016 Thanks all for your help. There certainly are a lot of Patrick Kelly's in the records and his being a Catholic from Glasgow doesn't help narrow it down! Still wrestling with how to upload the form but the information on it reads: P. Kelly Age: 23 Index no of admission 19259 Rank: Private Service no: 3?5?1 Yrs service: 1yr ?mths Months in field force: 1 yr 7mths Ailment: inflammation of connective tissue,thumb ,right Date of admission: 06/08/1917 Date transferred to sick convoy :07/08/1917 Number/designation of ward: E2 Observation column notes: to ambulance train Religion: Roman Catholic Regiment: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Battalion :11th (Service) Battalion Other: D Company Archive reference: MH106/619-National archive, No 31 Clearing station. I take it that the ? Refers to ineligible numbers. I also have photos of him in Cameronian uniform. If I read it right then it is probable that he served in Salonika with the Scottish Rifles,was injured in August 1917 and then transferred into another unit until the end of the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo58 Posted 11 February , 2016 Share Posted 11 February , 2016 Hello Baills, the ? will refer to unreadable numbers. If you'd like me too I may be able to PM you the original image, JIC you can decipher them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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