Wounded and blighty ?

[HolymoleyRE]

Man on the right or left?

The man sitting has a wound stripe and his trousers look like those associated with horses???? and wondering if the chalk board number has a link.

 

What is his DoB and a place.

 

Andy

Edited 28 June , 2017 by HolymoleyRE

[Ian N Megson]

Hello Andy.

Thank you for your interest and help.

The man on the left is Wilfred Hirst

He was born on the 19th October 1897 and one of his sisters was my Grandmother. (She went on to marry Harry Megson) who all my previous research has been about.

Wilfred Hirst was born in or near Dewsbury in West Yorkshire.

He did survive the war.

 

I had not noticed the chalk board but not sure of its relevance and I have no idea who the other man is, other than a friend of Wilfreds ?

Thank you

Nigel

[HolymoleyRE]

2 minutes ago, Ian N Megson said:

Hello Andy.

Thank you for your interest and help.

The man on the left is Wilfred Hirst

He was born on the 19th October 1897 and one of his sisters was my Grandmother. (She went on to marry Harry Megson) who all my previous research has been about.

Wilfred Hirst was born in or near Dewsbury in West Yorkshire.

He did survive the war.

 

I had not noticed the chalk board but not sure of its relevance and I have no idea who the other man is, other than a friend of Wilfreds ?

Thank you

Nigel

So a high probability of being of the Duke of Boots West Riding Regt of which the was a such a man and  PWO West Yorks Regiment..

 

There are are few other Wilfreds.

 

Andy

[Ian N Megson]

Hello Andy.

Thank you for your help.

 

What is the best way forward for me to find out any more information about Wilfred Hirst ?

 

is it Find my Past, Ancestry or I do have a subscription with Genes reunited ?

 

Thanks

Nigel M

[HolymoleyRE]

22 minutes ago, Ian N Megson said:

Hello Andy.

Thank you for your help.

 

What is the best way forward for me to find out any more information about Wilfred Hirst ?

 

is it Find my Past, Ancestry or I do have a subscription with Genes reunited ?

 

Thanks

Nigel M

You will find the records on both, see which has free trial and take a look...

 

Andy

[HolymoleyRE]

10 hours ago, Ian N Megson said:

Hello Andy.

Thank you for your help.

 

What is the best way forward for me to find out any more information about Wilfred Hirst ?

 

is it Find my Past, Ancestry or I do have a subscription with Genes reunited ?

 

Thanks

Nigel M

 

 

Hi Nigel you may be in luck, sort of.

 

There are service records on Ancestry for 262794 Spr Wilfred Arthur Hirst 426th Field Compant (East Lanc) Royal Engineers from Dearnley Street, Ravensthorpe Dewsbury.

 

Father George?

 

Sadly died in the Military Hospital Bangor of acute Leukaemia 26th Oct 1917.

 

Regards

 

Andy

[clk]

Hi,

 

Returning to Harry for a moment, in post #9 Ken wrote:

 

"He was hospitalised on the 4/12/1916 with inflammation of the connective tissue and trench foot

On the 14/12/1916 (may be a typo here) he was admitted to 34 W Lancs CCS with trench foot and from there went up the casualty evacuation chain to 13 General Hospital and evacuated to England on the 18 December.".

 

Forces War Records has a hospital admission/discharge transcript record relating to it. It adds a couple of little snippets which may be of interest. It reads that he was admitted to 34 CCS on 14th December 1916 suffering from "Inflammation of connective tissue, trench feet", and transferred to 2 Ambulance Train on the 15th. At the time he was serving with 'C' Company. 

 

Regards

Chris