14th RWF 6/10/1918

[Gardenerbill]

I have a VM to a KIA in the 14th Bn RWF and I am visiting to the western front shortly. In the thread below a forum member posted that the division were 'in the line N S through Aubencheul' does anyone have any more precise information on where the 14th RWF were at the begining of October 1918?

 

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[little bob]

War Diary 14 Royal Welch Fusiliers.

 

5/10/1918.   "A" Coy was detailed to deal with a pocket of the enemy in the HINDENBURG line at S21, S26, S27 (Sheet57B) and moved off under Lieut PRINGLE at 04 00 hours but found only eight enemy who were captured. The remainder of the Battalion moved forward as advance guard to the Bde at 11.15 hrs, marching through BONY to W of MORTHO WOOD  T1and T7 but were there  held up by machine gun fire and took a position in the LE CATELET- MAUROY line. Patrols sent out and located machine guns in the wood.

 

6/10/1918.  Patrols again sent out to force a way through the wood, but found it strongly held and no progress made.

 

Bob

[Gardenerbill]

Bob,

That's brilliant thank you very much.

[Hywyn]

I didn't pick up on your previous thread.

 

His RWF number was allocated around 22-24/1/1917. Called up and initially to/or transferred in to  3rd Res Garrison Bn.

 

As well as being on a RWF list  for the KIA he is on a RWF wounded list dated 6 9 1917. Usually about 4-6 weeks from event to list. Others on the list from his Bn/Brigade were wounded Third Ypres end July/start August.

 

 

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[Gardenerbill]

Thanks Hywyn,

Is the RWF of particular interest to you?

[Hywyn]

37 minutes ago, Gardenerbill said:

 

Is the RWF of particular interest to you?

 

I research men who served in RWF, gathering data from various sources e.g casualty list, avl's etc as well as the usual sources.

[Jerry B]

On 8/1/2016 at 21:04, Gardenerbill said:

Thanks Hywyn,

Is the RWF of particular interest to you?

 

Hywyn is the most helpful man I know when it comes to researching soldiers of the RWF.

[Gardenerbill]

I visited Prospect Hill cemetery just over a week ago and found Robert Kerr's Grave. I have subsequently done a little research on the CWGC website and found the following:

 

There are 42 known RWF soldiers buried in prospect hill majority (32) killed 8^th October 1918, 3 killed on the 5^th, 5 on the 6^th, 2 on the 7^th and 1 on the 16^th (presumably from wounds). In the photograph below Robert Kerr’s Grave is marked by a poppy. Buried in the same row as Robert Kerr are; to his right 3 Machine gun corps soldiers, to his left  4 RWF;

78136 Private T J Williams died 5/10

56401 Private Jack Start died 6/10

88401 Private Bertram Cooke died 6/10

Unknown RWF died 6/10

At the end of the row is a soldier from the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.