Lieut. F.S. Pilcher, 3rd West Lancs Bde RFA (TF)

[daggers]

I would be glad of any detail of this Territorial officer who was listed as a member of 14th Lancashire Battery, based in Garston, Liverpool in a directory dated 1912.  His MIC shows he entered France on 9 Feb 1917 which is many months after that unit crossed, and shows he earned the BWM and Victory Medal, as well as an SWB in 1918.  I have not found his SWB in Ancestry, nor can I find his first names.  The postwar address on the MIC is in Northwood Middlesex, so he may not have been a long-term local resident when he joined the TF.

All clues welcome.

EDIT to add

I found a Gazette entry for 1912 to the effect that this officer had resigned his commission, and so his war service is likely to have been with another unit.  This removes the need for my original post.

Daggers

Edited 1 August , 2016 by daggers
later information.

[David Porter]

Possibly Frederick Steele Pilcher - http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C724284

He was probably with 2/14th Lancashire Battery (C/287), which by the time they went overseas on February 9, 1917 had been broken up to A/287 and B/287.

These became C/175 Army Brigade or C/293 Army Brigade depending on which battery he was allocated. Or he may have become surplus.

[daggers]

Thank you David.  You have probably not seen my editing which might have been better as a deletion, if I knew how to do that!

 

D

[David Porter]

He may have resigned his commission in 1912 but was quite clearly back with the West Lancs. Brigade in 1916.

This from the Supplement to the London Gazette, June 22, 1916.

[HarryBrook]

The London Gazette search engine appears to have temporarily gone on strike so cannot post links.

 

He was originally gazetted 2nd Lt. in 12th Lancs. Battery, 3rd West Lancs. Brigade, R.F.A. on 2.6.1908

London Gazette issue 28205 of 15.12.1908 page 9563

Resigned his commission, as you know, 28.2.1912

Appointed 2nd Lt. and promoted temp Lt. in 3rd West Lancs. Brigade, R.F.A. (T.F.) on 15.6.1915

London Gazette issue 29238 of 20.7.1915 page 7183

Resigned his commission on account of ill-health caused by wounds, and granted the hon. rank of Capt. on 2.10.1918

London Gazette issue 30927 of 27.9.1918 page 11548

 

[daggers]

Thank you for the extra details.  That puts him back in the frame.

Daggers

[HarryBrook]

Other Gazette notifications relating to F. S. Pilcher

 

Promoted temp. Capt. 23.6.1916

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29634/supplement/6207

Promoted Lt. [substantive] effective 1.6.1916

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30185/supplement/7112 

Relinquished the temp rank of Capt. and to be Acting Capt. whilst 2nd in command of a battery 7.10.1917

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30325/supplement/10360

Relinquished the acting rank of Capt. on alteration in posting 14.3.1918

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30632/supplement/4557 also includes a notification of his listing in the order of precedence of officers, R.F.A. (T.F.)

 

[daggers]

Also very helpful, competing the picture.  Thanks again.

D