buxton_blade Posted 12 July , 2017 Share Posted 12 July , 2017 I have the 14 star for a man KIA in Gallipoli. He joined Nelson Batt. 15th Sept 14 and must therefore have earned his star at Antwerp. Does anyone have a breakdown of what the battalion did (war diaries?) during the Antwerp expedition? Regards Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 12 July , 2017 Share Posted 12 July , 2017 (edited) 10 minutes ago, buxton_blade said: I have the 14 star for a man KIA in Gallipoli. He joined Nelson Batt. 15th Sept 14 and must therefore have earned his star at Antwerp. Please supply the name & number details from the medal and it will be possible to check edit to add: the history of the battalion was written by Captain Roy Swales RN rtd. and is called 'Nelson at War 1914-1918' it was published by Pen & Sword [ISBN 1 84468 018 5] Edited 12 July , 2017 by michaeldr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buxton_blade Posted 12 July , 2017 Author Share Posted 12 July , 2017 Sorry Michael didn't realise you needed those details..... Even better - here is a photo of his details infront of the Helles memorial I took a couple of years ago Thanks Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 12 July , 2017 Share Posted 12 July , 2017 His 1914 Star was issued to his widow 11 Nov 1925 detail from Fevyer & Wilson's book 'The 1914 Star to the RN & RM' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buxton_blade Posted 12 July , 2017 Author Share Posted 12 July , 2017 Thanks Michael Already have that........... the question was Quote Does anyone have a breakdown of what the battalion did (war diaries?) during the Antwerp expedition? Has anyone any info on them? Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 12 July , 2017 Share Posted 12 July , 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, michaeldr said: the history of the battalion was written by Captain Roy Swales RN rtd. and is called 'Nelson at War 1914-1918' it was published by Pen & Sword [ISBN 1 84468 018 5] You'll find that Antwerp is covered in the book's Chapter 2, pages 7 to 14 Basically, Nelson were at first in reserve, providing working parties and trench digging along the RND's line which was between Forts 5 and 7 to the west of Vieux Dieu Later they went forward to extend the RND's line beyond Fort 7 west towards the River Schelde taking over Belgian trenches Edited 12 July , 2017 by michaeldr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buxton_blade Posted 13 July , 2017 Author Share Posted 13 July , 2017 Thanks again Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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