9th Essex on 24th July 1917

[Patrick H]

Struggling a little on this one. I have his SDGW and MIC from ancestry plus the 1911 census but cannot find the War diary for this date. Can anyone point me in the right direction pleas

 

 

Patrick

[Guest]

  Patrick- Who is your man?

 

          There is a Brigade diary including 9th Essex available at TNA. It should be available on Ancestry-preferably using the 4 figure number in the WO file  detail as a "Keyword".  If you wish  the relevant Burrows scanned across to you, then this can be done by end of Saturday.

 

35 Infantry Brigade: 9 Battalion Essex Regiment.

War Office: First World War and Army of Occupation War Diaries. PART I: FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. 12 DIVISION. 35 Infantry Brigade: 9 Battalion Essex Regiment. (Described at item level). 35 Infantry Brigade: 9 Battalion Essex Regiment.

Held by:	The National Archives - War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Date:	01 December 1916 - 31 December 1917
Reference:	WO 95/1851/3
Subjects:	Armed Forces (General Administration) | Army | Conflict | Diaries | Europe and Russia | Operations, battles and campaigns

 

 

[Langdon]

 

Here's the 9th Battalion's war diary summary of the month of July 1917 on Ancestry

 

Mike

 

[Patrick H]

 

 

My man is BERTIE CRABB J Pte 35007 9th Essex. If you would let me have the relevant section from Burrows I would be grateful

 

Patrick

Mike,  thanks for the link. I have had a look, its very hard to read it as it seems to have faded. I'll persevere though

 

thanks  Patrick