Gerijohnb Posted 27 February , 2018 Share Posted 27 February , 2018 SWB record number is 1643 but when I looked in the SWB record books it lists a different name than my fathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted 27 February , 2018 Share Posted 27 February , 2018 (edited) Is that the SWB List Number or the Badge Number? 1643 would be a very early SWB. If you're using ancestry try entering his name and regimental number instead and see if the sheet has List No. 1643 on the top of the page. Failing that you'd have to manually find the right roll for his Regiment and the find list 1643. Did you get 1643 from his Medal Card? TEW Edited If it's for Bishop then his Medal Card says SWB List RA/1648. Don't think you can search for list numbers on ancestry. Put Bishop and 92687 in the search boxes and you should get sheet 1648. Edited 27 February , 2018 by TEW Additional info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerijohnb Posted 27 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 27 February , 2018 Thanks for your help. It was Thomas Bishop. He was also mentioned in Douglas Haigs despatches. Was hoping to find for what reason he was awarded the emblem and I am also trying to find his regiment. He was 92687 but also there was an error and was also listed as 92587. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerijohnb Posted 27 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 27 February , 2018 I know he was a driver in the RHA but cannot find which brigade. I think on his record card it could be 6th brigade as it shows a 6/c but not sure if that is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted 28 February , 2018 Share Posted 28 February , 2018 The 6/c part is actually O i/c which stands for Officer In Charge RH & RFA Records. You do have two topics running at the same time on the same topic which makes things a little complicate, perhaps a MOD will come along and merge the 2 topics. The MIC with the wrong number 92587 is soley for his application for his Emblem which is an Oak Leaf Emblem to be worn on his Victory Medal. This shows he was mentioned in despatches. The only chance you have to find out why he was mentioned in despatches is to find his unit and check the diary. Without a service record that's not easy and then you only have a slim chance there'd be a mention of his MID. Have you now seen his SWB entry? Ancestry playing up at present so I can't access RH List 1648 but FMP doesn't seem to have his SWB for Bishop 92687 or 92587. TEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 28 February , 2018 Admin Share Posted 28 February , 2018 (edited) 18 hours ago, Gerijohnb said: I know he was a driver in the RHA but cannot find which brigade. I think on his record card it could be 6th brigade as it shows a 6/c but not sure if that is correct. He originally entered a theatre of war Egypt (3) on the 19th July 1915. By 1916-17 he was in France so you're possibly looking for a RFA Brigade in Egypt which later moved to France. Accepting he could have been wounded/sick returned to the UK and individually reposted to the Western Front there were two Divisions at Gallipoli that moved to the Western Front in time for the Somme battles, the 29th and the 11th (Northern) Division. A long shot but perhaps a starting point, I'd favour the 11th. You might attract the attention of RFA specialists if you retitled one of your posts. Ken Edited 28 February , 2018 by kenf48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerijohnb Posted 28 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 28 February , 2018 Thank you for this. I will put another request in as you said to hopefully attract a RFA specialist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 28 February , 2018 Share Posted 28 February , 2018 Thomas Bishop served with 92 Battery of 17 Brigade RFA, which was under command of 29th Division. Source: "29th Divisional Artillery War Record and Honours Book 1915-1918" compiled by Lt-Col R.M. Johnson. He was gassed on 14 April 1917 and appears in the casualty lists published in the newspapers on 17-18 May 1917. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 28 February , 2018 Admin Share Posted 28 February , 2018 3 hours ago, Chris_Baker said: Thomas Bishop served with 92 Battery of 17 Brigade RFA, which was under command of 29th Division. Source: "29th Divisional Artillery War Record and Honours Book 1915-1918" compiled by Lt-Col R.M. Johnson. He was gassed on 14 April 1917 and appears in the casualty lists published in the newspapers on 17-18 May 1917. Thank you Chris, that's why I'm not a gambler! Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerijohnb Posted 5 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 5 March , 2018 Thank you anyway Ken. I have just replied to Chris. Hoping to find out if there is a copy of this information of him being mentioned as gassed and also what newspaper it was listed in. We had heard that he had been gassed. Now I will try and trace the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerijohnb Posted 12 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 12 March , 2018 Does anyone have a copy of the 29th Divisional Artillery War Records and Honours Book 1915-1918 or know where I can get one from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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