Ian N Megson Posted 20 May , 2018 Share Posted 20 May , 2018 Private 38783 Charles Jubb Missing in Action 9th October 1917 Mentioned on the Tyne Cot memorial ? Any information regarding this soldier would be appreciated please for a distant friend I think Charles Jubb came from West Yorkshire Thanks in anticipation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 20 May , 2018 Share Posted 20 May , 2018 Ian There is an enquiry card on ICRC database showing a negative reply: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 20 May , 2018 Share Posted 20 May , 2018 SDGW gives this: Charles Jubb Born Birstall, Yorks Enlisted Birstall Place of Residence Batley, Yorks Service Number 38783 Formerly 30864 Private Killed In Action Place of Death France & Flanders Date of Death 9th October 1917 Lancashire Fusiliers, 2/8th Battalion Formerly Yorkshire L.I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 20 May , 2018 Share Posted 20 May , 2018 A portrait photo here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian N Megson Posted 22 May , 2018 Author Share Posted 22 May , 2018 Hi. Many thanks for this information. All much appreciated.....on the enquiry card what does a 'negative reply' mean please ? Thank you INM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 22 May , 2018 Share Posted 22 May , 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Ian N Megson said: what does a 'negative reply' mean It means that the ICRC couldn't find any trace of him. at the base of the card is handwritten 'rien' (= nothing) and stamped 'negatif envoyé' (= reply sent saying nothing known) It means that the ICRC couldn't find any trace of him. the reference at the top, A30653, would be the number allocated when the ICRC received the initial enquiry. The original letter was not kept. charlie Edited 22 May , 2018 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian N Megson Posted 22 May , 2018 Author Share Posted 22 May , 2018 Hi Thanks for that When they say they could not find any trace of him, I take it that his body was never found....buried in the mud.... INM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 22 May , 2018 Share Posted 22 May , 2018 The ICRC would not be looking for the body. They would be checking with their own records and information received fom the Germans about PoWs or deaths in captivity. As you say, body never found, could be buried in mud, obliterated beyond identification... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian N Megson Posted 22 May , 2018 Author Share Posted 22 May , 2018 Thank you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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