Marigold1 Posted 6 December , 2018 Share Posted 6 December , 2018 I have a Sapper in the Royal Engineers, David Green, who was with the 23rd Light Railway Company. His service number in December 1918 when he died was WR/383461. He previously held the service number of 255885 (possibly before reorganisation in 1917?). Can anyone tell me the significance of the letters WR in his service number? Also, if anyone knows anything about where the 23rd Light Railway Coy was operating in France or Flanders or where I might find information about it I would be grateful for any pointers in the right direction. All I have found so far is that the Company was raised at Longmoor and went to France on 20th March 1917. Marigold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 6 December , 2018 Share Posted 6 December , 2018 Hi Marigold The Service Number prefix WR was only used by the Royal Engineers. It stood for Waterways and Railways indicating a mans area of service. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marigold1 Posted 6 December , 2018 Author Share Posted 6 December , 2018 Dave, Very many thanks. Marigold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulianR Posted 6 December , 2018 Share Posted 6 December , 2018 It was a Light Railway Miscellaneous Trades Coy, so was probably co-located with the Light Railway Workshops. RE Library have a summary history of the coy from March 1917 to August 1917 in Box 130, nothing at PRO, so possibly at Berguette then after March 1918 at Beaurainville Julian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulianR Posted 6 December , 2018 Share Posted 6 December , 2018 He gets a war Gratuity of £10 and widow is Isabella in Register of Soldiers Effects. Dies at 12 Stationary Hospital. There are two entries in Register of Soldiers effects for him https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60506/42511_6117462_0198-00041?pid=792108&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60506%26h%3D792108%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DPzZ4148%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=PzZ4148&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60506/42511_6117463_0122-00208?pid=542347&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60506%26h%3D542347%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DPzZ4149%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=PzZ4149&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marigold1 Posted 6 December , 2018 Author Share Posted 6 December , 2018 Dear Julian, That is extremely helpful. Thank you. Marigold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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