John Seaton #1 Posted 11 February Does anybody have any information on the above who died in France in March 1915 from wounds received It is to help with a memorial to all the old scouts from Croydon troops who died in WW1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stiletto_33853 #2 Posted 11 February His papers are available for viewing. Andy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidOwen #3 Posted 11 February (edited) John Welcome to the Forum. His service papers are as Andy has just posted available at TNA http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1068001 If you cannot visit then a researcher can usually copy them for you reasonably cheaply (don't use the Archives own service it is vastly expensive). The one I use is very reasonable (last 2 cost me less than a fiver each for around 40 pages) https://www.arcre.com/ Once you know which battalion he was in the relevant War Diary will give you more information. Good luck with your research. David Edited 11 February by DavidOwen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidOwen #4 Posted 11 February He crops up here too, so the school may have more info? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark1959 #5 Posted 11 February (edited) Pic of him here. At school. See also here. This indicates he struggled to survive his wounds for a fortnight. And that he had started teaching at the school. Plenty of background data on those pages A letter from him describing his own wounding here. Seems he died during or following an operation on a leg. Edited 11 February by Mark1959 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarryBrook #6 Posted 11 February An obituary was published in The Western Chronicle (Yeovil) on 9 April 1915. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark1959 #7 Posted 11 February (edited) Relevant gazette entries https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28984/page/9703/data.pdf https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28992/page/10198/data.pdf https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29050/page/808/data.pdf Medal Roll shows entered France/Flanders 7/1/15, Attached 1st Battalion from 3rd. Edited 11 February by Mark1959 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rflory #8 Posted 12 February There is information on him in "The Croydon Roll of Honour" in Croydon and the Great War; in the Old Shirburnian Navy & Army List 1914-1919; and the Sherborne Register. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
