Mangoman Posted 18 July , 2019 Share Posted 18 July , 2019 (edited) The above first served as Private 14191 in the 10th (The Prince of Wale's Own Royal) Hussars befoire being granted a commission in the 3rd (Service) Battalion Somerset Light Infantry, and was attached to the 6th Btn. SLI. Yet yet as far as I can gather neither of the battalions left these shores before Staight met his death on 24th March 1917. I am at a loss to establish with which Unit he was serving when he was killed. It would appear that he was transferred to one of the other SLI battalions but which one? Edited 18 July , 2019 by Mangoman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 18 July , 2019 Share Posted 18 July , 2019 6th SLI sailed from Folkestone and landed at Boulogne on 21st May 1915. He appears to be buried with three other 6th SLI men. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted 18 July , 2019 Author Share Posted 18 July , 2019 4 minutes ago, jay dubaya said: 6th SLI sailed from Folkestone and landed at Boulogne on 21st May 1915. He appears to be buried with three other 6th SLI men. J Thnakjs for your help jay but the CWGC has my man as being killed on 24th March 1917. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 18 July , 2019 Share Posted 18 July , 2019 1 hour ago, Mangoman said: yet as far as I can gather neither of the battalions left these shores before Staight met his death on 1 hour ago, jay dubaya said: 6th SLI sailed from Folkestone and landed at Boulogne on 21st May 1915 1 hour ago, Mangoman said: CWGC has my man as being killed on 24th March 1917 1 hour ago, jay dubaya said: He appears to be buried with three other 6th SLI men. Presumably 6th SLI War Diary here will clarify ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 18 July , 2019 Share Posted 18 July , 2019 Indeed it does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted 19 July , 2019 Author Share Posted 19 July , 2019 Many thnaks to you all for your assistance but I am still confused as The Long, Long, Trail states "3rd (Reserve) BattalionAugust 1914 : in Taunton. A training unit, it remained in UK throughout the war. Moved to Devonport on 8 August 1914 and stayed there until November 1917 when going to Londonderry. Moved to Belfast in April 1918." and "6th (Service) BattalionFormed at Taunton in August 1914 as part of K1 and came under command of 43rd Brigade, 14th (Light) Division.14 April 1918 : formed a composite unit with 5th Bn, Ox & Bucks Light Infantry, which was reduced to cadre strength two weeks later.18 June 1918 : transferred to 16th Division and returned to England for reconstruction.20 June 1918 : reconstituted by absorbing 13th Bn, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry.1 August 1918 : landed at Boulogne.4 July 1918 : transferred to 49th Brigade in same Division." Clearly from the part of the War Diary sent to me, this is not the case. Was this taken from the 6th Battalion's War Diary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 19 July , 2019 Share Posted 19 July , 2019 I’m at a loss at to what is confusing you here Mangoman and yes the diary extract is indeed from the link to the 6th Bn SLI WD that Charlie962 posted. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted 19 July , 2019 Author Share Posted 19 July , 2019 I readily accept that the 6th Btn SLI was serving abroad based upon the cutting of its War Diary but what confused me from the outset is the statements made by the Long, Long, Trail that neither the 3rd nor 6 Btns served abroad. until the 6th Btn did so in 1918, well beyond the year in which my man was killed, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 19 July , 2019 Share Posted 19 July , 2019 2 minutes ago, Mangoman said: the statements made by the Long, Long, Trail that neither the 3rd nor 6 Btns served abroad No such statement is actually made by LLT for 6th Bn. 4 hours ago, Mangoman said: Formed at Taunton in August 1914 as part of K1 and came under command of 43rd Brigade, 14th (Light) Division. The 14th Light Division went to France 1915 (as per LLT), and the 6th Somerset LI with it . OK, LLT may not have put this in the 6th's text but that was implied rather than that they were left behind ! Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted 19 July , 2019 Author Share Posted 19 July , 2019 Thia is what has thrown me "6th (Service) BattalionFormed at Taunton in August 1914 as part of K1 and came under command of 43rd Brigade, 14th (Light) Division.14 April 1918 : formed a composite unit with 5th Bn, Ox & Bucks Light Infantry, which was reduced to cadre strength two weeks later.18 June 1918 : transferred to 16th Division and returned to England for reconstruction.20 June 1918 : reconstituted by absorbing 13th Bn, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry.1 August 1918 : landed at Boulogne.4 July 1918 : transferred to 49th Brigade in same Division." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 19 July , 2019 Share Posted 19 July , 2019 2 minutes ago, Mangoman said: returned to England for reconstruction. so they were clearly already in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted 19 July , 2019 Author Share Posted 19 July , 2019 This is going to drag on but all I would add is that there is no mention of the 6th Btn leaving for F&F until 1918. While it may be implied it doesn't actually say so in the LLT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted 19 July , 2019 Author Share Posted 19 July , 2019 O.k thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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