GJW Posted 11 August , 2019 Share Posted 11 August , 2019 I am looking for as much detail on the above as possible. I believe I lost a family that morning and just trying to join the dots. He served with 2nd Batt. Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Any help would be very much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpjpl Posted 12 August , 2019 Share Posted 12 August , 2019 Here, to get you started, are the men of the 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers who died on 27 August 1914 (2 pages): https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead/results?regiment=Royal%2bDublin%2bFusiliers&war=1&unit=2nd%2bBn.&exactDate=27-08-1914&casualtypagenumber=1 JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinspace Posted 12 August , 2019 Share Posted 12 August , 2019 16 hours ago, GJW said: I am looking for as much detail on the above as possible. I believe I lost a family that morning and just trying to join the dots. He served with 2nd Batt. Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Any help would be very much appreciated. It would probably be helpful if you could post as much information as you can about your relative. During the retreat after Le Cateau the battalion split into several groups, the largest of which, around 450 men under the second in command, Major H.M. Shewan, D.S.O., tried to fight their way through Clary, but only around 30 managed to escape. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJW Posted 12 August , 2019 Author Share Posted 12 August , 2019 Hi Dave, William Whelan. RDF 2nd Battalion - 10149. KIA on 27th of August 1914. Remembered at LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL along with those other RDF lads who died either on 27th or 28th August. I am just back from a visit to Clary and Ligny area. I followed the RDF 2014 Tour document. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJW Posted 12 August , 2019 Author Share Posted 12 August , 2019 17 hours ago, helpjpl said: Here, to get you started, are the men of the 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers who died on 27 August 1914 (2 pages): https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead/results?regiment=Royal%2bDublin%2bFusiliers&war=1&unit=2nd%2bBn.&exactDate=27-08-1914&casualtypagenumber=1 JP Thank you JP. Most helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 14 August , 2019 Share Posted 14 August , 2019 Hello, The dead were afterwards buried in Clary on the communal cemetery in a mass grave. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJW Posted 14 August , 2019 Author Share Posted 14 August , 2019 Thank you Jan. I really appreciate the input. Gerard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpjpl Posted 14 August , 2019 Share Posted 14 August , 2019 There is very little in the 2nd Battalion RDF WarDiary which can be viewed on ancestry. See page 3: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60779/43849_1481_4-00031?pid=685242&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DEaQ144%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26_phtarg%3DEaQ143%26dbid%3D60779%26cp%3D0%26_F0007CF4%3DRoyal%20Dublin%20Fusiliers%26_F0007CF4_x%3D1%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3Dicz%26redir%3Dfalse%26msT%3D1%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D19%26h%3D685242%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D20&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=EaQ144&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.28371643.640066797.1565792682-1294855875.1565597789#?imageId=43849_1481_4-00002 Corporal O'Donnell's account, published in the Kildare Observer, may be of interest and comes from this site: http://www.dublin-fusiliers.com/battaliions/2-batt/campaigns/1914-retreat-mons.html See: Corporal's Thrilling Story | From Le Cateau to Naas | Full Story Of His Capture and Escape The RDF Association Souvenir Tour Booklet that GJW refers to in #4 is here: http://www.greatwar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Tour-hitsory-document-Le-Cateau-and-Marne.pdf JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJW Posted 14 August , 2019 Author Share Posted 14 August , 2019 4 hours ago, helpjpl said: There is very little in the 2nd Battalion RDF WarDiary which can be viewed on ancestry. See page 3: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60779/43849_1481_4-00031?pid=685242&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DEaQ144%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26_phtarg%3DEaQ143%26dbid%3D60779%26cp%3D0%26_F0007CF4%3DRoyal%20Dublin%20Fusiliers%26_F0007CF4_x%3D1%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3Dicz%26redir%3Dfalse%26msT%3D1%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D19%26h%3D685242%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D20&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=EaQ144&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.28371643.640066797.1565792682-1294855875.1565597789#?imageId=43849_1481_4-00002 Corporal O'Donnell's account, published in the Kildare Observer, may be of interest and comes from this site: http://www.dublin-fusiliers.com/battaliions/2-batt/campaigns/1914-retreat-mons.html See: Corporal's Thrilling Story | From Le Cateau to Naas | Full Story Of His Capture and Escape The RDF Association Souvenir Tour Booklet that GJW refers to in #4 is here: http://www.greatwar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Tour-hitsory-document-Le-Cateau-and-Marne.pdf JP Thank you JP - this is a most useful and friendly website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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