Capt H.MacIlwaine Middlesex Regt - POW Experiences and Hull RUFC

[davidbohl]

Found a gem from the Hull Mail in 1919 sourced on the BNA, it relates his POW experiences in the Baltic and has an inventory of all the servicemen associated with Hull and East Riding Rugby Club.

It would be interesting know how well it equates to the book Yorkshire Rugby Football Union Commemoration 1914-18 ?

 

Dave

[charlie962]

Interesting tale. Massive food shortages on the Geman side meant prisoners were low on the list, I presume. But if the officers were starving then the men must have been dying ?

Charlie

[stiletto_33853]

He appears in the Hull and East Riding RFU roll of those who served along with Capt., A/Major A. H. McIlwaine, R.H.A, Capt. H. L. McIlwaine, Middlesex Regt., Lieut. G. W. McIlwaine, 12th Lancers & Lieut., A/ Capt. A. A. M. McIlwaine, 18th Hussars.

 

Andy

Edited 17 August , 2019 by stiletto_33853

[stiletto_33853]

Also the brothers are mentioned several more times in the R.F.U. book.

 

Andy

[davidbohl]

As far as I can make out there are 4 Officers missing from the book:-

2/Lt G.F.O'Riorden (possibly George Francis O'Riordan R.E)

2/Lt R.T.Foster (poss. 1st East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry)

Capt L.O.G.Blackburn (Lionel Oddy Gaskell Blackburn, later Major ASC)

Lt B.Barton (poss. Benard Barton R.E swb)

also Lt A.H.Waterhouse may be the Pte A. ? (poss. L/Sgt Arthur H.Waterhouse #568 R.Fusiliers)

 

Dave

Edited 18 August , 2019 by davidbohl
possible regiments