Silver War Badge

[JRG]

Can anyone help please as cannot access Ancestry today?

 

I have a Silver War Badge No 302814, which I am informed was issued to  Pvt 12114 Arthur GOLBY of the Dorsetshire Regiment..

 

His Medal card shows 6th Dorsetshire's,  entered France 13/7/15 and discharged 18/1/18 and an issue of the SWB, list C/176/2.

 

Can the issue and details of this Badge please be confirmed.

 

Thank you

 

John

[familyhistoryman]

The Sliver Medal card gives his regimental number as 12114

[jay dubaya]

Details are correct John, he enlisted on 9th September 1914

 

J

[JRG]

Thank you for the prompt replies, does the information extend to the date of the wound / injury / etc?

 

John

[Mark1959]

The SWB records do not state that. However, he was discharged due to “GSW Lt arm without fract”. So a bullet or shrapnel wound to left arm without fracture I assume. WFA Pension Card.

[familyhistoryman]

On Findmypast Admitted to 51St Field Ambulance on 20 April 1917

[JRG]

Mark1959 and familyhistoryman,

 

thank you for the information

 

John

[Mark1959]

Further to that there is a medical record of the 51st Field Ambulance. He was admitted to it on 20/4/17 with a shrapnel wound left arm and knee. Looks as if he was moved down the line the same day. The notes say 19 CCS and 17th advanced dressing station. He was with the 6th Dorsets at the time.

The War Diary is a mess. However they moved up to line on 19/4/17. On the 20/4/17 there is a report of German shelling. One shell fell in the midst of carrying parties of B and C Companies killing one and wounding 15. Seems a likely cause of the wounding. This theory is supported by a list 14 admissions to 51 FA from the 6th Dorsets of which Golby is one.

The shelling occurred evening of the 20th

Edited 1 September , 2019 by Mark1959

[JRG]

Excellent background information narrowing him down to companies within the Regiment too, thank you.

 

[sadbrewer]

If it's helpful he was from Nuneaton.

 

Edit....72 Bulkington Road, Bedworth in the 1911 census.

Occ. Coal miner.

Edited 1 September , 2019 by sadbrewer

[Pat Atkins]

Blimey, you lot are good! Nice work.

[Mark1959]

He was baptised on 12/11/1894 in Bedworth. The baptism record shows he was born 1/10/1894. He remained in the area. 1901, 1911 censuses and the 1939 List indicate this. The 1939 list confirms DoB. His death is registered in Nuneaton first quarter of 1979.

Medal Card says to  France 13/7/15. The 6th landed at Boulogne the next day. The rolls only show 6th Battalion. It is reasonable to assume all his operational service was with the 6th.

[JRG]

Thank you Mark and Sadbrewer,

 

despite his wounds and discharged he managed to live to a good age.  His Silver War Badge has remained fairly local to him.

 

John

[Mark1959]

One last bit of info. The  CWGC has 2 6 Dorsets men dying on 20/4/17. One is buried in a cemetery used by 19 CCS amongst others. 19th is mentioned in Golby's record. This man William Charles Pike died of his wounds. The other man Arthur William Dyer was KIA. So looks as if we can account for all 16 casualties in the incident on the evening of 20/4/17. Dyer was killed, Pike succumbed shortly after - probably in 19 CCS - and 14 reached 51 FA. 

The action is described as being in "Railway Triangle Fampoux-Monchy. That is near Arras

Edited 2 September , 2019 by Mark1959