MoodieCheshire Posted 4 December , 2019 Share Posted 4 December , 2019 (edited) GNR R possibly "Ronald" H Sherwood 9041 RA "Royal Artillery" My Family have his War Medal / Victory Medal. No other information on his time in service! And would like any help, to be able to add to our family history! regard Darren Edited 4 December , 2019 by MoodieCheshire Correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 4 December , 2019 Share Posted 4 December , 2019 (edited) I think you mean Roland H Sherwood, 9041, 297298 RGA ? Edited 4 December , 2019 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 4 December , 2019 Share Posted 4 December , 2019 (edited) Have a look at this old thread for clues. I suggest contacting the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum at Woodstock. Did your family have an Oxfordshire connection ? For example there was a Roland Henry Sherwood b 1887 Wallingford, died 1957 Henley. on 1939 Register for Henley charlie Edited 4 December , 2019 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoodieCheshire Posted 4 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 4 December , 2019 (edited) Yes we still live in Oxfordshire Boarders Edited 4 December , 2019 by MoodieCheshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 4 December , 2019 Share Posted 4 December , 2019 crossed posts, I've edited mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoodieCheshire Posted 10 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 10 December , 2019 Thank you Charlie962 i have looked at there website and it looks like it's for WW2 not 1! And also have to pay for a archivist to do the work. I will keep their information and try and move forward. If there is any more information regarding Roland H Sherwood 9041 anyone could help me with I would be very grateful for your assistance Regards Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ororkep Posted 10 December , 2019 Share Posted 10 December , 2019 (edited) Darren, based only on his service numbers: which puts him squarely in the 156 (Oxfordshire) Hvy Bty. There is only a surviving single page WD for this Bty, so your best research option is local newspapers of the time or go along in person to the museum. This particular Hvy Bty was heavily oversubscribed with volunteers when recruiting during Oct to Nov 1915; 250 recruits were retained by the Bty but a further 66 transferred to other units. Rgds Paul Edited 10 December , 2019 by ororkep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoodieCheshire Posted 10 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 10 December , 2019 Ororkep thank you for your help and information regards Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 10 December , 2019 Share Posted 10 December , 2019 Hi Darren, 4 hours ago, ororkep said: based only on his service numbers: which puts him squarely in the 156 (Oxfordshire) Hvy Bty...This particular Hvy Bty was heavily oversubscribed with volunteers when recruiting during Oct to Nov 1915; 250 recruits were retained by the Bty but a further 66 transferred to other units The medal rolls indicate he served overseas with 135 Heavy Battery RGA Image sourced from Ancestry It shows that the new 6 digit numbers issued in 1917 were based sequentially on the original 4 digit numbers. Papers exist for a 'near-ish number' 9028/297285 Winmill that show: Attested/enlisted - 1.11.1915 Joined on enlistment - 156 Battery Posted 135 Battery - 3.11.1915 'Joined for duty' - 5.11.1915 Embarked BEF - 26.5.1916 Your man may have followed the same service path ? There is a partial unit war diary here Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 10 December , 2019 Share Posted 10 December , 2019 5 hours ago, MoodieCheshire said: i have looked at there website and it looks like it's for WW2 not 1! Not what their FB page says: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoodieCheshire Posted 10 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 10 December , 2019 Thank you for your help, and will check out the FB page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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