Colinmspeller Posted 6 January , 2020 Share Posted 6 January , 2020 Hi guys wondering if anyone can help me, I had a relative Wilfred Dark who was in the 9th Royal Lancers he was killed in action on the 24th August 1914 ,I’m trying to find out what date they landed in France and where they were at the time. His service number is 4560. If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated many thanks Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 6 January , 2020 Share Posted 6 January , 2020 Hello Colin The War Diary can be found here: WO 95/1113 9 (Queen's Royal) Lancers 1914 Aug. - 1919 Mar. It can be downloaded from the Kew website, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk for about £3.50. You may need to add a suffix such as /1, /2 etc as there are two diaries in the file. If you have access to Ancestry you may be able to get it free. It should answer your questions. War Diaries rarely mention individuals by name other than officers, but numbers of casualties each day are nearly always given, and the location of the unit, with a short description of its activities, is given on each day. Good hunting! Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTracer44 Posted 6 January , 2020 Share Posted 6 January , 2020 (edited) https://www.9th12thlancersmuseum.org/archive/captain-grenville-peek-9th-queens-royal-lancers-war-diary-1914-1918 Colin just found this, I get the feeling it’s possibly his personal account but could be wrong, if you can decipher it, you might find in it some answers. Den Edited 6 January , 2020 by TTracer44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 6 January , 2020 Share Posted 6 January , 2020 1 hour ago, Colinmspeller said: Hi guys wondering if anyone can help me, I had a relative Wilfred Dark who was in the 9th Royal Lancers he was killed in action on the 24th August 1914 ,I’m trying to find out what date they landed in France and where they were at the time. His service number is 4560. If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated many thanks Colin. The regiment (part of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade) disembarked from the Welshman and the Armenian at Boulogone on 16th August (at 3.00 p.m., to be precise) 24th August saw the regiment involved in the action at Audregnies (bit of a cock-up, to be honest). This recent book Clickety click has received good reviews (I haven't read it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinmspeller Posted 6 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 January , 2020 1 hour ago, TTracer44 said: https://www.9th12thlancersmuseum.org/archive/captain-grenville-peek-9th-queens-royal-lancers-war-diary-1914-1918 Colin just found this, I get the feeling it’s possibly his personal account but could be wrong, if you can decipher it, you might find in it some answers. Den Many thanks Den. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrenchrat22 Posted 6 January , 2020 Share Posted 6 January , 2020 Audregnies by Philip Watson. Published by Helion The flank guard action and the first cavalry charge of the Great War, 24th August 1914 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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