Silver War Badge - Discharge reason - 'Buried'

[johnnyg2]

Hi, I'm looking for an explanation for an entry on a SWB list;

 

BURIED - 392(XVI)KR.

 

I've never come across this reason before.  He survived long after the war so he wasn't buried in that sense.

I'm wondering was it something to do with being buried in a blown in trench? 

Any advice would be welcome.

 

Thanks

 

Johnny

[ss002d6252]

4 minutes ago, johnnyg2 said:

I'm wondering was it something to do with being buried in a blown in trench? 

I'd suspect that he was most likely he was buried in some sort of explosion or trench collapse.

 

Who is the man ?

Craig

[Michelle Young]

Welcome to the forum.

https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/how-to-research-a-soldier/campaign-medal-records/records-of-the-silver-war-badge/

Looks like discharged as no longer physically fit. Your assumption could well be correct.

Michelle

[johnnyg2]

Michael Stokes 4350 Connaught Rangers.  The other entries on the list have the standard 'wounds' 'Sickness' etc. So this seems unusual.  He was discharged on 14.1.1916 so unlikely to be buried in mining operations.

 

[ss002d6252]

Newspaper of 13 Sep 15 has a list of men injured in April and May who had not previously been published.

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001384/19150913/177/0008

 

Craig

[johnnyg2]

Thanks Craig, I'll check the war diary and see if anything is mentioned there that would explain it.

 

[charlie962]

He has two pension cards (well his then a widow, dated 1946).

The origiinal disability is recorded as Hysteria, attributable.  That fits perfectly with being buried alive.

Edited 25 January , 2020 by charlie962

[johnnyg2]

Thanks Charlie. 

[charlie962]

15 hours ago, johnnyg2 said:

BURIED - 392(XVI)KR.

 

I've never come across this reason before

But that is still a most unusual entry ? When someone is discharged for shellshock or Neurasthenia that doesn't usually get mentioned on the SWB Roll, does it ?

[johnnyg2]

It's very unusual.  I've come across many examples of Neurasthenia etc. but never this. 

[Skipman]

One of most damaged service records have ever seen, pity. There's one word that maybe gives a clue on this page

 

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1219/31238_200837-00160?pid=1918059&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3Dgds8%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D1219%26gsfn%3Dmichael%26gsln%3Dstokes%26cp%3D0%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3D96u%26redir%3Dfalse%26msT%3D1%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D3%26h%3D1918059%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D4%26queryId%3D0d5cf81c3a458497f6d31c11dffdcba0&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gds8&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=31238_200837-00171

 

Mike

[johnnyg2]

2 minutes ago, Skipman said:

One of most damaged service records have ever seen, pity. There's one word that maybe gives a clue on this page

 

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1219/31238_200837-00160?pid=1918059&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3Dgds8%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D1219%26gsfn%3Dmichael%26gsln%3Dstokes%26cp%3D0%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3D96u%26redir%3Dfalse%26msT%3D1%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D3%26h%3D1918059%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D4%26queryId%3D0d5cf81c3a458497f6d31c11dffdcba0&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gds8&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=31238_200837-00171

 

Mike

Thanks Mike, was trying to decipher these as well but you done a better job than me.  I suspect it was a trench being blown in.  I had a relative that was killed around the same time at 2nd Ypres.  He died of wounds and a witness account said that his trench was hit by a 'coal bucket' and 4 men were buried alive but dug out 'in a bad way'.     

[charlie962]

16 hours ago, johnnyg2 said:

I've come across many examples of Neurasthenia etc

ok, so not that unusual. thanks