wpf1958 Posted 1 April , 2020 Share Posted 1 April , 2020 I'm doing some research into the 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment but am having difficulty in finding the Christian names for the following officers: 2nd Lieutenant J C Gilbert 2nd Lieutenant H C Prest Lieutenant R Cannon 2nd Lieutenant H S Digger 2nd Lieutenant W Rains Any help would be gratefully received. Wilhelm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 1 April , 2020 Share Posted 1 April , 2020 5 minutes ago, wpf1958 said: 2nd Lieutenant J C Gilbert https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1101882 7 minutes ago, wpf1958 said: Lieutenant R Cannon https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1087376 Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpf1958 Posted 1 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 1 April , 2020 Dear Craig Thank you so much, really kind of you. Kind regards Wilhelm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 1 April , 2020 Share Posted 1 April , 2020 5 minutes ago, wpf1958 said: Dear Craig Thank you so much, really kind of you. Kind regards Wilhelm Do you know if the other 3 men served with any other regiments ? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpf1958 Posted 1 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 1 April , 2020 Prest may have been in the Border Regiment, possibly 10th. Digger and Raines were from 8th Wiltshire. Hope this paucity of information may help. Best Wilhelm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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