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James Elwwod


markw94

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Just curious if any one can help me put a date and a location to this photo. This is my great great grandfather James ellwood (102763) I know he was sapper with the 184th tunnelling company. I have his army records and im currently going through the war diaries for the company but came across this photograph through a family member and wondered if anyone could help putting a year or even a location to this. It's printed onto a postcard and the postcard is in french, I know he was posted in france for the end of 1915/16 and upto july 1917, so im assuming that is where this was taken. Any extra information would be fantastic though. I do have another photo of him as well if that could be of any help.

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Mark

His AF B 103 shows that he enlisted on 15/06/1915 and on 01/08/1915 he transferred to 179 TC from Base. On 18/09/1915 he was admitted to 4 General Hospital with shock. On 28/09/1915 he was discharged to duty to Rouen and then on 30/11/1915 he joined 184 TC. I can not help with the photo but I wondered if you had the 1915 WD of 179 TC. I downloaded WO 95/244/7 at Kew, it is supposed to start at 01/08/1915 but it starts in January 1916. I have got the 1916 and 1917 WDs of 184 TC, names are named but I can not see his. There are some other papers that may interest you. In the Service Record of 4845 John Blake Queens Own Royal West Kent there are papers relating to a Court of Enquiry held on 14/07/1916 into the accidental death of a member of 184 TC and in the Service Record of 57433 Lawrence Deane RE there is a list of names of 184 TC dated 28/09/1917 showing casualties etc.

Brian

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