James Walsh 6th Battalion Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment) (“Green Howards”)

[Blue Dragoon]

11986 James Walsh Born circa 1881 died 17^th March 1918 whilst with 6th Bn Yorkshire Regt (Also served with 8 and 7 YORKs previous to this) .  What/where were the 6th Bn Green Howards on or around this date?

 

Were they with 32nd Brigade, 11th (Northern) Division as detailed on LLT?  Cant find an war diary for 6th Bn for this date on ancestry, but most will know my ancestry searching skills are rubbish.

 

Any help or direction appreciated

[jonbem]

it's HERE on National Archives and you can get free downloads at the mo when you register

[RussT]

Here on Ancestry:

 

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60779/43112_1809_0-00000?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return#?imageId=43112_1809_0-00384

 

[Blue Dragoon]

Nice one jonbem cheers

 

[Blue Dragoon]

cheers RussT

[RaySearching]

Here you are the man himself

 

 

from my notes

 

WALSH JAMES

Private JAMES WALSH
11986 6th Bn Yorkshire Regiment

James was killed in action aged 37 during fighting close to Mazingarbe on 17th March 1918
He was the husband of Elizabeth Walsh (nee Parker) of 10 Queen Mary Street Middlesbrough the couple married in Middlesbrough in 1901

James can be found on the 1911 census residing with his wife and their three children at 40 Queen Mary Street Middlesbrough employed as a labourer in a steelworks rolling mill

The register of soldiers’ effects list his widow Elizabeth as the legatee of his effects

The claimant of a dependant’s pension is listed as Elizabeth (widow) born 10/11/1882 of 10 Queen Mary Street Middlesbrough with an allowance for four children Elizabeth born 23/4/1904, Florence born 24/6/1913, Teresa born 9/9/1913 and James born 5/5/1917

Born and enlisted Middlesbrough             (N.E.D.G 12th April 1918)

PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE

Edited 24 May , 2020 by RaySearching
correcting typo

[Blue Dragoon]

On 24/05/2020 at 15:50, RaySearching said:

Here you are the man himself

 

Hi Ray, can you re-post that link?  Doesn't seem to work now.  Cheers

[RaySearching]

 

 

Ray

[Blue Dragoon]

Nice one Ray, where did it come from?