tonyrod Posted 11 May , 2021 Share Posted 11 May , 2021 LITTLE HELP NEEDED, I cannot find his army number? was he wounded with the Royal Scots ? he was home for a time in 1916 recovering from being wounded, any help greatly appreciated. regards TONYRod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 11 May , 2021 Share Posted 11 May , 2021 So, from that service record, we know we're looking at a man who had enlisted 3 Oct 1914 and transferred to the RFC on 29 Aug 1917. Served in France from 8 Jan 1916. Can't see anything with a number though. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 11 May , 2021 Share Posted 11 May , 2021 Could it be this chap? https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61588&h=159295783&tid=&pid=&queryId=588b4380a2902d803a611a74e92f0980&usePUB=true&_phsrc=CUH15444&_phstart=successSource Name: John Waterhouse Rank: 1 Pte Record Type: Card Residence Place: Salford Chester Discharge Date: 3 Apr 1919 Service Number: 106049 Corps, Regiment or Unit: Royal Scots, R A F he's also on here http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/waterhouse-j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 11 May , 2021 Share Posted 11 May , 2021 A search of the Medal Rolls for just Waterhouse and Royal Scots returned these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 11 May , 2021 Share Posted 11 May , 2021 4 hours ago, tonyrod said: I cannot find his army number? was he wounded with the Royal Scots ? he was home for a time in 1916 recovering from being wounded, John Waterhouse's Airman's Service Record shows he was previously wounded 5/7/16. One would expect this to appear in a CasList about 5/8/16 although with that huge Somme tally there might be slight delay. Daily CasList 14/8/16 Wounded, Waterhouse J, Royal Scots, 17501 (Salford) Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyrod Posted 11 May , 2021 Author Share Posted 11 May , 2021 58 minutes ago, charlie962 said: John Waterhouse's Airman's Service Record shows he was previously wounded 5/7/16. One would expect this to appear in a CasList about 5/8/16 although with that huge Somme tally there might be slight delay. Daily CasList 14/8/16 Wounded, Waterhouse J, Royal Scots, 17501 (Salford) Charlie I think we have the right man, thanks for your time Charlie, these records are for his son ,WHO'S 97 BIRTHDAY was on the 24 April, he served with the KING'S LIVERPOOL REGIMENT 2nd battalion in ww2, , regards TONY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyrod Posted 11 May , 2021 Author Share Posted 11 May , 2021 little update, John Waterhouse, his number was among those given to the 15th battalion,,15th (Service) Battalion (1st Edinburgh) Formed at Edinburgh in September 1914 by the Lord Provost and City, although some 550 men were recruited in Manchester and for this reason the Battalion is sometimes referred to as the Manchester Scottish. Moved to Troon March 1915. June 1915 : moved to Ripon and came under command of 101st Brigade, 34th Division. Moved to Sutton Veny September 1915. Landed at Le Havre 8 January 1916. 16 May 1918 : reduced to cadre strength after suffering heavy casualties. 17 May 1918 : came under command of 39th Division. 14 August 1918 : disbanded in France. thanks to jonbem and charlie962 for your input Tonyrod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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