SGM Hussey Posted 29 July , 2021 Share Posted 29 July , 2021 Can anyone help with how and where my great uncle died Charles Henry Hussey 37497 23rd Bty R.F.A Died 11 April 1918 Buried Longuenesse (st omer) cemetery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 29 July , 2021 Share Posted 29 July , 2021 7th General Hospitalhttps://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/60506/images/42511_6117462_0148-00147?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=8bd082aad338ca80a4adb3151c48cd15&usePUB=true&_phsrc=AaS60&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=409044 Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 29 July , 2021 Share Posted 29 July , 2021 I would suggest you change the title of the thread from your own name to e.g. Charles Henry HUSSEY, Dvr., 37497 RFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGM Hussey Posted 29 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 29 July , 2021 Ok ,new to this so thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinesheadvillage Posted 29 July , 2021 Share Posted 29 July , 2021 Hi This link should get you the War Diary of 40 Brigade (23 was one of the Batteries) which you can download for free after registering https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14052943 Kind Regards Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxD Posted 29 July , 2021 Share Posted 29 July , 2021 No 7 General Hospital was at St Omer at the time so you'd need to look at the diary earlier than 11 April 1918 in the hope of finding his name as wounded. My guess would be the period from 21 March, the start of the German offensive. A quick look suggests the brigade was deployed south east of Arras at the time. MaxD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 29 July , 2021 Share Posted 29 July , 2021 Hi SGM Hussey, Welcome to the Forum. It will probably tell you very little, but a black and white scan of what was accepted as being his Will is available for a small fee from here. Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGM Hussey Posted 30 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 30 July , 2021 Hi Gentlemen Many thanks for your help Managed to narrow his fate down to 1st battle of the somme at Arras and Bapaume between 23rd to 28th March 1918 given the proximity to 7th general hospital where he died of his wounds Still trying to source more details but thank you again for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxD Posted 30 July , 2021 Share Posted 30 July , 2021 (edited) The HQRA 3 Div diary Headquarters Branches and Services: Commander Royal Artillery. | The National Archives WO95/1394/1 has good detail of the period, better than the brigade diary, that was my source for suggesting the 21 Mar onward time frame. The diary has battery locations for a number of days in late March MaxD Edited 30 July , 2021 by MaxD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGM Hussey Posted 1 August , 2021 Author Share Posted 1 August , 2021 The will provided me with another great uncle's name and number as Charles only made his wishes known by a letter sent to his brother xmas 1916 Got a lot about his unit movements from forces records which narrowed down the dates for me Thanks to you all Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 1 August , 2021 Share Posted 1 August , 2021 Hi Bill, 10 hours ago, SGM Hussey said: The will provided me with another great uncle's name and number as Charles only made his wishes known by a letter sent to his brother xmas 1916 That's a bit of a result then. The very best of wishes for your ongoing research. Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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