derekb Posted 31 July , 2021 Share Posted 31 July , 2021 Good Afternoon, I am going through some bits and pieces accumulated over the years, I have come across a WW1 trio named to; 1914 - 15 Star 2629, PTE F. OWEN. S.LAN.REG. Victory and War Medal; 3629. PTE F. OWEN. S.LAN.REG. I have been unable to trace this man, does anyone have any ideas? Derekb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 31 July , 2021 Share Posted 31 July , 2021 Both Rolls are in the Labour Corps number 255788. Formerly 2/5th Sth Lancs 3629. Frederick owen, entered (1) 27/6/15, Dism 18/2/19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 31 July , 2021 Share Posted 31 July , 2021 LonglongTrail says 2/5th Sth Lancs did not land France until 1917 so must have been another Bn ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekb Posted 31 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 31 July , 2021 Thank you Charlie, I was looking at Medal Index Cards, but couldn't find anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 31 July , 2021 Share Posted 31 July , 2021 (edited) Hi Derek, On Ancestry his medal roll records would appear to be here. They show a Labour Corps number of 355788. That number links to a pension claim index card on Fold3 which shows... Image sourced from Fold3 Hopefully the info on the card may enable you to springboard and find some biographical/genealogical info. I wonder if his transfer to the Labour Corps might have been as a consequence of a medical downgrading as a result of shell shock/heart problems. It would need more work on it to firm it up, but from a limited sample it looks like his Labour Corps service number may have been issued circa 21.8.1917. For example, service papers show 355771 Houghton; 355773 Hurst, and 355789 Melling were posted/transferred to the Western Command Labour Centre from the 4th (Reserve) Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment on that date. Regards Chris Edited 31 July , 2021 by clk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekb Posted 1 August , 2021 Author Share Posted 1 August , 2021 Hi Chris, Thank you very much, it is starting to add up, I obtained the trio in Widnes, which is not very far from St Helens. Regards, Derek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 1 August , 2021 Share Posted 1 August , 2021 17 hours ago, clk said: They show a Labour Corps number of 355788. my mistake. That explains why I could not find that pension card!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekb Posted 6 August , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 August , 2021 On 31/07/2021 at 21:52, clk said: Hi Derek, On Ancestry his medal roll records would appear to be here. They show a Labour Corps number of 355788. That number links to a pension claim index card on Fold3 which shows... Image sourced from Fold3 Hopefully the info on the card may enable you to springboard and find some biographical/genealogical info. I wonder if his transfer to the Labour Corps might have been as a consequence of a medical downgrading as a result of shell shock/heart problems. It would need more work on it to firm it up, but from a limited sample it looks like his Labour Corps service number may have been issued circa 21.8.1917. For example, service papers show 355771 Houghton; 355773 Hurst, and 355789 Melling were posted/transferred to the Western Command Labour Centre from the 4th (Reserve) Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment on that date. Regards Chris Does anyone know what “Y D H” means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petwes Posted 6 August , 2021 Share Posted 6 August , 2021 I think it's Valvular Disease of the Heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekb Posted 6 August , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 August , 2021 Thank you Peters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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