Ralph J. Whitehead Posted 31 July , 2021 Share Posted 31 July , 2021 Hello all, my relative served in this battalion when he was killed in Flanders in August 1917. I have been searching for photos and family connections in vain. I was hoping that someone might have a photo of a man in this battalion that I could use as a representative photo on my Ancestry tree. I would give full credit to whomever can help and not use it for any other reasons. Thanks, Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancpal Posted 31 July , 2021 Share Posted 31 July , 2021 Ralph, have you searched newspaper archives appropriate to his location pre-war? Another thought is if there is an Ox/Bucks history group where specific knowledge may (or not) be forthcoming. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 31 July , 2021 Share Posted 31 July , 2021 There's a photo of Alfred Wilcox VC on wiki but he's in civvies, if that's any use. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordercollie Posted 31 July , 2021 Share Posted 31 July , 2021 There is a battalion history of 2/4th Bn OBLI that you can access on line here. It includes some photographs that may be of use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancpal Posted 31 July , 2021 Share Posted 31 July , 2021 Looks like the ideal man, particularly if Wilcox VC was with the same unit at the time of your subjects demise. I'd have thought there would be a photo of Wilcox in uniform (showing cap badge?) given his award somewhere on the net. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewSid Posted 31 July , 2021 Share Posted 31 July , 2021 All UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919 Results on Ancestry has 137 men of the Regiment (not battalion) some of which have head pictures. Are there any pictures in this book: The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisonmallen62 Posted 31 July , 2021 Share Posted 31 July , 2021 On his medal card it says RWR also so perhaps that might be another source to check. I assume it is Arthur Whitehead? Bernard, Horace and Ivy the children? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph J. Whitehead Posted 31 July , 2021 Author Share Posted 31 July , 2021 (edited) Thanks for all of the good ideas. I have checked on many but no luck so far. I was hoping for a well focused photo postcard. In the meantime I will continue to check ad hopefully will get Lucky and locate one of my relative. Thanks Edited 1 August , 2021 by Ralph J. Whitehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high wood Posted 1 August , 2021 Share Posted 1 August , 2021 I have a large framed photograph of D Coy, 15 Platoon, 2/4th Ox & Bucks, dated April 1916 that I will post when the sun comes up later today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high wood Posted 1 August , 2021 Share Posted 1 August , 2021 Not easy to photograph as it is behind glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph J. Whitehead Posted 1 August , 2021 Author Share Posted 1 August , 2021 That is really fantastic, thank you very much for posting this photo. Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Owl Posted 1 August , 2021 Share Posted 1 August , 2021 Do we know who the officer is seated in the centre of the group? TIA, Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high wood Posted 1 August , 2021 Share Posted 1 August , 2021 Sadly there are no names on the photograph. A look through the war diary might give some names of platoon officers that we could investigate further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordercollie Posted 1 August , 2021 Share Posted 1 August , 2021 The war diary has a nominal roll of officers on embarkation for France on 24th May 1916 but not broken down by company. 2-4 OBLI Nom Roll.pdf Extract courtesy of Naval & Military Press Ltd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high wood Posted 1 August , 2021 Share Posted 1 August , 2021 The officer has a very distinctive face so he should be easy to identify if other named photographs exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntanner Posted 1 August , 2021 Share Posted 1 August , 2021 Only an alphabetical list in the 1915/16 Chronicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntanner Posted 1 August , 2021 Share Posted 1 August , 2021 And no obvious matching photograph in the officers’ Roll of Honour in the Chronicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 1 August , 2021 Share Posted 1 August , 2021 The Story of the 2nd Ox & Bucks LI is online though the pictures are a bit grainy. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themonsstar Posted 2 August , 2021 Share Posted 2 August , 2021 I have a full album from a soldier of the 2/4th Ox Bucks Bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntanner Posted 2 August , 2021 Share Posted 2 August , 2021 (edited) Medal Rolls suggest Albert Christian (died 8/8/17) was 1/4th Bn rather than 2/4th. Soldiers Died gives him as died of wounds and he is buried at Dunhallow ADS cemetery. I would suggest that the group photograph was taken just before his death, as there are a series of photographs taken at the same location just before Third Ypres, of 1/1st Bucks Bn. This is the first I’ve seen of 1/4th. Edited 2 August , 2021 by johntanner Details of burial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Owl Posted 2 August , 2021 Share Posted 2 August , 2021 On 01/08/2021 at 16:58, high wood said: Sadly there are no names on the photograph. A look through the war diary might give some names of platoon officers that we could investigate further. Many thanks for looking HW--I had wondered if it could be Lieut/Captain Kenneth Edward Brown of this battalion who won the MC and Bar prior to being wounded and made a POW on the 21/3/18. He died as a result of his wounds whilst in a German Hospital on the 12/4/18. Having now seen your enlargement of the officer in the photo, I can see clearly that he is not KEB. Many thanks again for your assistance, Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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