bobpike Posted 22 October , 2021 Share Posted 22 October , 2021 I am struggling to locate which regiment Reginald was serving with when he died.He initially enlisted in 5th ESSEX Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 22 October , 2021 Share Posted 22 October , 2021 Reginald Burston Cooper-Smith is on CWGCand SDGW and Soldiers Effects. as 5th Essex What are the carrots ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobpike Posted 22 October , 2021 Author Share Posted 22 October , 2021 PLEASE IGNORE THE POOR ENGLISH IN THE OPENING STATEMENY THIS IS THE REST OFFICERS Roll 5th BN shows transfer to Ox and Bucks Bn possibly Septrmbe1p1916. H was killed in action on 10th Match 1817 and buried in Hem Farm Military Cemetery. his headstone lists his regiment was Essez but there is no mention of him in regimental history (Burrowes) nor War Diary ThNK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 22 October , 2021 Share Posted 22 October , 2021 (edited) Previously 1999 2nd London Regt before commissioning 31/12/15 Lance Cpl, wounded per Daily List 16/11/15, 2nd London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) TF Edited 22 October , 2021 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 22 October , 2021 Share Posted 22 October , 2021 Second Lieutenant REGINALD BURSTON COOPER-SMITH https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/309867/reginald-burston-cooper-smith/ CWGC have = Secondary Unit, Regiment: attd. 1st/1st Bucks Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry :-) M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 22 October , 2021 Share Posted 22 October , 2021 Officer's Service Papers at TNA = 2/Lieutenant Reginald Burston COOPER-SMITH. The Essex Regiment. Reference: WO 374/15437 - unfortunately not digitised so a visit by you or a researcher required https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C685570 :-) M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 22 October , 2021 Share Posted 22 October , 2021 12 minutes ago, Matlock1418 said: CWGC have = Secondary Unit, Regiment: attd. 1st/1st Bucks Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry Well spotted. I'd relied on a transcript on FMP without going to actual record. Mental note made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobpike Posted 24 October , 2021 Author Share Posted 24 October , 2021 Thank you all for ploughing through the Gobbledegook of my original postingtt and providing me with some excellent information. I have Parkinson's and was attempting to use the dictaphone faciliity on my computer. It decided to download itself before I had the chancc to check it !!!! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bobpike Posted 25 October , 2021 Author Share Posted 25 October , 2021 Thank you u, Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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