Bit of a mystery to solve from two letters lots of clues but who

[arantxa]

These are two ketter both wounded people one thanking the other for saving his life and the last itime they  saw easch other wasas in the rat infested trench

i will post the letter    the first from 29 Shepards Bush RD 

To dear Leslie from Bolly

Bolly lost both feet ( i thinh frost bite ) lelie only an ar m

he mentions Frank Reeves who is still in hosptal in Halifax wounded head and arm

also Bob Powell and George Coston who lost a leg in France who is at Roehampton where they dish out the pieces of wood  Penny has also lost a leg

another letter to Les  to the Sir Lukes ? Hospital ward 7  halifax 

mentions Sgt Hayes  9Arthur Hayes )   Nelie Wallace   Sgt Stroking George Costrum Perry Germaine Bob Danby 

Id be interested to see if they are all in one unit

[charlie962]

You will find all these men have the 3rd London Regiment in common.

Percy Germain 2849, later Tanks 95797.

George Edward Costin 2889, renumbered 250889.

Ernest E Stocking 2709, renumbered 260801, MiD LG 13/7/16

Etc 

Thus a look through near numbers for names close to Brolly and Brusher may give you a clue.

Charlie

 

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George Costin's pension card.

https://www.fold3.com/image/700667097?terms=250889

Craig

[IPT]

They are all 3rd (City of London) London Regiment.

2892 Tom Austin Bolitho lived at 29 Shepherds Bush Road. He was discharged sick 25/11/1916.

2889/ 250889 George Edward Costin was discharged wounds 30/7/17.

2849 Percy Pierrepoint Germain was transferred to the Tank Corps as 95797.

Frank Reeves is almost certainly 2894/250892 Frank Stewart Reeves

Bolly has pension papers on Ancestry - https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1114&h=100662&tid=&pid=&queryId=62866f9d4503845b6b1c9dcb6716b699&usePUB=true&_phsrc=kqC7781&_phstart=successSource&_gl=1*1tqqmou*_ga*MjEzNDc3MDgzOS4xNjQxMjUzMjU1*_ga_4PXYE4RLH1*MTY0Mzc0NTM0NC4xMjguMS4xNjQzNzQ3NDAyLjA.

 

 

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Tom Bolitho

https://www.fold3.com/image/700127803?terms=2892,bolitho


Craig

[charlie962]

Arthur G Hayes 2385/250640 

Wounded caslist 10/10/16

Edited 1 February , 2022 by charlie962

[ss002d6252]

This may be Leslie - the pension rate would match with the loss of an arm.


https://www.fold3.com/image/703620687?terms=rolfe,leslie
Craig

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Hayes' pension card.

https://www.fold3.com/image/701719561?terms=250640

Craig

[IPT]

I suspect 2646/250769 Frederick Thomas Wallace was "Nellie" Wallace.   Nellie Wallace was a music hall star.

[Dai Bach y Sowldiwr]

Deaths Mar 1947   (>99%)
Bolitho	Tom A	53	Brentford	5e	113

[charlie962]

So we have a group of men who shared life in the trenches in Gallipoli with the 2/3rd BN.

26/11/15, a great storm hit the peninsula. Trenches were flooded followed by snow. The Bn lost 50 men drowned and another 30 evacuated with frostbite. Bolly will have lost his two feet as a result . 

But he doesn't seem to have been evacuated until 26/12/15. However his pension service file linked earlier shows admitted Mudros with frostbite 4/12/15.

The medal rolls for 3rd Londons are very good at dates of service in theatre.

Edited 1 February , 2022 by charlie962

[charlie962]

16 minutes ago, IPT said:

Nellie Wallace was a music hall star.

Before my time, I'm afraid....

[IPT]

1 minute ago, charlie962 said:

Before my time, I'm afraid....

 

Ask Broomers...

 

 

[charlie962]

Thanks for that little treat.

[arantxa]

Gosh that is so interesting it came with the enclosed and four photographs but I hadn’t linked them maybe there is a link 

I looked him up he was 3rd I thought it very sad as these photographs were found on him when he was killed and I thought of him sitting in a trench looking at them 

I believe there maybe sone more letters so I will look it may just be a coincidence and not connected 

 

[charlie962]

I cannot see a connection of Granville East, 302840, of the London Rifle Brigade, to the opening post items.

He died 3/5/1917 and is commemorated on the Arras memorial.

[Matlock1418]

22 minutes ago, arantxa said:

I looked him up he was 3rd I thought it very sad as these photographs were found on him when he was killed and I thought of him sitting in a trench looking at them 

Pte Granville EAST, 302840

CWGC have him as 5th London https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1541033/granville-east

WFA/Fold3 pension cards also show 5th and his widow at the same address and later at 82a High St., St. John's Wood, N8 on or after Jan. 1921 [She also is to be found in the 1921 Census in  St Marylebone]

Very poignant photos. 

M

Edited 1 February , 2022 by Matlock1418

[charlie962]

I suspect those last photos show Doris Clayton, with her father, when she married Granville East in 1913. Then two of Doris and  one of Granville, proudly in uniform taking a cigarette from his father.

Their wedding featured in the Gentlewoman.

"The British Newspaper Archive | findmypast.co.uk" https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0003340%2f19130412%2f271&stringtohighlight=doris clayton granville

Edited 1 February , 2022 by charlie962

[Matlock1418]

1 minute ago, charlie962 said:

I suspect those last photos show Doris Clayton, with her father, when she married Granville East in 1913. Then two of Doris and  one of Granville, proudly in uniform taking a cigarette from his father.

Yes, my interpretation too.

M

[arantxa]

I’m lucky to have a large collection of bits and bobs and as I said sone items make me quite sad and this is one of them becouse he would have looked at those picture a lot one is written in the back so will post it  

this is the one of his dad ?and him I guess it was developed and then posted to him 

[charlie962]

The back of the card is signed LC which is probably Louisa Clayton, his mother in law. So perhaps the man offering cigarette is his father in law not his own father.

Edited 1 February , 2022 by charlie962

[Matlock1418]

12 minutes ago, charlie962 said:

The back of the card is signed LC which is probably Louisa Clayton, his mother in law. So perhaps the man offering cigarette is his father in law not his own father.

On reflection, and the further info [though that handwriting is an extreme challenge to me], that F-in-L does seem a good possibility - there is quite a distinctive jaw line I think.

M

[charlie962]

Nose matches?

[FROGSMILE]

8 hours ago, arantxa said:

I’m lucky to have a large collection of bits and bobs and as I said sone items make me quite sad and this is one of them becouse he would have looked at those picture a lot one is written in the back so will post it  

this is the one of his dad ?and him I guess it was developed and then posted to him 

I’ve walked over the area of what was Fovant camp many times when I was based not far away, but also lived in Codford.  The camp area is a large expanse of open fields with a chalk ridge directly above. The entire 58th London Division were encamped there and 3/5th London Regiment (LRB) moved from Sutton to Fovant in January 1916.  It seems that he must have been sent in a draft of reinforcements from there out to the 2/5th (LRB) in the MEF.  The chalk ridge at Fovant has become famous because of the cap badges inscribed into the turf there, including that of the London Rifle Brigade.  It’s quite likely that your subject may have participated in the work parties doing the cutting.  There were 20 badges by the end of the war and only 5 of those survive.

Edited 2 February , 2022 by FROGSMILE

[arantxa]

That’s very interesting that article you put …I have once walked up there as my sister lives in Tisbury near by ,a beautiful village I went and also had a look at the little military cemetery nearby