Paul2212 Posted 9 March , 2022 Share Posted 9 March , 2022 Battle of loos, Battles of the Somme, Kia first battle scarpe . 8th east York’s regiment. 14461 09/04/1917 Rest in peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 10 March , 2022 Share Posted 10 March , 2022 Welcome to the forum fyi the middle medal is the wrong way round . You are showing the reverse nice group to a snco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 10 March , 2022 Share Posted 10 March , 2022 (edited) Welcome to GWF His widow and family's pension index card add more on his background Image courtesy of WFA/Fold3 To avoid potential confusion = the 4.2.83 date of birth is that of his widow and the claim became DEAD, 1930 [this is because his widow had remarried and was no longer eligible and his yougest daughter reached 16 when, like her siblings, her entitlement would have ended too] M Edit: His date of death on the card is given as 9/13-4-17 - such a range of dates is not uncomomon during busy periods of attack and 9-4-17 would have been settled upon later, probably after post-action reports etc. Edited 10 March , 2022 by Matlock1418 edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 10 March , 2022 Share Posted 10 March , 2022 (edited) I note CWGC give as 8th E Yorks. His trio MIC, entry to ToW (1) France 17.10.15, doesn't specify his battalion so probably worth looking out his Medal Roll as another, earlier, Bn(s) may perhaps be indicated. 8EY War Diary currrently available to download for free from the National Archives [after free registration] - as a senior NCO he stands a higher chance of being mentioned than most other NCO/OR, but no promises. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7352082 M Edited 10 March , 2022 by Matlock1418 Added WD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul2212 Posted 10 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 10 March , 2022 3 hours ago, Coldstreamer said: Welcome to the forum fyi the middle medal is the wrong way round . You are showing the reverse nice group to a snco Thank you for the info much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul2212 Posted 10 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 10 March , 2022 46 minutes ago, Matlock1418 said: Welcome to GWF His widow and family's pension index card add more on his background Image courtesy of WFA/Fold3 To avoid potential confusion = the 4.2.83 date of birth is that of his widow and the claim became DEAD, 1930 [this is because his widow had remarried and was no longer eligible and his yougest daughter reached 16 when, like her siblings, her entitlement would have ended too] M Edit: His date of death on the card is given as 9/13-4-17 - such a range of dates is not uncomomon during busy periods of attack and 9-4-17 would have been settled upon later, probably after post-action reports etc. Thank you for that bit of info. His son was indeed George who served in the lancs fusiliers I believe he was in Africa and Burma in ww2 but I don’t have much more on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 10 March , 2022 Share Posted 10 March , 2022 1 minute ago, Paul2212 said: His son was indeed George who served in the lancs fusiliers I believe he was in Africa and Burma in ww2 but I don’t have much more on him. Glad things tie up. As this is GWF [1914-19] unfortunately we can't really discuss George much as 'off-topic' however if you have questions on him you could try WW2Talk http://ww2talk.com/index.php His records will be with MoD https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records Now no more on George lest the Moderators consider locking your thread. Good luck with your research M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul2212 Posted 10 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 10 March , 2022 23 minutes ago, Matlock1418 said: Glad things tie up. As this is GWF [1914-19] unfortunately we can't really discuss George much as 'off-topic' however if you have questions on him you could try WW2Talk http://ww2talk.com/index.php His records will be with MoD https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records Now no more on George lest the Moderators consider locking your thread. Good luck with your research M Thank you, I have already added a post to the other site mentioned, yesterday hopefully I can take that further there. regards paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul2212 Posted 14 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 14 March , 2022 On 10/03/2022 at 10:37, Matlock1418 said: I note CWGC give as 8th E Yorks. His trio MIC, entry to ToW (1) France 17.10.15, doesn't specify his battalion so probably worth looking out his Medal Roll as another, earlier, Bn(s) may perhaps be indicated. 8EY War Diary currrently available to download for free from the National Archives [after free registration] - as a senior NCO he stands a higher chance of being mentioned than most other NCO/OR, but no promises. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7352082 M I found him in the war diaries, definitely 8EY thank you for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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