Price566673738 Posted 24 March Author Share Posted 24 March What would he have done over in Greece. Who did they fight the ottomans? Was it worse than he brother over on the western front in France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 24 March Share Posted 24 March 2 minutes ago, Price566673738 said: What would he have done over in Greece. Who did they fight the ottomans? You will need to read something yourself about Salonica . They https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/a-short-history-of-the-salonika-campaign https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/salonika-campaign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewSid Posted 24 March Share Posted 24 March (edited) 12 minutes ago, Price566673738 said: What would he have done over in Greece. Who did they fight the ottomans? Was it worse than he brother over on the western front in France My great Uncle served over there. I’ve researched it a fair amount, especially some of the Welsh Infantry actions. Sickness was a major issue. Pretty much everyone got Malaria. Does that ring a family bell? fighting was more sporadic, infantry spent longer in the line than in France. Fought the Bulgarians who were ably assisted by German units. Lots of reading and vids here: https://salonikacampaignsociety.org.uk/ Andy Edited 24 March by AndrewSid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 24 March Share Posted 24 March His obit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Price566673738 Posted 24 March Author Share Posted 24 March 3 minutes ago, corisande said: His obit Do we have the full obituary as there is a bit cut off. 3 minutes ago, corisande said: His obit Do we have the full obituary as there is a bit cut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 24 March Share Posted 24 March It is on FindmyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003119%2F19620705&page=14&article=312&stringtohighlight=william+hiscock+colwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Price566673738 Posted 24 March Author Share Posted 24 March Sorry to be a pain. I don't pay for findmypast. Is there any mention by name of a Susan or Charles Hiscock. My nan says she remembers them going up to his funeral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matlock1418 Posted 25 March Share Posted 25 March (edited) Speculatively .... There was a Pte. William Henry HISCOCK, M2/201849, Army Service Corps/Royal Army Service Corps. ??? A possibility for Salonica ??? From WFA/Fold3 = Discharged 21-5-19 he applied for a disability pension for Malaria but was Rejected. Unfortunately no address details Awarded a BWM & VM, so in theatre after 31/12/1915. Wondering if there is a 1918 and/or 1919 Absent Voters List(s) which might offer an address(es) ??? M Edited 25 March by Matlock1418 typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 25 March Admin Share Posted 25 March You can get free two week trials for Ancestry , I assume FMP would do something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Price566673738 Posted 25 March Author Share Posted 25 March 5 minutes ago, Michelle Young said: You can get free two week trials for Ancestry , I assume FMP would do something similar. I've already got ancestry so will look on there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 25 March Share Posted 25 March #M2/201849 has a service record lived in Glasgow born 1888 married Hilda May Winfield in 1912 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 25 March Share Posted 25 March Just now, corisande said: #M2/201849 has a service record lived in Glasgow born 1888 married Hilda May Winfield in 1912 Oh well, thanks for looking. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Price566673738 Posted 25 March Author Share Posted 25 March This is the medal card? Of SWB 15660 Like you said earlier Class Z 8/5/1919 I can see this man received the 1915 star? Does this give any clues? (I got this from the national archives) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewSid Posted 25 March Share Posted 25 March 1 hour ago, Price566673738 said: Does this give any clues Im afraid not. His service number shows 15660 joined in the first week of September 1914 and was an original member of the 7th Battalion formed a week later. A large number of volunteers meant that the SWB could form three new Battalions quickly of which one was the 7th. The men largely came from the recruits in the ever expanding Depot in Brecon. Williams home in the Valleys was in the logical local catchment area id say. As had been stated the 7th Bn went to France briefly before spending the rest of the war in Salonica. What we are missing is tying this man to an address or town to improve confidence its your relative. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 25 March Share Posted 25 March Blaina / Nantyglo seems to have been the family home area [based on his brother Charles' records] = Wondering if there is a 1918 and/or 1919 Absent Voters List(s) which might offer military details ??? M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewSid Posted 25 March Share Posted 25 March Not sure where the. OP lives: Monmouthshire (Abertillery, Bedwellty, Ebbw Vale, Monmouth and Pontypool divisions) lists are held by Gwent Archives in Ebbw Vale https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/how-to-research-a-soldier/finding-soldiers-through-the-1918-absent-voters-lists/ Would be worth giving them a call or writing to them: https://www.gwentarchives.gov.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Price566673738 Posted 25 March Author Share Posted 25 March I have emailed them. Response expected within 10 working days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewSid Posted 26 March Share Posted 26 March (edited) On 25/03/2024 at 12:38, Price566673738 said: I have emailed them. Response expected within 10 working days Your success will depend in part on the experience/interest of the member of staff. Im sure you have but you need to think what address he would have used in absentia in 1918. Presumably his parents family home? do you know what electoral ward that was in 1918/19? If a register does exist and is stored it may of course contain both brothers. There is of course a risk William was already home and thus had no need to register. I have tried numerous searches in the Times and HMSO casualty lists and cannot find him. Doesn’t mean he wasn’t wounded just that he is not in the incomplete lists available online. Good luck with the enquiry. Edited 29 March by AndrewSid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 29 March Share Posted 29 March From: https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/310003-charles-hiscock-south-lancs-ww1/page/2/#comment-3286462 "William Hiscocks wedding certificate. (I know this is about Charles) it notes his address as 9 Bennett street Blaina but also Brynteg." Copying across as relevant in this thread on William M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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