JonathanRose Posted 27 July Share Posted 27 July My wife got me a Battlefield tour for my Christmas present last year, best thing she has ever got me. I knew my great grandfather served but not what he was involved in, so after a bit of research i have found out a few things, service number, awards, Battles he was involved in, what i am now looking for is any photographs of the battalion he may be in that might be out there somewhere, i have registered on a few sites to see if i can locate his medals (needle in a haystack i know). Any info or a pointer in the right direction would be much be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanRose Posted 27 July Author Share Posted 27 July Good afternoon, I am searching for my Great Grandfathers Medals, he served with the Northamptonshire 6th Battalion and was awarded the three medals and the MM. Was a Private then promoted to Lance Corporal. Service Number 13524, Name Alfred Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Bob Davies Posted 27 July Admin Share Posted 27 July Welcome to the 'GWF' Jonathan, if you can post all that you know about your Great Grandfather it will help other members find out more about him. Name, rank and any places that he lived at etc. Regards, Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanRose Posted 27 July Author Share Posted 27 July (edited) Hi Bob, his name was Alfred Lee, service number 13524, he was with the 6th Battalion Northamptonshire regiment, was born in Clerkenwell in 1891, he was issued the three WW1 medals and a MM, for action in (I believe) in Trones Wood, he was Gassed at some stage and also shot. Spent some time in Bad Langasalzar POW camp. He survived the war. Died in 1941. regards Jon Edited 27 July by JonathanRose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 27 July Share Posted 27 July (edited) If you haven't already got them: War Diaries - currently free download after free registration at TNA https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_srt=3&_q="WO+95"+"Northamptonshire+Regiment"+"6+Battalion" MM in London Gazette. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30023/supplement/3698 Member @Ivor Anderson might perhaps be able to help with the MM action date period ICRC PoW https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/4352198/3/2 M Edited 27 July by Matlock1418 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin GWF TEAM Posted 27 July Admin Share Posted 27 July Topics merged One soldier one thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 27 July Share Posted 27 July (edited) Now seem to have lost my most recent post ??? Using all of "6th battalion" "northamptonshire regiment" photograph in G**gle Search come up with this souce(s) Flikr and Northampton Museums ... plenty more photos too Image courtesy of Flikr ... image also seems to work as a link to the site itself 6th Battalion in France 1914-1918 Photograph album owned by Captain V P Mobbs of 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment in France 1914-18. M Edited 27 July by Matlock1418 add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 27 July Share Posted 27 July (edited) Pension index card at WFA/Fold3 shows he made an unspecified disability pension claim, card annotated: Trans 11.4.19 [presumably to Army Class Z Reserve] but a pension was Rejected 28/4/19 [All men at such transfer or discharge had the opportunity to mak a claim using Army Form Z.22 - however there had to be on-going disability at that point, some previous medical event in the past/on its own was not enough] M Edited 27 July by Matlock1418 add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 27 July Share Posted 27 July There are plenty of records for him. Discharge papers showing, inter alia, Prisoner of War Records Index card here leads to backing sheets Military Medal card Etc My source was Findmypast Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Anderson Posted 27 July Share Posted 27 July 1 hour ago, Matlock1418 said: MM in London Gazette. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30023/supplement/3698 MM for action around February 1917. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 6 August Share Posted 6 August He is mentioned in the 54th Infantry Brigade history as one of those that were awarded medals at Boom Ravine on 17-2-1917 for "showing courage and good leadership in carrying on {when more senior officers and/or NCOs were incapacitated)." Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 6 August Share Posted 6 August When looking at that photo album be aware that not all of the photos are of the 6th Battalion. Some of them are from Lt. Co. Reginald Turner's earlier battalion in the Royal Fusiliers (including the front page photo!). However, all of the battalion line-up photos in front of the barn/trees are 6th Battalion. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Anderson Posted 19 August Share Posted 19 August On 06/08/2024 at 17:57, Stebie9173 said: He is mentioned in the 54th Infantry Brigade history as one of those that were awarded medals at Boom Ravine on 17-2-1917 for "showing courage and good leadership in carrying on {when more senior officers and/or NCOs were incapacitated)." Great that this date & action was recorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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