smiths565 Posted 5 July , 2005 Share Posted 5 July , 2005 Hello everybody I am looking for details of F.B. Eyre - I know his regiment has the initials R W K because they appear on a memorial plaque. Can anybody suggest what R W K is ? Thanks in advance Robert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 5 July , 2005 Share Posted 5 July , 2005 Hello everybody I am looking for details of F.B. Eyre - I know his regiment has the initials R W K because they appear on a memorial plaque. Can anybody suggest what R W K is ? Thanks in advance Robert. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Royal West Kents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoch beard Posted 5 July , 2005 Share Posted 5 July , 2005 royal west kent's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 5 July , 2005 Share Posted 5 July , 2005 Royal West Kents. You can drop the question mark Soren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 5 July , 2005 Share Posted 5 July , 2005 No F B Eyre on CWGC but he may be this chap: Name: EYRE, BERNARD Initials: B Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Unit Text: 11th Bn. Date of Death: 07/10/1916 Service No: G/9932 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 11 C. Cemetery: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL and link to Eyres on MICs: http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchive...=1&mediaarray=* Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiths565 Posted 5 July , 2005 Author Share Posted 5 July , 2005 Thanks lads. Can anybody tell me if there is a Sheffield connection for Name: EYRE, BERNARD Initials: B Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Unit Text: 11th Bn. Date of Death: 07/10/1916 Service No: G/9932 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 11 C. Cemetery: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Cheers Robert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 5 July , 2005 Share Posted 5 July , 2005 Sheffield - yes, he was born in St. Philips, Sheffield and enlisted in Sheffield. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiths565 Posted 5 July , 2005 Author Share Posted 5 July , 2005 Sheffield - yes, he was born in St. Philips, Sheffield and enlisted in Sheffield. Tom <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks Tom The response, on this forum, as always, was first class. Many thanks Robert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest goughy19 Posted 5 July , 2005 Share Posted 5 July , 2005 Robert, in case you were interested the 11th Batt R W K were reorganised at the beginning of Oct 1916 receiving a large draft from the Royal Fusiliers. they attacked the ridge overlooking Ligney- Thilloy and La Barque and aprt of the trench system known as the GIRD. the attack started on the 7th when it was enfiladed by machine gun fire from both flanks and halted after 100 yards. very heavy casualties, 4 officers 100 other ranks were uninjured, releived on the 9th. little bit of back ground for you. goughy19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 5 July , 2005 Share Posted 5 July , 2005 I have the Bn history 11th RWK originally hailed from Lewisham. There is quite a bit about the affair on the date in question - sned me a PM with address and I'll copy it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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