joan bourgeois Posted 13 July , 2005 Share Posted 13 July , 2005 Hello, I am new to this site, and I am trying to gather information about my GFather, George Smyth. He was KIA on December 30th 1914, and is buried in Laventie Cemetery. Following information I have is: Rank: Rifleman Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles Unit Text: 1st Bn. Date of Death: 30/12/1914 Service No: 9001 I would be very grateful for any information regarding the battle that was fought on that date. Many thanks for all help. Joan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 14 July , 2005 Share Posted 14 July , 2005 Joan - do a search for Royal Ulster Rifles Museum. When their menu comes up you will find various options. Among them will be a link to publications/resources etc. Go to 'The History of the Royal Irish Rifles' by Cyril Falls. You can download the whole history and check out what it says. It is written on a btn. by btn. basis and with such an early date in the war it should not take you long to find the specific period. Alternatively, a member of this forum - Jimmy Taylor - has written a new history of 1st RIr.Rif. and you should be able to get that via a book search. Hope this helps. Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joan bourgeois Posted 14 July , 2005 Author Share Posted 14 July , 2005 Joan - do a search for Royal Ulster Rifles Museum. When their menu comes up you will find various options. Among them will be a link to publications/resources etc. Go to 'The History of the Royal Irish Rifles' by Cyril Falls. You can download the whole history and check out what it says. It is written on a btn. by btn. basis and with such an early date in the war it should not take you long to find the specific period. Alternatively, a member of this forum - Jimmy Taylor - has written a new history of 1st RIr.Rif. and you should be able to get that via a book search. Hope this helps. Des <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello Des Thank you very much for your suggestions. Joan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 15 July , 2005 Share Posted 15 July , 2005 I would be very grateful for any information regarding the battle that was fought on that date. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Joan. They weren't actually engaged in a "battle" as such on that date. They were simply occupying the front line trenches ("E Lines" near Laventie) and not engaged in any action. Your grandad would have been a victim of the dangers of everyday frontline service ("Normal daily Wastage" I think was one of the, rather insensitive, terms used to describe such events). Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joan bourgeois Posted 17 July , 2005 Author Share Posted 17 July , 2005 Hello Des Thank you very much for your suggestions. Joan <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Dave, Thank you VERY much for the answer! I certainly agree with you about the choice of words! Joan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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