Discharged to Pension

[Devils Own]

Hi

My interest is the Connaught Rangers in the Great War. I have learned quite a lot about the 5th Bn from my mother, as her father served with it (Pte R.Glennon 5409). Fortunately I have been able to piece together my Grandad's story quite well. I was trying to put the icing on the cake by getting a look at his war records and went to the NA to achieve this. His was obviously one of the burnt documents but I thought I might have some luck with WO 364 as he was on a pension after being wounded and taken POW in October/November, 1918.

But he wasn't in WO 364 either. Does anybody know if WO 364 contains only soldiers who were discharged to pension? It is my thinking that he may not have actually been discharged as it was too close to the end and he was POW and therefore would not be in WO 364 either. Would this thinking be correct?

Best regards

Steve

[Coldstreamer]

Hello

You could try the "PIN" series at the NA - I must admit I have only found 1 but you never know!

There is also a list of POWs details and their story (only some mind) at the NA - cant recall the WO ref at the mo...

Regards Ian

[SPotter]

Steve,

Records of POWs at the NA are held in WO 161. However this has been indexed by volunteers to provide the Behind the Wire section of The Long, Long Trail. I have just had a quick check and there is no record for the name GLENNON.

Regards

Steve

[Devils Own]

Thanks fellas

I checked PIN and WO161 and it was negative. I was fairly disappointed as he was on a pension of 29 shiny shillings having had his arm shot off and I thought he would be there. I know he was in Cologne hospital but I guess that the last thing on the mind of the Germans in the last couple of weeks in the war was keeping records of enemy soldiers.

Luckily he was in a small regiment with very well documented diaries and histories by the Bn CO. So it could have been worse.

Thanks

Steve