daveuk6 Posted 8 February , 2006 Share Posted 8 February , 2006 Could any one help me with is man Bagshaw, Horace Royal Engineers WR326773 Sapper Gloucestershire Regiment 238843 Sapper Royal Engineers 497078 Sapper Any info would be helpful thankyou Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Bagshaw Posted 8 February , 2006 Share Posted 8 February , 2006 Dave, I can't sorry, but what a great surname!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 8 February , 2006 Share Posted 8 February , 2006 Gloucestershire Regiment 238843 and RE 497078 are Territorial numbers. The Gloucestershire number is a 4th Battalion number, though whether 1/4th, 2/4th, etc. cannot be worked out merely from the number. The RE number is for the 2nd South Midlands Field Companies - i.e. 1/2nd and 2/2nd (raised at Gloucester) which later became 475th Field Company (1/2nd) in 48th Division (as were the 1/4th Gloucesters incidentally, but that could be coincidence) and 477th Field Company (2/2nd) who were in 61st Division. The WR/ number refers to the Waterways and Railways Division of RE which was a branch of the RE from 1917 onwards. There seem to be no earlier TF numbers shown which MAY imply that he went overseas after early 1917. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveuk6 Posted 9 February , 2006 Author Share Posted 9 February , 2006 Anthony lol Steve thank you for the info Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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