Guest marley Posted 11 February , 2006 Share Posted 11 February , 2006 My grandfather George J A W Woodget served in the Sherwood Foresters. I have his medical card index information and Reg. No. and he served between 1914 and 1920. Any other help to get more details would be most welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebriggs Posted 11 February , 2006 Share Posted 11 February , 2006 Hi Marley Is his regimental number 241804 by any chance? (I had a quick look on the medal roles) This is not quite an exact science, but his regimental number 241804 is consistent with him being in the 6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (ie in the series 240001 to 265000). Did he by any chance hail from the Chesterfield - High Peak Area of Derbyshire cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest marley Posted 11 February , 2006 Share Posted 11 February , 2006 Hi Marley Is his regimental number 241804 by any chance? (I had a quick look on the medal roles) This is not quite an exact science, but his regimental number 241804 is consistent with him being in the 6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (ie in the series 240001 to 265000). Did he by any chance hail from the Chesterfield - High Peak Area of Derbyshire cheers Mike Hi, thankyou for your reply. The number is right but he was living in Sheffield but originated from London. I have also found details of his brother Dudley Woodget who served with the London regiment and whos numberwas 373049 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Hesketh Posted 11 February , 2006 Share Posted 11 February , 2006 Marley (Ann), Thanks for dropping into my website earlier and leaving a nice message. You've come to the best place in the universe (I jest not) for further information. There seems to be a plethora of Forester's 'fans' on this board and lots of questions to play with. Perhaps we ought to demand a subforum of our own? Anyway.... Mike's got the ball rolling (correctly as usual) and I can add that your man was a member of the 2/6th battalion and served in the Easter Rising. No doubt a member called 'Wig' will pop in and add something to this one as Ireland is his specialism, but in the meantime you might want to read his account of the Forester's experiences in Dublin here: http://www.wfrmuseum.org.uk/rhr_Ireland.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest marley Posted 13 February , 2006 Share Posted 13 February , 2006 Marley (Ann), Thanks for dropping into my website earlier and leaving a nice message. You've come to the best place in the universe (I jest not) for further information. There seems to be a plethora of Forester's 'fans' on this board and lots of questions to play with. Perhaps we ought to demand a subforum of our own? Anyway.... Mike's got the ball rolling (correctly as usual) and I can add that your man was a member of the 2/6th battalion and served in the Easter Rising. No doubt a member called 'Wig' will pop in and add something to this one as Ireland is his specialism, but in the meantime you might want to read his account of the Forester's experiences in Dublin here: http://www.wfrmuseum.org.uk/rhr_Ireland.htm Hi, Apparently his name appears on a quartermasters kit issue roll titled 3/6th sherwood foresters dated 9th feb 1916. The regt number I gave had been issued to him in1916 and prior to that his number was 4921. I have gleaned this information from WFR museum Nottingham. My mother remembers him talking about Ireland and while on weekend leave in 1918 he was married to my grandmother. She recalls him being in France but presumably it must have been after Ireland. The information you sent was very interested and quite an eye opener for us. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebriggs Posted 13 February , 2006 Share Posted 13 February , 2006 Hi Ann The 3/6th Battalion were the Reserve/Recruiting Battalion for both the 1/6th and 2/6th Battalions. His original number 4921 indicates that he was the four thousandth, nine hundred and twenty first man to enlist in the 6/Foresters since 1908. All of the Territorial Battalions were renumbered in late 1916/early 1917 and the men given a 24xxxx number. As far as I can make out the numbering system was quite regimented (apologies for the pun) i.e. consecutive. 4922 Private Ernest Loveday Barradell enlisted on 9.12.15, this would therefore suggest that George Woodget enlisted a few days earlier than this. I’m sure Andrew has filled in some details for you about the 1/6th in Dublin. There is a copy of the Battalion History in the Matlock Library which details their Irish and French experiences. I have a photo-copy of a few pages from the Easter Rebellion – can copy and send by post if you are interested Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wig Posted 13 February , 2006 Share Posted 13 February , 2006 You should go out and buy a copy of Max Caufield's "The Easter Rebellion" published by Gill and Macmillan and availible on Amazon. it has the best narrative of the fighting in Ireland. Have you a photograph of your granddad - if so try and post it here it would give an enormous amount of pleasure to see your granddad so remembered. I might add that if you ever want to come over to Dublin and see the ground on which he fought and visit the un-visited graves of the men who were killed - well then just drop a line! wig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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