trenchwalker Posted 18 February , 2006 Share Posted 18 February , 2006 Private JOSEPH CAVANAGH 2429, "B" Coy. 1st/7th Bn., Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) who died age 39 on 30 July 1916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchwalker Posted 18 February , 2006 Author Share Posted 18 February , 2006 also pleae Percy Moulding Private P MOULDING 6924, 4th Bn., Middlesex Regiment who died on 15 October 1914 Aged 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOMMESOLDIER Posted 18 February , 2006 Share Posted 18 February , 2006 Joseph Cavanah Born Dover, Kent. Enlisted Cowdenbeath, Fifeshire No place of residence given. Cheers Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOMMESOLDIER Posted 18 February , 2006 Share Posted 18 February , 2006 Percy Moulding Born Knaphill, Surrey Enlisted Guildford, Surrey. No place of residence given. Cheers Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 18 February , 2006 Share Posted 18 February , 2006 Details Surname CANAVAGH Firstname Joseph Service Number 2429 Date Death 30/07/1916 Decoration Place of birth Dover Other 7th Bn. SNWM roll THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS) Rank Pte Theatre of death F.& F. Enlisted: Cowdenbeath, Fife. not Fifeshire which doesn't and never has existed. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOMMESOLDIER Posted 18 February , 2006 Share Posted 18 February , 2006 Hi Malcolm, Only going by SDGW mate !! Cheers Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOMMESOLDIER Posted 18 February , 2006 Share Posted 18 February , 2006 Hi Malcolm, Sorry that this is off topic, but out of interest, as I have seen Fifeshire used before. Why was it used on SDGW and others and there seem to be other references also, such as this ? http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/bc-zfife-w-th.htm It seems it may have been a Parliamentary Constituency at some time ? Cheers Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 18 February , 2006 Share Posted 18 February , 2006 Cos it was done by some soutern person south of Watford who had no knowledge of Scottish Counties. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOMMESOLDIER Posted 18 February , 2006 Share Posted 18 February , 2006 Cos it was done by some soutern person south of Watford who had no knowledge of Scottish Counties. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchwalker Posted 19 February , 2006 Author Share Posted 19 February , 2006 sorry are shandy are to stong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geoff501 Posted 19 February , 2006 Share Posted 19 February , 2006 Enlisted: Cowdenbeath, Fife. not Fifeshire which doesn't and never has existed. Aye Malcolm Malcolm, looks like there is a lot of it about, this record in the CWGC database is one of several hundred which mentions Fifeshire. Name: LEES, JAMES WALKER Initials: J W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment: Cameron Highlanders Unit Text: 1st Bn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 12/10/1914 Service No: 9445 Additional Information: Son of John and Ellen Earlie Lees, of Lochgelly, Fifeshire. Casuality Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: III. C. 19. Cemetery: BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geoff501 Posted 20 February , 2006 Share Posted 20 February , 2006 Malcolm, looks like there is a lot of it about, this record in the CWGC database is one of several hundred which mentions Fifeshire. Malcolm, I think perhaps the clerk who transcribed this data was probably born and bred in Watfordshire. Probably explains it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOMMESOLDIER Posted 20 February , 2006 Share Posted 20 February , 2006 Hi Geoff, Methinks you may be stiring it !!!!!!!!? Cheers Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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