rugby-137 Posted 13 October , 2006 Share Posted 13 October , 2006 Hello Members I have been doing some photography for other members at Brookwood and came across a War Grave that states the deceased was killed at Gallipoli and was in the Dublin Fusiliers. Can anyone shed some light on what role the Dublin Fusiliers played at Gallipoli. Regards Phil Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Devitt Posted 13 October , 2006 Share Posted 13 October , 2006 Hi Phil, The 1st Bn. landed at V beach, Cape Helles whilst the 6th and 7th Bns. Landed at Suvla in August of the same year. Tom Johnstone in his book Orange Green & Khaki give excellent accounts of what happened to them. Regards, Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curranl Posted 13 October , 2006 Share Posted 13 October , 2006 Hello Phil, Three battalions of the RDF fought at Gallipoli. The 1st Battalion were aboard the River Clyde and took very heavy casualties on the first day (25/4/1915) of the campaign at V Beach. The 6th and 7th RDF were part of 10th (Irish) Division and took part in the campaign on the Suvla front. If you post your man's name we may be able to add some detail. Regards, Liam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugby-137 Posted 13 October , 2006 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2006 Hi Ken Many thanks for the quick reply, much appreciated. Regards Phil Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curranl Posted 13 October , 2006 Share Posted 13 October , 2006 Snap, Ken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugby-137 Posted 13 October , 2006 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2006 Ken His name was Reginald Vincent Campbell Lt Royal Dublin Fusiliers, that`s all I know about him. Regards Phil Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugby-137 Posted 13 October , 2006 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2006 Snap, Ken! Hi Curranl Many thanks for your quick reply too. This forum never ceases to amaze me. Regards Phil Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugby-137 Posted 13 October , 2006 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2006 Ken and Curranl I think his surname was Corbet i`ve just re-checked his photo. Regards Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 13 October , 2006 Share Posted 13 October , 2006 Is this the chap? Name: CORBET, REGINALD VINCENT CAMPBELL Initials: R V C Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Lieutenant Regiment/Service: Royal Dublin Fusiliers Unit Text: 1st Bn. Date of Death: 25/04/1915 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 190 to 196. Memorial: HELLES MEMORIAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugby-137 Posted 13 October , 2006 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2006 Is this the chap? Name: CORBET, REGINALD VINCENT CAMPBELL Initials: R V C Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Lieutenant Regiment/Service: Royal Dublin Fusiliers Unit Text: 1st Bn. Date of Death: 25/04/1915 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 190 to 196. Memorial: HELLES MEMORIAL Hi michaeldr That appears to be him, according to his family grave he was buried at sea. Regards Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 13 October , 2006 Share Posted 13 October , 2006 He may have died of wounds on a hospital ship and then been buried at sea, which would tie in with his being remembered on the Helles Memorial. Only 1 (one) officer and 374 other ranks survived the landing at V Beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugby-137 Posted 13 October , 2006 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2006 michaeldr Many thanks for the information. Regards Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wig Posted 13 October , 2006 Share Posted 13 October , 2006 many of the Dublin fusiliers who went to Galopoli were drawn from Irish Rugby clubs. The photograph below shows them gathered at Landsdowne just after joining up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wig Posted 13 October , 2006 Share Posted 13 October , 2006 many of the Dublin fusiliers who went to Galopoli were drawn from Irish Rugby clubs. The photograph below shows them gathered at Landsdowne just after joining up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugby-137 Posted 13 October , 2006 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2006 many of the Dublin fusiliers who went to Galopoli were drawn from Irish Rugby clubs. The photograph below shows them gathered at Landsdowne just after joining up. Hi Wig He also had a brother in the Welch Regiment George Frederick Francis Corbet and he`s buried at Brookwood, according to his Grave stone he was wounded at Ypres in April 1915 and died 9 months later, any ideas how the 2 brothers ended up in the Dublin Fusiliers and the Welch Regiment? Regards Phil Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 13 October , 2006 Share Posted 13 October , 2006 Phil & Wig, Have a look at post #262 here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugby-137 Posted 13 October , 2006 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2006 michaeldr said: Phil & Wig, Have a look at post #262 here Hi michaeldr Thanks for the link it was Bob I was photographing for at Brookwood when I came across the second brother. Regards Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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