kelvin Posted 24 November , 2006 Share Posted 24 November , 2006 I am trying to find out more obout my great grandad and the unit in which he served during the war his name was joseph moore 267521 was a private in northumberland fusiliers 1at/6th bn. died 1/4/1918 is buried in sever cemetery in rouen interested in finding out the history of the campaign he would have been involved with and essentially to get an insight into his life. unfortunately grandfather died young so my dad knows nothing not even how old he was. any help would be much appreciated thank you kelvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvin Posted 24 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 24 November , 2006 this is a picture of his unit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birkettm Posted 24 November , 2006 Share Posted 24 November , 2006 Hello. The parent site states that the 1/6th was part of the 149th Brigade, 50th (Northumbrian Division) , and that the Division was involved in Kaiserschlacht (21/3 - 5/4 1918), which would seem to fit with your chaps Date of Death. Unfortunately i cant find any reference to the 1/6th being present - the only NF battalion easily found being the 12/13th. Graham Stewart would be your man to tell you any more.... Ta p.s. his medal index card indicates service with the 5 and 6 battalions as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted 24 November , 2006 Share Posted 24 November , 2006 Kelvin, I really can't add any more, although he seems to have originally enlisted into the 1/5th Bn,N.F. which were located at Walker and he was a resident of Walker, having enlisted there prior to his death. He may not have proceded to France until later on and may have remained at home with either the 2/5th or 3/5th Bn's before transfer, as I can't find any other references to him i.e. among lists of wounded for 1915 etc. There also seems to be a clerical error with his new number on transfer to the 1/6th Bn, as the MIC records it as 6/8088, but this number actually belongs to someone else who is recorded in the Battalion War Diary. My suspicion is that his number was infact 6/8089, which would fall into the alphabetical/numerical sequence then being used by the 6th Bn at the time. Graham. P.S. Had another look at this and it may actually be an error with the other lads number and not Joseph's. Sorry to conclude so quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvin Posted 25 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 25 November , 2006 THANK YOU FOR THIS EXTRA INFO WILL RESEARCH MORE INTO THE OTHER BN,S SEE IF I CAN FIND ANY MORE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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