zeusstamp Posted 17 March , 2007 Share Posted 17 March , 2007 Hi all, I'm having a hard time finding any service information on a T.H. Gladstone. His diary lists his full name as Frances Thomas Henry, but he puts his initials as T.H. It also seems he was engaged to an Alice Whiting. According to the name-page in the diary he was in the 24th Bn. London Regiment and attached to the 2/2 Bn. London Regiment. He was taken prisoner on March 21, 1918 and eventually released after the armistice. Any help would be great!! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 17 March , 2007 Share Posted 17 March , 2007 welcome to the forum This him ? http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...p;resultcount=3 Medal card of Gladstone, Thomas Henry Corps Regiment No Rank 11th London Regiment 1272 Serjeant 11th London Regiment 450054 Serjeant 4th London Regiment Second Lieutenant 4th London Regiment Second Lieutenant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 17 March , 2007 Share Posted 17 March , 2007 also http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveVi...;selHonourType= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusstamp Posted 17 March , 2007 Author Share Posted 17 March , 2007 also http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveVi...;selHonourType= Thanks those links are great!! That might be him...although the units don't match up with what was in his diary. Is there any way I can find out for sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 17 March , 2007 Share Posted 17 March , 2007 Im sure there is a book that lists POW officers. Like you say , the unit details dont tally exactly but the name isnt common so likely to be him - but you never know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusstamp Posted 17 March , 2007 Author Share Posted 17 March , 2007 Im sure there is a book that lists POW officers. Like you say , the unit details dont tally exactly but the name isnt common so likely to be him - but you never know! Looks like you were right. The medal card seems to confirm the regimental details in the diary..so I guess this is him. The medal card also contains a lot of info I can't seem to decipher and the "How To Read a Medal Card" wasn't that helpful...I attached the medal card - Anyone have any thoughts? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 18 March , 2007 Share Posted 18 March , 2007 shows he went to Egypt 10/8/15 - medals 14/15 star and war/vict medal entitled to a SWB - wounded /injured/sick at some point off/30 page 133 - relates to the book and page of the 1914/15 star medal roll (held at the NA) comm 24 London regt - date commissioned into the 24 th - 30 may 1917 medal cards links on line are often "wrong" compared to the actual card - if we struggle to decipher then so did the person who typed it in ! Also, the other numbers. ie nh/2/13017 are reference to correspondence - personally never worked out that they mean anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambo Posted 18 March , 2007 Share Posted 18 March , 2007 Just to confuse things Officers taken Prisoner lists him as 2nd London and being captured 21.3.18 and released/repatriated on 18.12.18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusstamp Posted 18 March , 2007 Author Share Posted 18 March , 2007 Just to confuse things Officers taken Prisoner lists him as 2nd London and being captured 21.3.18 and released/repatriated on 18.12.18 Thanks!!! Everyone's help on this has been amazing! From what he says in his diary everyone is right about the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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