Guest Hill 60 Posted 19 December , 2003 Share Posted 19 December , 2003 I have got hold of two CDs of 'Berkshire and the War' from Archive Britain. The blurb on the pack states: 'Berkshire and the War is a unique record of a county's contribution to the First World War. Compiled between 1915 and 1919 it includes photographs and articles first published in the Reading Evening Standard as well as retrospective accounts written especially for this publication. Around 9000 men are recorded, mainly from the Royal Berkshire Regiment and the Berkshire Yeomanry. However, men from Berkshire served in almost every unit in the British military.blah, blah etc'. There are photos of civic functions and civilians. I am willing to have a look for any names you have that are linked with Berkshire, with any luck there may be a photo of 'your' man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rflory Posted 19 December , 2003 Share Posted 19 December , 2003 Lee: I would appreciate it if you would look up the following officers in "Berkshire and the War" - all were born in Berkshire: Captain Scott Keener Thompson, RFA Lieutenant Fred Victor White, MC, MM, RFA Captain Charles Randolph Mullings, RFA Thanx. Dick Flory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hill 60 Posted 19 December , 2003 Share Posted 19 December , 2003 Dick - Sorry mate, no sight nor sound of your men I would have thought that Lt White, MC, MM might have been mentioned but there isn't a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brown Posted 19 December , 2003 Share Posted 19 December , 2003 Lee, Would appreciate a look for 6622 Sgt H Mayhew R. Berks Regt. thanks Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Samson Posted 19 December , 2003 Share Posted 19 December , 2003 Hi Lee, Unlikely but would appreciate if you could have a quick look for: Pte Charles George Cooper 7th (Service) Bn, Royal Berkshire Regt Thanks Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Saunders Posted 19 December , 2003 Share Posted 19 December , 2003 Lee, I would be very grateful if you can do a surname check for any references to Norkett (Lt Norkett ASC died at home 1919) and also Percy Cox 1/ Royal Berks kia 29/4/1917. Noekett was living in the Maidenhead and a member of the then well known iron works family of that name. Cox was living at Bray I think. Also my G/Gfthr Oscar Cox, killed on HMS Vanguard 9/7/1917. His parents were living in the Maidenhead area at the time and its a shot in the dark but it may have led to some mention of his death? Many thanks, Sigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rflory Posted 20 December , 2003 Share Posted 20 December , 2003 Dick - Sorry mate, no sight nor sound of your men I would have thought that Lt White, MC, MM might have been mentioned but there isn't a thing. Lee: Thanx for looking. Not a total loss - I ordered a set of the CDs. Regards. Dick Flory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenwoodman Posted 20 December , 2003 Share Posted 20 December , 2003 Lee, may I ask for a look-up of the following:- BUCKLEY, George William, Second Lieutenant, died Tuesday, 27/08/18, age 31, attd. 8th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hill 60 Posted 20 December , 2003 Share Posted 20 December , 2003 Stuart, Gary, Sigs & Richard - Sorry lads, no luck with those names . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Samson Posted 20 December , 2003 Share Posted 20 December , 2003 Stuart, Gary, Sigs & Richard - Sorry lads, no luck with those names . Thanks for looking, Lee, much appreciated. Mine was a bit of a shot in the dark but hey you never know... Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Saunders Posted 20 December , 2003 Share Posted 20 December , 2003 Thanks Lee - no worries, it was as Gary said "a shot in the dark" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hill 60 Posted 20 December , 2003 Share Posted 20 December , 2003 Sigs - Although there are pictures and references to 9,000 men, I think it's going to be something of a long-shot on all queries! Hopefully there will be a few hits amongst the many misses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brown Posted 20 December , 2003 Share Posted 20 December , 2003 Appreciated lee - thanks. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenwoodman Posted 20 December , 2003 Share Posted 20 December , 2003 Thanks Lee for looking. Have a great Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted 24 December , 2003 Share Posted 24 December , 2003 Lee I am a volunteer at the Regimental Museum at Salisbury that took the initative to prodce this work. The Curator Lt Col David CHILTON would like to draw the following to everybodies attention "Anyone who wants to see if a person, place or unit of interest to themselves is on the Berkshire and the War CDs, can do so by visiting the Archive Britain web site (www.archivebritain.com) and check the complete set of indexes which are freely available. True try before you buy. Then you can check out all the war diaries on www.thewardrobe.org.uk" The volunteers have spent many months indexing the whole series which clearly are not in anyway complete as far as Berkshire is concerned. The series were produced by a local newspaper and were only as good as the information supplied to them by relatives in the county at that time. As somebody who is resarching the Royal Berkshire Regiment I can say that this publication has been a god send in terms of information, but as you have already indicated it is a hit and miss affair. The remainder of the CDs will be produced shortly. Cheers MAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 24 December , 2003 Share Posted 24 December , 2003 Does anyone have a web address where you can buy these CDs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Thompson Posted 24 December , 2003 Share Posted 24 December , 2003 Paul, The website mentioned by Mac does have an online ordering facility. You can also download a manual order form if you wish. For details look at www.archivebritain.com/ordering.htm. Apologies, can't seem to get tags to work with this post? Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 24 December , 2003 Share Posted 24 December , 2003 Thanks for that link - they certainly produce a lot of material! A clicable link for the site is: http://www.archivebritain.com/cdroms.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buxboy Posted 30 December , 2003 Share Posted 30 December , 2003 Hello Lee I wondered if you could check a Berks native who died? Pte Z902 Harry Standbridge 1st Rifle Bde who died 13/5/15, he came from reading. Thanks in anticipation Clint Lawson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hill 60 Posted 30 December , 2003 Share Posted 30 December , 2003 Clint - I knew this would pay off one day, I've found your man! His name is spelt Stanbridge, but it is Harry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buxboy Posted 31 December , 2003 Share Posted 31 December , 2003 Hi Lee, great picture and yes its the same man, many thanks. Clint Lawson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hill 60 Posted 31 December , 2003 Share Posted 31 December , 2003 Clint - Glad to of some help, have a great New Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purley Posted 9 January , 2004 Share Posted 9 January , 2004 In response to some queries about individual men: 6622 Sgt H Mayhew enlisted 16/10/1902 served with A Coy 8th Royal Berks during war to hospital 31/10/18 - accident promoted corporal 28/1/19 received Army number 5328094 16720 Charles Cooper enlisted 30/1/15 served 7th Royal Berks demobbed14/4/19 15657 J Norkett of Maidenhead enlisted 23/11/14 trans to MGC 18/4/18 as 152392 37680 Percy Leopold Cox born 1886 enlisted at Maidenhead address 9 Furze Rd Maidenhead kia 29/4/17 2Lt George William Buckley b 1887 joined 8th Royal Berks August 1918 kia 27/8/18 parents address Beech St, Middlewich Ches hope that helps someone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenwoodman Posted 9 January , 2004 Share Posted 9 January , 2004 Thanks Purley. May I ask for the source of the info, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Samson Posted 10 January , 2004 Share Posted 10 January , 2004 Yes, many thanks indeed, purley. I recently received the same information concerning Charles Cooper from the curator of The Wardrobe (www.thewardrobe.org.uk) website. Are you s/he? Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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