Ian C Posted 27 December , 2003 Share Posted 27 December , 2003 I am researching William Thomas, Private 139527, 3rd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. He was KIA on 23/4/18 and is buried in Pernes British Cemetery. Can anyone give me any clues at to what action he is likely to have met his end in. I have looked on TLLT site, but couldn't make any headway there. I'm sure thats my fault and not the sites. Thanks in advance. IanC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 27 December , 2003 Share Posted 27 December , 2003 Hi Ian, He died of wounds which may mean he was wounded several days/weeks before his death on 23rd April. The cemetery details for Pernes also show that it was in a main casualty clearing area following the Germans advance of March 1918. Possibly wounded at Battle of Bethune. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 27 December , 2003 Share Posted 27 December , 2003 3rd Bn MGC was in 3rd Division. Here's the order of battle: click. It also gioves you the main engagemens, and you will see that the Div was involved in The Battle of St Quentin (first phase of the First Battles of the Somme 1918) The First Battle of Bapaume (second phase of the First Battles of the Somme 1918) The First Battle of Arras, 1918 (fourth phase of the First Battles of the Somme 1918) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted 28 December , 2003 Author Share Posted 28 December , 2003 Thanks for that info. I can say for certain that he was not injured before 23/04 as I have copy letters, one from him written that day and another from an officer at the CCS that he was evacuated to. IanC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted 11 January , 2004 Author Share Posted 11 January , 2004 I now have information that William was previously No. 3274 in the Territorial London Regiment. His neice thinks he was in the Middlesex Regiment before the MGC, is there anyway I can check this out. Ian C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffsyeoman Posted 11 January , 2004 Share Posted 11 January , 2004 His Medal Index Card (MIC) at the National Archives (oh, wish they'd kept Public Record Office as a name) should say. 'Territorial London Regiment' suggests AGAINST the Middlesex Regiment, perhaps. The main site at http://www.1914-1918.net/london.htm shows the London territorials; in the meantime, I will make enquries of my friendly MGC 'number cruncher' to see if he has any light to shed on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Bowbrick Posted 11 January , 2004 Share Posted 11 January , 2004 Ian, I don't know anything about your relative but once researched Sgt Sydney Dungey, a Sittingbourne man, who won the MM in Spring 1918 serving with D Coy 3rd Bn. Looking back at my paperwork, I can only confirm what Steve has said and also the diary is very scant in detail with regard to ORs. Does Soldiers Died Great War give the unit he served with before transferring to the MGC? IanB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Thompson Posted 11 January , 2004 Share Posted 11 January , 2004 Does Soldiers Died Great War give the unit he served with before transferring to the MGC? SDiTGW confirms that he was formerly 3274, London Regt. Also gives place of enlistment as Chingford, Essex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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