dhampson Posted 26 December , 2007 Share Posted 26 December , 2007 Hi My Great Grandfather was in the Loyal North Lancs, he was in the 6th Battalion in Gallipoli in which he got frost bite in the evacuation in December 1915, according to the local newspaper he was still recovering late on in January 1916. He was then transferred to the 2nd Battalion joining them in Mombassa, East Africa . What i would like to know is why was he transferred from the the 6th to the 2nd Battalion and for what reason ? He was not in East Africa for long possiibly joining the 1st East African Division on the 15th March 1916, the 2nd Loyals become ill with Dysentery in April 1916 and moved to South Africa in May. I have a big gap between him going to South Africa May 1916 & going to Egypt and Palastine in January 1917. Would he have been in South Africa all this time? Can anyody help please, thanks David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Garnett Posted 26 December , 2007 Share Posted 26 December , 2007 David, I'm sure that there are people on the forum who will be able to tell you instantly but this link is to their Museum who will carry out research. http://qlrmuseum.co.uk/qlrmuseum/Research.htm John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 26 December , 2007 Share Posted 26 December , 2007 David His transfer from the 6th to the 2nd was, almost certainly, simply that the 2nd was in greater need of replacement troops at the time he was fit enough to return to duty. In terms of the period between May 16 and January 17, it is most likely that he remained with the 2nd Loyals in South Africa. Accordind to the mother site, the battalion spent those months in SA recuperating from wide-spread ill health. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhampson Posted 26 December , 2007 Author Share Posted 26 December , 2007 Hi both John's Thanks for the Replys. (simply that the 2nd was in greater need of replacement troops at the time he was fit enough to return to duty) Just as i thought. Cheers David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushfighter Posted 26 December , 2007 Share Posted 26 December , 2007 David In fact only the medically downgraded members of the 2nd Bn The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment were sent to South Africa for recuperation. The medically fit members were distributed between the Loyals Machine Gun Company, The Mounted Infantry Company & No 6 Field ("Logan's") Battery. These three units fought on advancing southwards down the Usambara Railway line towards the German East African coast. Thus about 200 Loyals never went to South Africa & your Great Grandfather may well have been one of this 200. Can you supply No Rank & Name? Regards Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhampson Posted 26 December , 2007 Author Share Posted 26 December , 2007 Hi Harry My Great Grandfather was called James Blease 18241 Private Thanks David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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