Lance Corporal John Henry Chaundy

[Mostonian]

Can anyone give anymore information on this chap?

Also, does anyone have pictures of his inscription on the Thiepval memorial. I went last year and frustratingly have only taken pictures from 'Glennon' and onward of the Lance Corporals.

All information gratefully received. I only have the CWGC entry as we stand.

[ralphjd]

Soldiers Died cd has him born Leighton Buzzard and enlisting Manchester.

[mts]

Hi

Here's an MIC

Mel

Description

Medal card of Chaundy, John H

Corps Regiment No Rank

11th Manchester Regiment 24345 Private

11th Manchester Regiment 24345 Private

Date 1914-1920

Catalogue reference WO 372/4links to the Catalogue

Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies

Series War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War

Piece Campbell H - Cooke W E

Image contains 1 medal card of many for this collection

Births Dec 1885

Chaundy John Henry Woburn 3b 3[47]3

Marriages Mar 1910

CHAUNDY John Henry Ashton 8d 620

SHELTON Lizzie Cartwright Ashton 8d 620

Possible children

Births Jun 1912

Chaundy Elsie Shelton Chorlton 8c 1510

Births Dec 1914

CHAUNDY Vernon H Shelton Chorley 8e 1351

[jay dubaya]

I don't think he was serving with the 11th Bn. when he was KiA. The 11th Bn were aboard HMT's Toronto and Transylvania, having sailed from Malta on the 6th July and disembarking at Marseilles on 9th July. Could we be looking at him as having being drafted at some point?

Jon

The 12th Bn War Diary is available from 'themanchesters.org'

1/7/916

At Bois Des Tailles. Here the Battalion completed its equipment in accordance with Table A.

2/7/1916

Batallion paraded at 6.00am and marched to Morlancourt, arriving there at 8.00am. Batallion standing to under ¼ hours notice (in close billets). Joined Bn 2nd Lts N.H. Blythe & T.T. Botton.

3/7/1916

17th Division takes up the attack towards Railway Copse and Bottom Wood. 52nd Brigade Units ready to move at half an hours notice. Battalion sent reconnoitring parties towards and over the German front line. Battalion left Morlancourt to relieve 21st Division in line N of Fricourt.

4/7/1916

Relief completed by 6.00am. Night 4/5th Bn moved in support of attack by 10th Lancs Fusiliers and 9th Northumberland Fus on Quadrangle Trench. Objective reached and held by assaulting Bn.

5/7/1916

Battalion moved back to Lozenge Wood during the morning. At night we supplied a working party to dig assembly trenches on line X22-a-3.4 – X22 (Pearl Alley) central facing N.E. Major G.S.W. Rusbridger in charge. Half company with Major H.F. Browell and the whole of C Coy with Capt. H. McKean. 2nd Lieut. H.J. Rathbone was wounded.

6/7/1916

Battalion remained in Lozenge Wood until 8.0pm when ordered to assemble in Fricourt Wood as Brigade Reserve and remained there until 3.30am when orders were received to relieve 9th Northumberland Fus. in Quadrangle Trench and to send an Officer to Brigade HdQrs for Orders. Lieut. N.G. Crawhall was sent.

7/7/1916

Battalion arrived at Railway Copse at 6.30am and were distributed in trenches on ridge under hedge 800yards N of Copse which they reached under heavy fire and with some loss. 7.25am Lieut. N.G. Crawhall arrived with orders that we were to assault Quadrangle Support at 8.0am, the 9th Northumberland Fus and 9th West Riding Regt having failed. There being no time to issue written orders, the C.O. (Lieut. Col E.G. Harrison) and Adjutant (Capt. B. DuVal) went up to hedge to organise attack. Attack launched at 7.50am from Ridge to go over 9th Bn Northumberland Fus in Quadrangle Trench. Organisation D and B Coy leading, C Coy support, A Coy Reserve, Battn Bombers held by H.Q. About 10.00am news came of complete failure of attack under barrage and enfilade M.G. Fire. At 2.30pm the C.O. was ordered to go up and organise attack with all available troops in Quadrangle Trench and was wounded on his way up. The Adjutant sent orders to O.C. 9th North. Fus and advised 52nd Brigade. Battalion relieved by 51st Bde at 7.30pm. The following casualties occurred. Lieut. Col. E.G. Harrison CB DSO Wounded. Major G.S.W. Rusbridger wounded. Major H.F. Browell wounded. Capt. H. McKean killed. Capt. E.R. Thompson wounded. Capt. J.H. Betts killed. Lieut. H. Bate wounded & missing. Lieut. N.G. Crawhall wounded & missing. 2nd Lt. E. Kingsley wounded & missing BK. 2nd Lt. F. Latimer killed. 2nd Lt. J. Adams wounded. 2nd Lt. J.S. Greenwood killed. 2nd Lt. A.B. King killed. 2nd Lt. C.J. Alderton killed. 2nd Lt E.F. Smith killed, and 539 O.R.

Night 7/8th Bn returned to Meaulte.

[John_Hartley]

Certainly his CWGC commem. is to the 12th Battalion.

I see the MIC gives first date of entry to theatre as 30/9/15 suggesting it was with the 11th. However, theatre is "Balkans" - surely not correct for Gallipoli?

Perhaps wounded with the 11th and then drafted to the 12th on recovery. No service file on Ancestry to confirm however.

J

[mts]

Hi

The MIC has amendments on in blue but the ditto mark is only under the "Manch R" not under the battalion, also the VM & BWM are a different colour. so does that mean anything?

There's nothing else at NA or Ancestry that I can find !

Mel

[kingo]

If you go here themanchesters.org and click on the war graves section you will find photos of the Thiepval panels with his name on.

[themonsstar]

From the BWM & VM Roll WO329/1571 Page 8710, 24345 Pte Chaundy, John Henry, 11th Bn, 12th Bn Manch Regt.