Any advice on how I can gather information. Haskett-Smith and Sergt. 5 Division 95 Infantry Brigade Gloucestershire Regiment 12th (Service) (Bristol) Battalion, Brigade Machine Gun Company and Brigade . Tony, please drop me a line to paulcanixon@gmail.com. Thank you so muchMargaret, Hello,my relative was in the war in 1939 from what it says online. Please send me an email if you want me to undertake paid research. completely separate regimental number sequences. (Click here or the header above for the Forum), WorcestershireRegiment.com (2002-2015) by Louis Scully, 1st BATTALION - 1944-45 - MEDALS & CITATIONS, LOST DIARY OF LIEUT. I will definitely be recommending you to others who need help with their research.Kind regards,Ben, Hi PaulMy grandfather Edwin Whiting has records showingG/17901 East Kent Regiment 8th Battalion 65417 Royal Fusiliers 29th Battalion602625 London Regiment 18th Reserve BattalionWounded 14.11.17 (Wounded List 5416, 20.11.17)I just want to know about the movement between regiments and which one he was in when wounded.Any initial help gratefully received. Mary - please contact me via the RESEARCH tab if you would like me to research this man. They were both named Charles Flynn. Find. Lived in warrington. I've only found access to records after 1920 so far. Please let me know if this is something you could help with? Worcestershire Regiment. World War One Photos, Obituaries & Service In 2007 the regiment became the 2nd Battalion Mercian Regiment. Regimental number series. I'm a bit puzzled about the military background of my g-great grandfather. He returned to active service after that. In fact, there are over 43,000 Worcestershire Regiment pension and service records (for this regiment - and its antecedents) in various War Office series held at the National Wilson 274na follower Higit pang impormasyon Army Service Numbers 1881-1918: Worcestershire Regiment - regular battalions - 188. I've previously secured a copy of what I believe my grandfather's discharge papers. You can request this yourself and photograph the pages but iy you don;t have the time or inclination for this, please drop me a line: paulcanixon@gmail.com or paulcanixon@yahoo.co.uk. Is it possible he initially joined the 1st Bttn and was transferred to the 2nd Battn around 1914?I hope you can help.Allan Ellner. Regards, He may be one of these men but I could find nothing when I searched for an exact match on BERTIE HORTON: https://britisharmyancestors.co.uk/search-result/?q=*Bert*+warwick*+horton. He could have joined as a boy from the age on 14 but it was equally possible he could have lied about his age. Only my grandfather Thomas and 1 brother (Christopher) survived. WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT Battalion Unknown Allbut P Sergt DCM 13388 : Newspaper Photo Atkinson M P Captain : Short Record Of Service Beacham C J Lt : Photo Binder A E L 2nd Lt : Group Photo Boucher W E Captain : Group Photo Bowman A H Lt : Group Photo Brown E H Pte : Short Record Of Service Butcher C L Captain : Group Photo Hi PaulIm researching info on my great great uncle Private Neil Steel 3500 5th Batt Cameron Highlanders. He was sent back to England to recover. He was living in Edinburgh I believe when enlisting into Army although? Hello, i am trying to find out my Fathers service number in order for me to gain his service records. I've seen that he served in the East Kent Regiment (Buffs) Not sure of any other informationKind regardsNikki. He was James Paterson Reid, formerly Paterson, born in 1896 in Aberdeen. Special Reserve and Territorial Force battalions operated I love the photos, That's why I'm researching, writing a blog about Alfred Reynolds L/5345, creating a web site, researching the 4th Battalion the Leicestershire Regiment etc. Julia, I'm confused as to how he can be stated to be in France on his marriage certificate (unless he married in France). 1 to 294,000. He was a coalminer and signed up after the war had begun, served in an infantry regiment and was demobbed in 1919.Is that enough to search? I also have a record of his belonging returned to his sister following his death in 1904. A German soldier, Horst Kallmeyer, found the diary and started to use it himself. on demobilisation 1915- 19 Having looked in the London Gazette with no joy I just wondered if you knew if the Gymnastics Staff were a Corp in their own right or attached to a Regiment. Ron Goodwin lost his diary during the haevy fighting near the La Basse Canal. On the 10th July 1944 the attack on Hill 112 started and went on for nearly two weeks. BRITISH ARMY WORCESTERSHIRE & SHERWOOD FORESTERS STAYBRITE COLLAR BADGE PAIR | Collectables, Badges & Patches, Collectable Badges | eBay! He was killed in action rather than died of wounds. Family folkore says he signed up underage, so may well have been born post 1897.The London War Memorial online site gives quite a bit of information about the circumstances in which they each died.Perhaps you can let us know whether you can help us find out mnore (and if so, what sort of information and cost estimate) or point us in the right direction to uncover military records etc. And can you find out about their POW history too? He was born in Birmingham Midlands. 17th (Service) Battalion 25 May 1918: the 1st Provisional Garrison Guard Bn of the Labour Corps joined 176th Brigade in 59th (2nd North Midland) Division. He signed up in February 1913 in Aberdeen. I was wondering if there was a way to get further info on the facts of the medal. Other rank prisoners of war 1914. It seems he went to France in October 1915.Thanks,Julia. The Worcestershire Regiment dates back to 1694 when Colonel Thomas Farrington, an officer of the Coldstream Guards raised a new regiment in London. Is there anywhere else I can search to learn more about him and hopefully his father and mother's names? from the Militia on 11th May 1809, and joined at Battle, Sussex, where it was busy re-organizing, and replacing losses sustained during the Retreat to Corunna. service. Do you have the potential to find out more info than they could offer?CheersNick. Is it possible to tell shich RAMC unit he served with?Regards,Cliff, CliffThanks for posting. Unit History: Worcestershire Regiment - Forces War Records But I have reason to believe that John was born in Bristol. hi Paul I'm trying to find some information about my Grandfather Thomas Kavanagh and his brothers who fought in WW1. The plans illustrate the engagements recorded in the book, and are designed to depict the part played by the several battalions in their battles and to enable the visitor to the battlefields to recognise the ground on which each fight took place, as much as to make clear the general course of those actions. 1.92K / 7.67K. All service record information on these Army Service Numbers posts is taken from WO 363 (The so-called 'Burnt Documents') WO 364 (Pension Records), WO 97 (Chelsea Pensioner records) , WO 96 (Militia Records) and, to a lesser degree, the WW1 Medal Index Cards (MICs). Charles Rampton (G/9645 on Thiepval), 1st Bn Middlesex Regiment, date of death 14-08-16 Info on London War memorialExtract from date of death 14-08-16 @ https://firstworldwaronthisday.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/636-died-on-this-day-mon-14081916.html under Thiepval Memorial -G/9645 Private CHARLES RAMPTON 1st Bn. With 2nd Battalion Black Watch - the birthplace and date match up.I have found a medal card for him with the service number 6. Re John Killen if you can find him on https://britisharmyancestors.co.uk/ or in medal rolls then I could certainly help, but this would be a research project. Royal Warwickshire Regiment [884] Worcestershire Regiment [57] Royal Engineers [31] . Thanks for your help.I may be back in touch later on for further in/research that you do.Nick, Hi Paul I am hoping you can help me I am trying to trace as much information about my great granddad but have no family to help me. Hi there PaulDo you know how I could go about researching a man who was a Staff Instructor in the Army Gymnastics Staff between 15-19. Re Alexander HunterCareer soldier, joined the BW in 1904, probably a reservist by 1914. . It was retitled as 17th Garrison Bn of the Worcestershire Regiment on 25 May 1918 18 June 1918: transferred to 121st Brigade in 40th Division Regiment/Corps. He died 1981.Interested in service records, medals etc as for some reason the family didn't keep anything.Thanks in advance. The regiment started numbering from 1 from 1st July July 1881. Follow the link for more information. He was to remain with the battalion until being gassed in October 1918 and evacuated to Britain. Hi there, I'm doing some research on a family member who was killed in action on 16/05/1915. I've borrowed the image on this post from the. He simply appears to have served in both regiments, transferring from one to the other. . Through old letters their appears in WWI DEAL ? www.r-s-bedachungen-gun.de. He enlisted into the border regiment. Everyone is welcome to make a post on the forum!!!! The email is included (under Step 1, above) but maybe I need to make that clearer. Hi Paul.My husband's great uncle George Godley (service no 6392) was in the 1st Battalian Coldstream Guards. Yes, you'd expect to see a six digit number if he was still serving when the TF was renumbered. Worcestershire Regiment - DCM Medals Search for these on Ancestry and search for service records on Ancestry and Findmypast. 1911 Census for James and on rechecking I found that in fact was wrongly named James when fact he was Joseph, with the number 8057. I have a copy of his Short Service attestation, in which he enlisted for the duration.His age is 35. We know he was wounded in 1914 at Aisne or Marne. Any help would be appreciatedThank you in advanceGail Odber, Hello GailFred Harwood served in the Army Service Corps and M2/ is part of his regimental number. Fiona, start with the basics and identify his medal index card and medal roll entries. Army Service Numbers 1920 - 1942 - North East Medals Thanks Kind Regards Michael Lindsay. Re Lance-Corporal Frederick Lascelles Brown try running some searches on my British Army Ancestors website here: https://britisharmyancestors.co.uk/, @K re your 16th December comment, do have a look at mt British Army Ancestors website and in particular the opening paragraph on the About page: https://britisharmyancestors.co.uk/about-us/, Hi, we are trying to find information about the photo that was posted on this page of your blog. Hello Andy, there would undoubtedly be more information that could be researched and added here. it seems likely that he followed his brother Maurice Lloyd into the 121st royal field artillery (38th welsh) in the later part of world war one. The 33rd Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was raised in 1914, during the First World War.The division was raised from volunteers for Lord Kitchener's New Armies, that was originally made up of infantry battalions raised by public subscription or private patronage. A source, date, and location would be appreciated. We believe they were both 2nd battalion in Africa and they were both POWs. Worcestershire Regiment - Wikiwand Do you know if his military records may have survived? There was, and still is probably, a Royal Marines barracks at Deal.Paul. John (medal roll) Bond arrived overseas (France) 22 Sep 1915 as an orginal member of the 8th Bn. Please drop me a line to paulcanixon@yahoo.co.uk and I'll get back to you. Hi PaulHow would I find out which company of he 1/4th East Yorkshire Regiment my ancestor was in? Please drop me a line and include known or approximate years of birth or dates of service. Hi Paul,We are trying to locate my Great Grandfathers grave which would be in Belgium as he was killed in action in the 1st World War. Poole, with many others were killed. If you can find us any information it would be greatly appreciated. Doesn't even have to be a relative. The Worcestershire Regiment Brass Button, FIRM, King's Crown, 25.5 mm I have a photo of his regiment in Caterham from that date. hi Pauli am looking for details on my great grandfather John Feeney. You have completely missed the whole point of the blog. The man far left is James Goodson and you can read about him here: http://worldwar1veterans.blogspot.com/2011/11/james-goodson.html. 1; 2; 3; 500; Next; I could find no man of this name with this regiment on the CWGC website, although there are two men called CUNLIFFE who served with this regt. He was in the MGC & his number was 22617. Industry. Mark. Worcestershire Regiment View topic - Service Number - HELP Born 1875 B,ham. The Worcestershire Regiment raised two more regular battalions, the 3rd and 4th Battalions, in 1900. Since the Worcestershire Regiment was raised in 1694 there has been many fine commanding officer. I don't really no much else about his life before he married my great grandmother.Regards Tracy Brook, Tracy, you will need to contact the MoD. Can you let me know Many thanks Trevor. which is slightly out from the sequencing, but having not found his actual enlistment date anywhere it'll do. Hi Paul,I am researching my Great Grandfather,I know he was called William George Daye, he was a private in the Army Service Corps, having enlisted in 1914 his number is 195348 and I have his medals but I can't find his enlistment record, there is also a family rumour that he was a POW in the later part of the war. However I have his service numbers and am surprised to find he served in Royal Welsh Fusiliers - he came from West Yorks! Thanks. My dad says he thought he was at the Somme, but I can only assume but have no info on his transfer dates to the different regiments. If you want me to undertake paid research, please follow the instructions on the RESEARCH tab. Uncle's is 11621 and from his discharge certificate I get his enlistment date of 02/10/1910 (ten yrs 111 days service - discharge date of 21/01/1921 - maths being correct?)