Only my grandfather Thomas and 1 brother (Christopher) survived. I am researching Drummer William Cook 5th Battalion Yorks and Lancs Regiment gassed and died 19th December 1915. Volunteers, 1904 - 1906, and as acting squadron sergeant major with the Worcestershire Yeomanry, 1906 - 1915. Over the years periods of warfare have always 21 men of Ross . 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in 1914, during the First World War.The division was raised from volunteers for Lord Kitchener's New Armies, that was originally made up of infantry battalions raised by public subscription or private patronage. His year Of Birth was 1898 and he was aged 19 on his date of death, which was 12 Oct 1917 . Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Worcestershire Regiment Blazer badge [27012] at the best online prices at eBay! The only information I currently have is that he was in the Worcestershire Regiment 38642 ACQM Sgt and the Dorsetshire Regiment 8748 ACQM Sgt. Also see here: http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/northumberland-fusiliers/Paul, Hi Paul,I'm trying to trace my great grandfather's service;Name - Titus LoweService no. Not an easy task, but I can't think of any other way that it could be done. I managed to find his name and other particulars on WW1 Service Medal and Award Rolls, but little else. back to the numbering: 6383 joined on 3rd June 1901 6656 joined on 13th January 1902 7445 joined on 2nd January 1903 8196 joined on 29th January 1904 9259 joined on 27th May 1905 Age: 31. Paul. David HortonThank you for your comment and your compliments. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for British Army Worcestershire regiment shoulder patch High quality Reproduction at the best online prices at eBay! Records include details of Service, Medals, Gallantry Awards, Assignments as well as details of rank. Born 1907 in Dunfermline to Janet Hunter, same mother as Alexander despite the 20yr age gap. I found Paul online and after reading others comments about how professional and thorough he is in his methodical approach to research . Worcestershire Regiment (29th/36th of Foot) Global rank 823 835; Daily visitors-Daily pageviews-Pageviews per user: 0: Rating; Status: Online: Latest check: . Name: Joseph Harris Gender: Male Rank: Pte Record Type: Disability Residence Place: Smethwick, B'ham Military Service Region: Midlands, England Service Number: 51953 Corps, Regiment or Unit: Worcestershire Regiment Service Branch: Military (Army) Title: WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers Description: Pension Record Ledger Reference Number: 6 . Nevertheless it would be possible to work out date of joining and dates of transfer. This is a list of nicknames of regiments of the British Army. jumping in on others conversations. His name was John Killen and was a Lance Corporal: Depot Highland Light Infantry. Anonymous - Re John HorriganPlease check this website: http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/. Justin, re your message of 10th Feb, my apologirs for the delay. Transvaal 1899 !!! Thanks Paul,I appreciate your quick reply. It existed until 1970, when it was merged into The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment. The Regiment was on a number of subsequent occasions commanded by officers from the same source. ", Worcestershire The Worcesters was one of the five regiments that had four regular battalions before the war, with two special reserve and two territorial battalions. 5 Division 95 Infantry Brigade Gloucestershire Regiment 12th (Service) (Bristol) Battalion, Brigade Machine Gun Company and Brigade . The database contains over 50,000 records and aims to cover all who served with the Worcestershire Regiment during The Great War. The 29th was formed in 1694 by Colonel Thomas Farrington, an officer of the Coldstream Guards in London. Do you have any suggestions that may help me get a bit more info. and in 2020 its numbers will have fallen to 82,000, a poor reward, one would have thought, for all past endeavours. Hi I am trying to track down details for John Davis who I believed served with the 3rd Gloucester Regiment. It is part of family history that one of our grand uncles joined the British Army. For the reunion photos by year click on the date below: The Worcestershire Regiment : 5,239,001 : 5,328,000: The Royal Berkshire . ZU VERKAUFEN! Have you seen them all? You'll need to check the casualty lists James. I also have a copy of his death certificate from India.I wonder if there are attestation or service records pertaining to this Private that have survived or have I seen all that is possible. Hello Paul, I'm trying to find out anything I can about my grandfather, Thomas Whittaker who served in the Lancshire Fusiliers during WW1. I've only found access to records after 1920 so far. service was fast, efficient and brilliant. 9,460 officers and men gave their lives, 71 Battle Honours were awarded and eight VCs one of whom, attached to the RFC, was the airman Leefe Robinson, famous for shooting down a zeppelin. I have broken the numbers up with commas to make them easier to read. Paul, you can drop me a line to paulcanixon@yahoo.co.uk. Support Connect is a company which makes funded support available to Apprentices and other learners. This will capture both Oxford, Oxfordshire, I have done this for a few Yeomanry units and typically one finds a surviving Service record within 20-30 numbers either side. James was wounded (approx 1902) at Koster River, South Africa during the Second Boer War. WW2. 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. What is a section "D"?The second puzzle is more complicated. 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. The Long Service & Good Conduct (LSGC) medal was instituted in 1830 during the reign of King William IV. He was called up in early 1918 and went into baracks in Doncaster initially.His regimental number was 95608, 13th battalion DLI.His demob account was paid in 3 instalments in Jan 1919.Is it at all possible to find out anything about his service in 1918? The records I check depends on the particular task, but I will check all relevant sources. You'll appreciate that John Davis is a very common name, hence the need for as much information as you can muster.Paul, Dear Paul,I am trying to investigate the history of my grandfather Lt. Llewelyn Roberts, who was in the 11th Battalion of the South Wales Borderers, which I understand were formed at Brecon on 5 December 1914,by the Welsh National Executive Committee, (David Lloyd George) and disbanded in France on 27 February 1918. After considering various factors, explained in his very informative preface, the author decided to present this history as one general story in which the number of the battalion concerned is printed in the margin of the pages dealing with its deeds. The numbers and dates published are to provide guidance regarding the dates on which the intervening regimental numbers must have been issued. We are more interested in his earlier number 18681 for Royal Field Artillery. Any advice on how I can gather information. In the records it states his residence as Beggars Bush Barracks. His name is Harry Burney Eagles and I cannot find any records of him anywhere. Do you have his regimental number on any of the cards? These were gleaned from his post WW1 medal papers, his marriage certificate and his childrens baptism records, however as I can find no service records for WW1 I suspect they were unfortunately destroyed. The barracks date back to 1874 when building started. The only information my grandmother (since deceased) knew about her mother was that her father died when she was young. He was discharged from the 2nd Bttn but family stories circulating well after his death say that he spent time in India guarding Boer War prisoners. Do you think there will be anything you can find out about reason for this and dates/battles he served etc? Ioffer a quick and cost-effective research service and turn This section gives details the history of the barracks from 1874 to 1990. people will follow you if they feel you have something to say - or if they feel they want to say soemthing to you.Paul, Thanks for the understanding and of course I will continue to engage. Which monarch's head appears on the LSGC? 39796. Do you know if his military records may have survived? 1951-1952 Malaya I have his Service number 199 from when he was awarded the Volunteer long Service Medal. I bought the card many years ago and sold it in 2011. Mike, can you drop me a line to paulcanixon@gmail.com. They also provide advise. Hi paul. Please send me an email if you want me to undertake paid research. Many years ago (late 70s, early 80s) my dad worked on a local Sydney council, and one day he came home with a WWI 1914/15 star medal he found with some rubbish he was clearing up. Is there any way of someone identifying the uniform. You need top contact the MoD. record. These are not online but you can access them at The National Archives or hire a researcher to do that for you.Paul, Hello im wondering if you can help me?Ive recently found out that my Great Great Grandfather William Butt served in the Worcestershire Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion. Absolutely brilliant. Is there a way to clarify this please? R S Bedachungen. The original medal rolls should indicate the particular TF unit he was serving with. No service record but would be possible to work out his likely service from 1904 until 1916. Here's hoping I've not been too much of a painNick LabandTrench Laband Twitter, All understood, Nick, no problem about jumping in. Thomas Rampton (SR/3564 on Thiepval), 13th Bn Middlesex Regiment, date of death 31-08-16. Thank you so muchMargaret, Hello,my relative was in the war in 1939 from what it says online. Dave Were, it would be possible to work that out. Regimental number series. Free shipping for many products! Published in 1891 this book provides a full history of the 29th Regiment of Foot (later designated the Worcestershire Regiment) from 1694 to 1891. Re CSM Laughton, I am afraid I do not know the answer to that, Pieter. Raymond, please email me the photo and I'll take a look: paulcanixon@yahoo.co.uk, Hi, i'm sorry but on the research page I cannot see how to contact you by email, could you please tell me where the email link is?Thank YouPaul Wilson. Thankyou very much Paul for all your help and hope my and others reviews reassure others on their quest to research lost family who served in the Great War . As with my answer to the previous enquirer on this post, please see here regarding photos. However, he appears to have transferred to section D Army Reserve which would have given him four more years on the Reserve. The 3rd Gloucester Regiment was the Special Reserve battalion and so he must have been living in (or within spitting distance of) the county to have served with that particular battalion. They were both named Charles Flynn. I discovered that he was taken as a prisoner of war at the battle of Hulluch, but am unsure of where he was taken. 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). Lauren, please see the last paragraph on this blog post regarding WW2 records. But see what they say. This is all I know, as like lots of other children he did not talk to me of the war very much.He was.. Can you help with my investigation?Rhiannon Elizabeth Daye, Have a look at the ICRC site to see if there is a PoW record for him, Rhiannon: https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/. 39 joined on 17th October 1881 134 joined on 25th March 1882 572 joined on 7th July 1883 You can also post questions about the regiment. Nr then . 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. 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. His name was Henry Albert Ellner and he enlisted into B Coy of the wiltshire Regiment on 30 December 1898, Regimental number 5202. He was in RFA and his number was 18681. Moderators:Kevin Lynott, peter, LarsA Post a new topic 117 topics Page 1of 3 1, 2, 3 Topics Replies Views . Ben, thank you for taking the time and trouble to say so; it was my pleasure to be able to help you. im thinking of going to the royal welsh museum in Brecon. Royal Army Service Corps. Regimental numbering sequences between 1881 and 1918. Board indexWorcestershire RegimentRegimental Numbers 1881 to 1920 Change font size FAQ Login Regimental Numbers 1881 to 1920 Post information here about individual army numbers or post a query about an individual and his army number. Rachel, thanks for commenting. Phone Number +49 9837976333. 1921-1939 Find a stables in Worcestershire on Gumtree, the #1 site for Stuff for Sale classifieds ads in the UK. [12] Regular Army Do you know approximately when he was born? The division was taken over by the War Office in September 1915. I'm trying to research my great grandfather, and struggling. RAMC regimental number 1555.He has born in December 1895 so his entry to theatre in November 1914 would have meant he was under 18 at the time. Many thanks Karen, Karen, not as far as I know, although there will be a medal card, medal rolls, soldiers' effects entry, Soldiers Died in The Great War entry, census returns etc that will all help you piece together more information, plus information on CWGC etc. He never spoke of it, so there was no family information at all, other than from the documents above which have been kept for 100 years.Thank you so much for this wonderful blog which I found by accident having long given up hope of learning anything about his war year.David HortonAustralia. I don't think there's any mystery here, Andy. He enlist in 1900 at the age of 18 and I believe served in the Boer War.Thank You, Hi when out metal dectecting found a Khedives's Star dating from 1880s reading up on this the individual whould sometimes have there number stamped on it,It has been stamped with RIR 682281would you be able to trace thisRegards Paul wilkin. Thank you especially for your This however, was to be the regiments worst showing and its fortunes would improve dramatically over the next twenty years. Which part of the country he was from? Stacke, (of the 314427636243 Worcestershire Regiment: 37473: Private [1] Worcestershire Regiment 37473 Private [2] Army Service Corps M/395216 Private : Link: 47899: Wadams, William N: Worcestershire Regiment: 38248: Private--Link: 47900: Waddell, George: Worcestershire Regiment: 61973: Gunner [1] Royal Garrison Artillery 133292 Gunner [2] Worcestershire Regiment 61973 . I'm sure I will learn very quickly. Re A Jacobs, it would be a case of checking through medal rolls, service records and possibly army lists in the hope of finding a match on that name. Records include details of Service, Medals, Gallantry Awards, Assignments as well as details of rank. He was killed in action I believe on the 18th Oct 1916. ).Best regards,Scott. if you have a medal named with a number and regiment that do not match as per the list below.) So far I have discovered that he was kicked in the abdomen by men off duty and was hospitalised off and on until he was discharged in March 1915.However in December 1916 when he marries Elsie Jane Adams in Aberdeen it clearly states on the marriage certificate that he was currently stationed in France and is a gunner for B Battallion in the Machine Gun Corps. I am looking for information regarding my Grand Father Andrew J Farrington Service number 9666 who served in the RDF or the Connaught Rangers during WWIIs there a data base or data that you can point me to Thank you. uncovered would have taken me ages to discover. Any help appreciated. He married Sarah Ann O'Neill Aug 6, 1885 at St. Andrews in Dublin Ireland. Construction General. It was introduced to be a working . Three years later it was completed and handed over to the Regiment. Free shipping for many products! Any help would be great.ThanksPhil Eagles, Phil Eagles, I need to refer you back to the text in this post:"Second World War (WW2) service recordsPlease note that all Second World War and post 1920 service record enquiries should be addressed straight to the MoD which still holds the records. Bond was reported at a similar date.Any further information you could give me would be greatly appreciated (even if its just his first name! 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. Worcestershire Regiment [52444] Labour Corps [4256] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1603] Royal Engineers [1557] Gloucestershire Regiment [1332] Machine Gun Corps [1213] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [916] Army Service Corps [882] Hampshire Regiment [864] South Staffordshire Regiment [633] Show more Service Thanks Joanna x, Thanks for your interesting post, Joanna. Poole. The LSGC was awarded for 18 years' service and so if you know when he was awarded the decoration, you can count back 18 years. On his 1916 enlistment/Short Service Attestation card he lists prior service as 14 yrs RN and 8 months Black Watch. most enquiries around within a week. All best Tony, Have a look at this link, Tony, and in particular the card for John F Jones who was a TF man with two numbers: https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/how-to-research-a-soldier/campaign-medal-records/how-to-interpret-a-campaign-medal-index-card/, That's great cheers Paul and thanks again.Take careTony, Good Evening, looking for info on William S Hutchins RN 203247, Middlesex Rgmt 5418, RFC 78914. ", "I While under heavy rifle fire, and at great . His occupation was porter.However, previously Henry married Mary Coakley in Mallow Registry Office in 1890. Were they also part of the 38th Welsh Division formed by Prime minister David Lloyd George? Hello, i am trying to find out my Fathers service number in order for me to gain his service records. But not one for the other service number.I have also found his personal effects record showing money paid to his mother at the end of the war. Support Connect. I have found his medal card, which states he was in 15th london regiment, 705282, 23rd London regiment, a/204954, and the ASC remounts, R/4/232361. Hi PaulI started researching my family and I have very little information to work with. can find out more information, I'll be happy to pass this on. His Army Number is 12398, and he enlisted about 28 November 1914, and he was assigned to the 13th Bn.If you can help me with and other information, I would be much obliged.Terry Whittaker, Hello Terry, this man does have surviving papers. Battalions served on the Western Front, in Gallipoli, Macedonia, Mesopotamia, Italy; one battalion ended the war in North Persia. If this can be done i will email you the information i have later today.Regards, Kevinp84 please see here regarding photos: http://armyancestry.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/finding-photo-of-your-british-military.html, Hi Paul,My name is John and I am researching my Great Grandfather.Victor Elton SCOTTSergeant785 1/4th Northumberland FusiliersHexham A Company.KIA 26 April 1915St Julien (2nd battle of Ypres)Mentioned on the Menin Gate.I cannot find his service records, I fear they were burnt as many were in the blitz of WW2. BRITISH ARMY WORCESTERSHIRE & SHERWOOD FORESTERS STAYBRITE COLLAR BADGE PAIR | Collectables, Badges & Patches, Collectable Badges | eBay! Military research. . The museum is unlikely to be able to help, I would have thought, and they won't hold service records which are all in WO 363 and WO 364 - assuming they survive. Their battle honours include Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. Best of all was the written file that contained his story from start to sad ending and considered conclusions. Any help you may be able to give me would be greatly appreciated. There is a good chance that he continued to serve after the vital 1921 cut-off date for records and that his service record is still held by the Ministry of Defence. 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. Seales was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment in May 1915, and attached to the 4th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment for service as part of the West African .