worcestershire regiment service numbers

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! General Service Hat. Private Herbert Thomas Beard served with the 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regtiment in the Boer War in South Africa in 1900. Records include details of Service, Medals, Gallantry Awards, Assignments as well as details of rank. many who fought for our country but who was dear to those left behind. Hi Paul - OK thanks very much for your help and speedy response. 39796. 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. James was Private in the South Staffordshire Regiment when he died. Hazel, please drop me a line. Men joining these battalions were numbered from the same series being used for the 1st and 2nd Battalions. He married Sarah Ann O'Neill Aug 6, 1885 at St. Andrews in Dublin Ireland. 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. The only information my grandmother (since deceased) knew about her mother was that her father died when she was young. Download Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War Vol 2 book PDF by Capt H. FitzM. Only my grandfather Thomas and 1 brother (Christopher) survived. Mark. And of course we've all learned something new re the cap badge.The very reason why I want to get involved. The first is my grandfather the second is my wife's. You have completely missed the whole point of the blog. can find out more information, I'll be happy to pass this on. I am interested in discovering which Battalion he actually joined / served with but his service record is not available (destroyed). Until 1751, the Regiment had eight different Colonels, and therefore eight different names. Please send me an email if you want me to undertake paid research. and that his number was 4134. His name is Harry Burney Eagles and I cannot find any records of him anywhere. The table below records the number blocks allocated to each corps or regiment. I would like to get this picture postcard back to a member of his family. Could you possibly help me with the research of my great grand father. Many thanks for any help you can give. 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 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. Any direction on this would be gratefully received. 1st Worcestershire Regiment - T/Lieutenant Colonel 23rd Brigade - Temporary Brigadier General 204992204993204994204995 Service Awards The British War Medal The 1914 Star The Allied Victory Medal Clasp to the 1914 Star 67913 Gallantry Awards & Honors 2778277927802781278227832784278527862787 Foreign Decorations & Awards Medal Rank Battalion Awarded 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. 13th Bn. That's brilliant, thanks very much for that Paul but how would the medal card confirm this ? Published in 1891 this book provides a full history of the 29th Regiment of Foot (later designated the Worcestershire Regiment) from 1694 to 1891. In the records it states his residence as Beggars Bush Barracks. If your soldier has a seven-digit number (not including any prefixes) he was serving when these numbers were issued in 1920 or at a later date. He served In RGA as a gunner F Chapman service number 323023. Any help would be grateful, Mark, re Gunner Chapman. Any ideas on how to find out more about him and his brothers. Hi I am trying to track down details for John Davis who I believed served with the 3rd Gloucester Regiment. His service records for this period appear to be lost and my son would like to know when and where he served as he wishes to honour his memory during the centenary commemorations. Thank you, Ashley. Hello Paul,My name is Scott, and I live in Australia. I know his war grave is in the Warlencourt British Cemetary. I also have his big green Worcerestershire Regiment in the Great War book. I've previously secured a copy of what I believe my grandfather's discharge papers. 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. Worcester Cathedral Worc. Fiona, start with the basics and identify his medal index card and medal roll entries. Over the years periods of warfare have always He simply appears to have served in both regiments, transferring from one to the other. (Service) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment bringing in German prisoners captured during the attack on La Boisselle, France, 3 July 1916. . Is it possible to find out where he was born/lived etc just from this little information? Number 1457 I believe. Lauren, please see the last paragraph on this blog post regarding WW2 records. Service number: 7998. Almost certainly it would be the first number only, but the medal index card/medal roll/s would confirm this. 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. When available photos, family and other details may also be included. Fred Harwood603. On the 10th July 1944 the attack on Hill 112 started and went on for nearly two weeks. I do not have any information on this man. Paul. Hi PaulI'm trying to find some information about my Great Grandfather Albert Napier Wallace, born 1886 (thereabouts) in Gillingham, Kent. His name was John Killen and was a Lance Corporal: Depot Highland Light Infantry. ", Worcestershire the British Army for the last 40 years and I know where to look and what to Hi, does that mean he (Thomas Richardson) can only be researched under his latter 1923 number? The 3rd Battalion was raised on the 14th February and the 4th Battalion on the 10th March. Visit the RESEARCH tab on this blog. Please drop me a line to paulcanixon@yahoo.co.uk. He was married in Leith, Edinburgh 1898 and had first child Elizabeth in 1899.. let me know if you think you can help. We now have the information we were seeking and also have the location of his resting place in Aire and plan to visit next year on what will be his and the nations centenary. Unfortunately I could see no service reocrd and no medal information for this man (searching for him using his name and the regimental number as the search criteria). - 14606Rank - privateRegiment - South StaffordshireI'm afraid that's all I have. A few emails and following a very reasonable fee , Paul provided us with documents and a lovely very sensitive report about my great uncle Leslie Pope who served in the oxford and bucks infantry in 1918 . tracing your British military ancestor, drop me a line. Many thanks. Dear PaulMy grandfather Charles Henry Young joined 3rd DLI on 9 Dec 1915 and was placed in Reserves (a coal moner in poor health with wife and young son). ?I think he was in Sialkot, India - found a record in the military census of 1911. All of this information will be helpful when you are searching. Hi PaulThere wasn't a question in my tweet. Paul, you can drop me a line to paulcanixon@yahoo.co.uk. I've only found access to records after 1920 so far. He would have served with the 1st Battalion CR in South Africa, but was subsequently posted to the 2nd Battalion as indicated on the KSA roll). There is a militia record for a 7687 Pte Ernest Walker on FMP who transferred to the regular army. Nr then . 1900-1902 Boer War The 29th was formed in 1694 by Colonel Thomas Farrington, an officer of the Coldstream Guards in London. Please let me know if this is something you could help with? His regiment # was 27224 and his rank was Lance Corporal. Thank you so muchMargaret, Hello,my relative was in the war in 1939 from what it says online. Hi Paul,Forgive me if I'm being daft and misreading the info on this blog, but my great grandfather's two regimental numbers from the medal card don't seem to fit in with the ones listed. Email paulcanixon@yahoo.co.ukPaul, I'd be grateful for any information that would help me understand the role that my maternal grandfather played in WW1. If you have access to Ancestry.co.uk try searching for Service Records and Pension Records for Army numbers either side of 24272 with Oxford* in the Regiment box. Hi,I hope you can help me trace the steps of my grandfather, he originally joined the Cheshire Regiment in Stockport, Cheshire as this is our home town. 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. Nevertheless it would be possible to work out date of joining and dates of transfer. I have no references at all for my grandfather's enlistment, his number was 10944 which would give his enlistment around 23/12/1907 (he did say he joined up because he couldn't face another winter picking sprouts! Three years later it was completed and handed over to the Regiment. You wouldn't know for sure unless you had access to his attestation papers. From Ancestry.co.uk research I am assuming his service record was one of those destroyed in blitz. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE COMMENTING. The 2nd Battalion scouts were sent on ahead to reconnoitre and cut wire, led by Lieut. record. John (medal roll) Bond arrived overseas (France) 22 Sep 1915 as an orginal member of the 8th Bn. During this period many Worcestershire Regiment officers and men where transferred to the RFC, which later became the RAF. James Rampton (P/252 at Beaumont Hamel), 13th Bn Middlesex Regiment, date of death 31-08-16.Extract from date of death 03-09-16 @ https://firstworldwaronthisday.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=03%2F09%2F1916 under HAMEL MILITARY CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL (85)P/252 Rifleman RAMPTON 16th Bn. The Worcesters was one of the five regiments that had four regular battalions before the war, with two special reserve and two territorial battalions. R. C. T. GOODWIN (1940), WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT OFFICERS & MEN IN RFC, FRED "JOE" LYNCH - FROM THE RANKS TO LIEUT.-COLONEL. 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 . 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011. Hello,This is so through!I have the medal card for my Grandfather Alexander Mark T.F. Enlisted 29/12/1915. 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. The reason i ask i have just obtained my great grandfathers WW1 medals and would like some information and any pictures if possible. I have no details other than a photo of him with two other soldiers. Any information would be welcome, thanks. This comment has been removed by the author. Please drop me a line and include known or approximate years of birth or dates of service. Division within WO - Armed Forces Service Records; WO 339 - War Office: Officers' Services, First World War, Long Number Papers (numerical) Subseries within WO 339 - Officers Services (including Civilian Dependants and Military Staff Appointments): Long Service Papers; This record (browse from here by hierarchy or by reference) Toggle hierarchy There are no remarks and no info on which theatre of war he went. Simon, it was my pleasure to help you, thanks for posting this comment. Warriors United Kingdom I discovered that he was taken as a prisoner of war at the battle of Hulluch, but am unsure of where he was taken. Alexander Reid, 9th (TF) Battalion. Army Service Numbers 1881-1918 British regimental number research. Thanks, Please drop me a line at the email address above, including your grandfather's regimental numbers, and I'll let you know what I can provide.Paul, Hi Paul, I am researching a 4039 3rd Dragoon Man James Simpson Reid, and with this regimental number it appears that he joined just before the Boer War. Barry - probably not, unless he has a service record in WO 363 which details this OR there is a record in MH 106 (at the National Archives) OR there is a report in a local newspaper. It would be possible to research him more fully but a service reocrd does not appear to survive for him. If so its my great great grandfather and i would be interested in anything you can find on him. The Worcestershire Regiment lost some 10,000 men during the conflict. I'm a bit puzzled about the military background of my g-great grandfather. I have a photo of his regiment in Caterham from that date. The original medal rolls should indicate the particular TF unit he was serving with. 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. http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/, Thanks Paul, didn't know that site existed, some great information, Good afternoon Paul, I am researching my great granddad war history.I was told the following:First name(s) SelwynLast name RatledgeService number 316754, 651957Rank PrivateCorps Northumberland Fusiliers, Labour CorpsService record Soldier Number: 316754, Rank: Private, Corps: Northumberland FusiliersService record 2 Soldier Number: 651957, Rank: Private, Corps: Labour CorpsWhat I would like to know what battalion was he with when in service please, Paul316754 looks like a TF number to me: 21st Provisional Battalion, later 35th Battalion. In late 1915 he was seconded to Talbot house with the Rev Tubby Clayton. Do you think there will be anything you can find out about reason for this and dates/battles he served etc? From there Sarah Ann met a James Ardis and they had six children all of which are on the 1901 and 1911 census. 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. Hi Paul. The veterans relive their experiences and lucky escapes as they recall the years they fought across Europe. Thank you for visiting this blog. He would also have had a further year added to the four years meaning that he was eligible for discharge on the 29th December 1915, exactly seventeen years to the day since he had originally joined up: 12 years + four years + one year = 17 years.It would be possible to research his likely service during this time but that's a chargeable service; please email me if interested. Other rank prisoners of war 1914. I couldn't see that a service record survives for this man though and so you'll have difficulty proving categorically that this is him.Paul. This man has surviving papers which you can download provided you pay Findmypast: https://britisharmyancestors.co.uk/search-result/?q=chapman+323023, Hello Paul,I would just like to say thank you for your time in finding out what happened to my great-great-grandfather. First of all, please send me an email. Re Edward Broderick, I don't believe a service record survives. He enlisted in Ripon I believe (he lived there). Numbers were allocated to VSC recruits as follows: 1st VSC: numbers within the range 6693 to 6855 2nd VSC: numbers within the range 6808 to 6878 . Hi Paul, I am researching my Great Grandfather - 18955 Private John Ashton, West Yorkshire Regiment, who was KIA at the Bluff on 2nd March 1916 whilst seconded to the 17th Division Trench Mortars. His name was Henry Albert Ellner and he enlisted into B Coy of the wiltshire Regiment on 30 December 1898, Regimental number 5202. Register. His regimental number is 14630 and he was a private in the 2nd battalion for the worcestershire regiment. Any help you may be able to give me would be greatly appreciated. By 1966 he was granted a commission as Lieutenant (Quartermaster). I don't know that there is anything I can help you with over and above this but do let me know if that is not the case.Paul. Entdecke Das Worcestershire-Regiment (berhmte Regimenter) in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! he was in the duke of cornwalls. Thanks in advance, Vanessa. Re Thomas Willis Elliott, we have communicated separately about this. Not an easy task, but I can't think of any other way that it could be done. Ray Asst. To join them or review events. It existed until 1970, when it was merged into The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment. 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. | BillionGraves Middlesex Regiment http://www.londonwarmemorial.co.uk/view_profile.php?id=37130&limit=20&offset=0&sort=&a=Lived%2FBorn%20In&f=thomas&s=Rampton&r=Rank&u=Unit&b=&d=Date%20Of%20Death#sthash.8iP1dAux.fcIRQ5co.dpbsListed as Age 31 and rank as Corporal (north Kensington would be the right town of residence)Bizarrely census shows his year of birth as 1891 which make him more like 25 years old at death3. It reads that he joined Th R.F.A.T. 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. . Or do you just want to see what others are saying? to open the space at the rear of the Town Hall to the public has been vetoed by the City Council, a body which is by no means progressive. 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. Thanks. Regimental numbering sequences between 1881 and 1918. Hi Paul, trying to trace any additional military service information on Arthur Thomas Taylor, 2nd Battalion, Ox & Buck, reg number 8967. I managed to find his name and other particulars on WW1 Service Medal and Award Rolls, but little else. CLICK HERE. He was discharged after contracting Malaria. Best Regards Andy. Rifle Brigade http://www.londonwarmemorial.co.uk/view_profile.php?id=37131&limit=20&offset=0&sort=&a=Lived%2FBorn%20In&f=james&s=Rampton&r=Rank&u=Unit&b=&d=Date%20Of%20Death#sthash.qrg0aJsg.uIg0OhzE.dpbsNo age at date of death (and we do not have a date of birth as he wasn't listed on the census showing your=ngest chld born 1897. In 2007 the regiment became the 2nd Battalion Mercian Regiment. Thank you in advance. 8th (Service) Battalion.I have found quite a lot of information already - but trying to fill in some gaps. 1903-1913 Revenue <$5M. Thanks for your help Paul. 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. It is possible that he may have changed his name to James Walker as his birth father was a George Walker and he used that name in 1971 when he eventually married my grandmother (4 children later lol). 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. Industry. would have joined up. It will be either Victoria or Edward VII. During the 7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment withdrawal to Dunkirk in May 1940, Lieut. The regiment maintained its additional two battalions after the war with South Africa had ended and thus went to war with Germany in 1914 with four regular battalions. Regimental number series. We have several squad photos - might even have your chap on them ! DAS WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT Im Grossen Krieg Kapitn Stacke 1928 1. Some 20 Military Medals were awarded to the rank and file. enlistments. The Worcestershire Regiment This infantry unit was raised during the Army reforms of 1881. Many soldiers of the Worcestershire Regiment have been awarded this medal since its introduction. which I do have. 1921-1939 Do you have any ideas of anywhere else I could look? Many thanks for the feedback.Paul, Hi Paul,Researching my Gt Grandfather William Lindsay B.1872 Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland. Everyone is welcome to make a post on the forum!!!! Don't confuse him with 10129 who will be a different man. Hello Paul - I am doing some WW1 research on my grandfather Stanley Riccalton who was from Wallsend-on- Tyne and the only record can find for someone of that name is in the Dorsetshire regiment number 28111. Free shipping for many products! Husband of Margaret (King) married 1913 and father to Evelyn born 1914. The addition of two more regular battalions in 1900 had a marked effect on recruitment rates and between June 1901 and May 1911, the regiment added over 6000 men to its books; an annual recruitment rate of 613 men per annum for the last ten years and one which saw recruiting in the regiment surpassed only by The Kings Royal Rifle Corps and Middlesex Regiment. On 9 April 1916 at Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia, during combat, Second lieutenant Myles went out alone several times in front of British advanced trenches to assist wounded men on the battlefield. I also have Alan Grint's excellent The Faith and Fire within".I am seeking 2 things:A group photo of the Hexham (A company) and Corbridge (E Company) 1/4th NF (Territorials). From his record, it looks like he was discharged on 20/9/17. From his medal record it says 3/Bedf.r. BEF 14/04/1916 to 08/11/1918; evac'd UK 09/11/1918 with "Influenza" Class Z Reserve 25/02/1919. He enlisted on 28/5/15 or possibly 28/8/15. I'm happy to research any possible london/home counties written records myself if you could point me in the right direction.