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[WARBY]

I would like to add my Grandfather (Taid) to the list
Private Edwin Roberts 15736 10th (service) Batt RWF wounded Oct 1915

[WARBY]

I would like to add my grandfather (Taid) to the list
Private Edwin Roberts 15736 10th (service) Batt. RWF wounded in action Oct 1915 near Ypres
Proud of my Taid and all who served

[martinclift]

My Great Uncle

Lance Corporal, Austin Frank Broughton, 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.
Killed in Action 16th June 1915, Bellewaarde, Ypres.
He was greatly missed by his family. His mother, Ellen, Elizabeth, wept at night for her lost son.

Martin

[WhiteStarLine]

My grandfather, 34110 Sapper Eric Swanson Frost, 3rd Australian Division Signals Company.  Died 1938, death attributed to war service.

[Weefy]

What an excellent idea,

my relatives were:

Charles Packwood, Corporal, ASC, M2 055329          survived
Joseph Ball, Pte, Leicestershire Reg. 22074
                                Durham LI                 177938
                                RWK                           31880               survived
Joseph Ball, RQMSM, Leicestershire Reg  12496       ????
Arthur Brooks, Pte, MGC, 55701                                      survived
Edward Whitehead, Pte, Coldstream Guards,15988  KIA 09/16
George Brooks, Pyte, Lancashire Fus. 40389              KIA 10/18
Albert Tyler, Pte, DCLI, 29788                                           KIA 03/18

[MarkTurner]

The relatives who I have traced so far are 3 of my Great grandfathers:
Lieutenant Arthur Frederick Aldridge Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment (formerly 6229 CSM 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regt)
59355 Pte Joseph Webb 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regt 1918 - 19
Edward Norman Woodward Royal Field Artillery

And my Great grandmothers 2 brothers:
8268 Pte James Wright 1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regt - POW 1914 - 1918.
19309 L/Cpl Arthur Wright Coldstream Guards

[uncle fester]

Pte Richard Hannan 1st Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers  KIA  01-07-1916.Great-grandfather.
Rifleman William Hannan 1/1 11th Battalion London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles) KIA 18-08-1915

[ilcikomco]

My grandfather, 2nd Lt Reginald Seymour BALFE of the 3rd Royal Dublin Fus.

[malvec]

These are mine:

Grandfather Patrick Fleming - 5th Connaught Rangers 7282
Great Uncles
Thomas Fleming - 1st Irish Guards 3610
Michael Fleming (Uncle) - 5th Connaught Rangers 3950  - killed in     action
    John  Fleming (Uncle) - 2nd Connaught Rangers 3947 - killed in action

Pat Fleming

[seaJane]

Marsh, Richard William, RN, J6031 (1890-1952)  PO, torpedo gunner's mate HMS AGAMEMNON Dardanelles and Caspian Sea 1915-1922
Married 1923 Rose May Smith who spent the war filling shells at Woolwich Arsenal - my maternal grandparents.

Stemp, John Henry (1900-1991) - Officer cadet trainee, RFC, from 13 April 1918, caught influenza in October and came round a few weeks later to find they'd signed the Armistice - don't have any record details, this is just what he told me. My paternal grandfather.

Thorpe, Clive H. 270505, Company Quartermaster Serjeant, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died aged 32, 08/11/1918. Buried in grave IV. A. 1, Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension  (husband's great-uncle).

Morland, Henry - husband's maternal grandfather. I know nothing more except that we have his medal trio hanging on the landing.

[rivergirl]

I  would like to add my relatives;

Fathers side;
Wheeler Staff Serjeant, 428/622066,  Arthur JAMES,  Royal Horse Artillery,  served Egypt and Palestine, Feb 1916 - April 1919.   (Gt Grandfather)

730674?, Arthur JAMES, Essex Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, 1916-1917, said to have served in Palestine and Russia. June 1916 - July 1919.   (Grandfather)

Private, 23398  William  JAMES, Grenadier Guards, Mar 1915 - Sept 1918, wounded.   (Gt Grandfathers brother)

Lance Corporal, P/136, Samuel George ETCHES,   Military Foot Police, served in France 1915.   (Gt Grandmothers brother)

Lance Corporal, P1789 , Thomas Richard ETCHES,  Military Mounted Police,  served in Egypt (Gt Grandmothers brother)

Serjeant, 6236, Thomas WHELAN,   1st Bn Queens Own Cameron Highlanders,  died  22/10/1914,  remembered at Ypres Memorial (other Gt Grandmothers brother)

Private, 16701, Daniel CLARK, 8th Battalion, AIF, July 1918  to  Nov 1918.  Dicharged due to cessastion of hostilities.   (Grandmothers cousin)


Mothers side
Sapper, 4031, John CARRUCAN, 2nd Tunnelling Company, AIF,  April 1916 - Oct 1917,  returned to Australia injured.   (Gt grandfather)

Sapper, 10592, Charles Reginald CARRUCAN, Divisional Signal Company 3 and 39th Battalion, AIF, Feb 1916 - May 1919,  gassed,  survived.   (Grandfathers brother)

Sergeant, 1240, Edward George SEARLE, MM, 15th Battalion, AIF, Sep 1914 - Nov 1918. returned to Australia.    (Grandmothers cousin)

Private, 391, Frank Vivian SEARLE, 12th Battalion, AIF, died of wounds 30 Aug 1915, age 23,  buried Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli. (Grandmothers cousin)

Private, 334/2954, Raymond Vernon SEARLE, 52nd Battallion AIF, killed in action 23 Aug 1917, aged 22, buried Bethleem Farm West Cemetery.    (Grandmothers cousin)

Private, 3746, George William APPELDORFF, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Oct 1917 - May 1919. returned to Australia. (Grandmothers cousin)

[Maidenhead]

Chris_Baker, on 02 February 2003 - 01:30 PM, said:

Good idea. Why not start right here?

My grandfather: 134261 L/Cpl James Peak Loyal North Lancashire Regt. Died at Arras 21 Sepember 1914. Buried at Humbercamps cemetery, near Arras.

[Leighc]

martinclift, on 23 May 2011 - 07:09 PM, said:

My Great Uncle

Lance Corporal, Austin Frank Broughton, 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.
Killed in Action 16th June 1915, Bellewaarde, Ypres.
He was greatly missed by his family. His mother, Ellen, Elizabeth, wept at night for her lost son.

Martin

Austin and Frank must have been popular names.  My grandfather Frank Austin (Collins) served in the AIF...

[Battie]

Frederick William Battman 1st Battalion, DCLI

1DCLI reinforcements 12^thDecember 1914


Grandson and nephew to Battman's mentioned earlier in list.


Helen

[Wayne Binfield]

Just an interesting quick entry:  Great Uncle. AB Seaman Joseph Kinniburgh DSM.  He was wounded whilst manning a gun that was blown out on HMAS Sydney in its battle with the SMS Emden.  He dragged survivors of his gun to a place of safety, collected the ammunition rolling on the deck and fed it to the crew on the gun that remained in action.



Wayne

[anneca]

I would be grateful if my relatives' names could be added.

My Grandfather:

Private John McCartney, 015387, RAOC, served in Egypt 1916-1919 (do not know his Regiment but would be grateful to find out  if anyone  might know)

My Brother in Law's Uncles:

Sapper James Greer, 59804, Postal Section Royal Engineers, killed in action 23 August 1915
Rifleman William (Wallace) Greer, 12847, 8th Batt. R.I.R. killed in action 2 July 1916

[insane46]

23666 pte george smith . 10th (service ) battn york and lancs regt . died of wounds at third ypres 12th august 1917. he was my great uncle .

[BPJermyn]

Grandfather (Avatar Picture)

  Roy Dingham Jermyn – 4^th Canadian Train Division

Wounded, August 8^th, 1917 @ Lievin but returned to duty

  Served until September 1919 when he was discharged (with a bonus of $40) upon returning to Canada

  

  Garnet Wallace Jermyn  - 47^th Canadian Battalion

  Killed September 3, 1918 “When his Company going into the lines through the sunken road leading to Vis-en-Artois he was instantly killed by the explosion of a high explosive shell”

  His name appears on the Vimy Memorial.

[billmills1968]

Maternal Grandfather: Corporal Ernest Wright

                                         14206     12th Battalion ("Bristol's Own")   Gloucestershire Regiment     September 1914-October 1918

                                         34294 1st Battalion                                 Devonshire Regiment             October 1918-February 1919

                                         Died 1970 aged 78. Survived the Somme and 3rd Ypres. Considered himself lucky.


Paternal Grandfather:   Lance Corporal Ambrose Hutchings DCM

                                         2138                                                               Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry       January 1913-December 1916

                                         345083     16th Battalion                         Devonshire Regiment               December 1916-March 1919

                                         Died 1948 aged 53, from complications arising from gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen received in Palestine, December 1917.


Great Uncle:                   Regimental Sergeant Major Ernest Phillips DCM

                                         2047     23rd, 26th, and 43rd Field Companies, 180th Mining Company Royal Engineers            August 1898-December 1919

                                         Died 1960s aged about 85. An Old Contemptible and Boer War veteran of Laing's Nek,  Defence of Ladysmith, Belfast and Orange Free State.

[hazel clark]

Not sure how to go about this but would like to add my grandfather;

Clark; Andrew #10260  L/sergeant 1st Bat. Seaforth Highlanders 1907 - 1915[ then after being wounded in 1915 joined the 8th Bat. where he remained until losing his arm in 3rd Ypres 1917 - Died of cancer in 1946

And Great Uncle ;

Finlayson; Robert W. # S/42119 Private 1st Bat. Gordon Highlanders - joined November 1917 -Killed August 29th 1918 -Buried Ligny sur Canche Pas de Calais

Hazel C. quote name='billmills1968' timestamp='1325963372' post='1691355']
Maternal Grandfather:     Corporal Ernest Wright

                                            14206     12th Battalion ("Bristol's Own")   Gloucestershire Regiment         September 1914-October 1918

                                            34294     1st Battalion                                    Devonshire Regiment                 October 1918-February 1919

                                            Died 1970 aged 78. Survived the Somme and 3rd Ypres. Considered himself lucky.


Paternal Grandfather:      Lance Corporal Ambrose Hutchings DCM

                                            2138                                                                  Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry          January 1913-December 1916

                                            345083        16th Battalion                            Devonshire Regiment                   December 1916-March 1919

                                            Died 1948 aged 53, from complications arising from gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen received in Palestine, December 1917.


Great Uncle:                      Regimental Sergeant Major Ernest Phillips DCM

                                            2047        23rd, 26th, and 43rd Field Companies, 180th Mining Company Royal Engineers            August 1898-December 1919

                                            Died 1960s aged about 85. An Old Contemptible and Boer War veteran of Laing's Nek,  Defence of Ladysmith, Belfast and Orange Free State.
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[Matt Richards]

I just discovered another relative this past week who served in the war, Bernard Henry Schattler Jr. "Ben" served from April 1917 to December 1918 as a fireman 3rd class (equivalent of an RN stoker) in the U.S. Navy. I wish I knew what ship he served aboard. Bernard's mother, Mary, was my great-great-grandmother's sister.

[weenie]

I would like to add my Gt Uncle, Pte Charles Edwin Peaker reg 23914 KIA 4th Sept 1918 Buried Lebecquiere France

Weenie

[80th division]

I had posted previously in this thread to note my grandfather's service.

Through the miracle of the internet I have found a photo of him, and if I may I would like to include it in this thread.

Corporal of Ordnance Joseph Henry, 314th F. A. Supply Company, AEF, seated second from right in the photo.

[Matt Richards]

Fantastic photo!



Here's a few more -- my great-grandmother's cousin Guiseppe Violano. He served in Company B, 131st Engineers in France from July 1918 to July 1919.

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My great-great-grandmother's brother, John Murdcock McAuley, who served overseas in the U.S. Navy. He originally enlisted in 1904.

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[central]

My Great Grandfather 19289 Sgt Pa George Karika DCM , NZ Rarotongan Company, 1NZEF  1916-1919