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Started by trenchtrotter , Sep 23 2010 02:05 PM

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#2726 Peter Zieminski

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Posted 04 July 2012 - 10:13 AM

And another of The 'Queen's Own' ...

Second Lieutenant Francis George Wake Marchant who went to France on the 31st March 1916 ...

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Following his commission into The ‘Queen’s Own’ Royal West Kent Regiment on the 19th October 1915, Second Lieutenant Marchant was seconded into the Royal Flying Corps the same week. The only son of Francis and Ethelind Torfrida Marchant of Woodside, Hayes Common, Keston, Kent, Francis was born on the 4th March 1897 in Chelsea and was educated at Eton and Sandhurst.  Francis qualified as a pilot on the 22nd November 1915 at the Military School Farnborough and went to France as a member of 3 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps.  At 11am on the 22nd October 1916 while he was piloting a Morane-Saulnier Parasol L, Serial Number A247 with 2nd Lieutenant Cecil Collins Hann as his observer, having taken off from the Squadron’s base at Lahoussoye, Francis was attacked by Oberleutnant Hans Berr of Jasta 5 over Sailly in the Somme.  Their machine was brought down.  He is buried next to 2nd Lieutenant Hann at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbe – He was 19 years old.

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Posted 04 July 2012 - 02:38 PM

View PostPeter Zieminski, on 04 July 2012 - 10:13 AM, said:

And another of The 'Queen's Own' ...

Second Lieutenant Francis George Wake Marchant who went to France on the 31st March 1916 ...

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Following his commission into The ‘Queen’s Own’ Royal West Kent Regiment on the 19th October 1915, Second Lieutenant Marchant was seconded into the Royal Flying Corps the same week. The only son of Francis and Ethelind Torfrida Marchant of Woodside, Hayes Common, Keston, Kent, Francis was born on the 4th March 1897 in Chelsea and was educated at Eton and Sandhurst.  Francis qualified as a pilot on the 22nd November 1915 at the Military School Farnborough and went to France as a member of 3 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps.  At 11am on the 22nd October 1916 while he was piloting a Morane-Saulnier Parasol L, Serial Number A247 with 2nd Lieutenant Cecil Collins Hann as his observer, having taken off from the Squadron’s base at Lahoussoye, Francis was attacked by Oberleutnant Hans Berr of Jasta 5 over Sailly in the Somme.  Their machine was brought down.  He is buried next to 2nd Lieutenant Hann at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbe – He was 19 years old.

This dashing looking fellow has a slight young Simon Ward look about him.
When I see these photos of all these young men and women taken before their time it makes me realise what a good innings I and "some" of us are having. You really have to go for it in life.

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Posted 05 July 2012 - 06:00 AM

View PostMarshal Ney, on 04 July 2012 - 02:38 PM, said:




When I see these photos of all these young men and women taken before their time it makes me realise what a good innings I and "some" of us are having. You really have to go for it in life.

Regards MN

To paraphrase ... "For our tomorrow's they gave their today's - We will remember them."

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Posted 06 July 2012 - 04:37 PM

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In this postcard we have two soldiers displaying a gas helmet and a respirator

The soldier on the right has AIF collar badges

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 01:43 PM

An unknown group of The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment ...

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Some with wound stripes, marksman qualification, good conduct stripes.

The soldier, centre row, extreme right appears to have laurel leaves of some description above his good conduct stripe - Gunners award?.  The sergeant seated, next to him, second from the right, centre row, appears to have a swordsman qualification above his wound stripe? The sergent in the centre of the centre row appears to have an RA classification badge above his three wound stripes? None of them have Royal West Kent Regiment badged caps with them.

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 01:47 PM

An unknown of The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment ...

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On the reverse of the card ...

"Yours to a under (?) ... With best wishes and fondest love from Tommy - 1919 - POW"

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 01:57 PM

Another of The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment ...

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On the reverse of the card ...

"In remembrance of my old pal Woodham."

Couldn't find any Woodham of The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment on the CWGC search engine.  Found three in the Regimental List -

Private G/28836 George H Woodham
Private 9165 Howard D Woodham
Private L/5573 William James Woodham

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 02:08 PM

And finally another group of The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment ...

On the front of the card ...

"Hill Detachment - Ranikhet - India - 1915

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On the reverse of the card ...

" 5th West Kents - Arthur Cartwright front row (second from left).

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 03:50 PM

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Driver M2/097417 Leslie Handel ASC

Entered theatre of war France 12/08/15

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 10:10 PM

View PostPeter Zieminski, on 07 July 2012 - 01:47 PM, said:

An unknown of The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment ...

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On the reverse of the card ...

"Yours to a under ... With best wishes and fondest love from Tommy - 1919 - POW"

Yours to a 'cinder' ? popular "'til I die" vernacular of the time.

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Posted 08 July 2012 - 07:45 AM

View PostSuddery, on 07 July 2012 - 10:10 PM, said:

Yours to a 'cinder' ? popular "'til I die" vernacular of the time.

Suddery

Hi ALL,
The term "cinder", is mentioned on my post 1705 on page 69 where the photograph is of Dudley Tennet,London Scottish, also states AIR=CO. Well burning fossil fuel (cinders) with air  can equal some carbon monoxide.
Cinders appears to be a quote around the WW1 period and beyond.

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Posted 08 July 2012 - 08:15 AM

Many thanks Suddery for making sense of the inscription!

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Posted 30 July 2012 - 11:38 AM

Pte. 19874 ACC Arthur Massey later 285554 Welsh Reg. (My grandad) He's the middle one of the seated men, has some sort of dark patch on his left lapel). In the second picture he's second left holding his crutches.

He was injured in his left leg, I don't know the location for these two pictures.

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Posted 30 July 2012 - 12:23 PM

Now I'd like to stress that this is a guess...

Could the lapel badge be a large "W" for wounded ? perhaps for walking out, then again none of the others are wearing one. Something to signify 'Welsh' ?

Regardless, very clear and interesting images, thanks for posting.

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Posted 13 August 2012 - 08:46 PM

"postcards" by trenchtrotter is one of my favourite topics on this forum and I am a frequent visitor, is it possible to catalogue all these great images into say, Regimental groupings for quick reference or is that just wishful thinking.

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Posted 31 August 2012 - 01:17 PM

Picked this French postcard up today. It's obviously the 34th Company of the 8th Infantry in 1915. I've enlarged the sign at the bottom. So...

Could anyone translate the back?

Is there a "Poilu" joke (that perhaps is lost in translation) about soup on the sign???

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Posted 31 August 2012 - 01:36 PM

I don't think its an in joke, just a straightforward observation as to what they're tucking into.

Good to see a French image.

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Posted 01 September 2012 - 10:05 PM

One or two from my Grandads collection .


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Soldiers Christian Association



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On the right  a French School  being used as a Red Cross Dressing Station.

Damaged Church in the background.

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Posted 02 September 2012 - 05:07 PM

With regard to the Christian Association postcard they all appear to be from the same regiment (DoW West Riding ?) with the exception of a Naval gentleman who seems to have wandered ashore (sand noted). Seems a bit odd, looks like George V from here, surely not !

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Posted 02 September 2012 - 07:39 PM

A number of them appear to be wearing similar medal ribbons - looks like a light background with a single darker bar in the centre (bit like an MC but obviously not that) - any suggestions as to what they may be?

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Posted 15 September 2012 - 12:28 PM

View Postcoldstreampaul, on 06 December 2011 - 09:37 PM, said:

I am unable to indentify the Regiment of this fine groups.
Any comments most welcome.

Paul

Close up view

Closer

Gloucesters?

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Posted 16 September 2012 - 01:38 AM

This is cousin Len who came over to England according to the reverse.

As far as I can tell, the patch on his arm is for the Australian RFC.

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Posted 16 September 2012 - 01:45 AM

Gurkhas.

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Posted 16 September 2012 - 01:49 AM

Gordon who served in the 16th London Bn., Queen's Westminster Rifles.

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Posted 16 September 2012 - 01:53 AM

A tinted photo of an anonymous soldier in the RFA.

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