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Non Commissioned Graves / Re: 5182 Cuthbert Hamilton Dennick

« Last post by Tim Bell on September 24, 2024, 09:11:19 AM »

Hi Paul,

If the DC says Heart Disease do you think this would be worth putting forward on the evidence.

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Non Commissioned Graves / 5182 Cuthbert Hamilton Dennick

« Last post by PaulC on September 24, 2024, 01:29:59 AM »

Private Cuthbert Hamilton Dennick 5182 Manchester Regt. (446311 Labour Corps). Attested with KLR on 01/04/1915; transferred to Manchesters on 13/02/1916; transferred to Labour Coprs on 30/11/1917. Served in Egypt 17/03/1916 to 16/01/1917, and in France 17/04/1917 to 27/12/1918. Transferred to Class Z Reserve on 11/02/1919. Disabilities were neurasthenia, VDH and rheumatism due to service. Born at Liverpool on 01/07/1882, he married Annie Edith Fenimore (nee Williams) at St Matthias Liverpool on 03/05/1914. Died on 18/09/1919, cause not known, age 37, and buried at Toxteth Park Cemetery, plot CE.2.268 (unmarked grave).

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1914 - 1918 / Territorials and City Battalions

« Last post by Gingerfreak on September 23, 2024, 10:39:55 PM »

Part of my research for my thesis on the 42nd Division has led me to researching Service numbers. I have a detailed database that covers the 1/5th to the 3/5th. These are some of the results.

The 2/5th and 3/5th battalions were tasked with providing drafts to their 1st line battalion, but this was also extended to the service battalions. Through my research, I have found at least 35 men (with service records) that were issued with four-digit service numbers. Disembarked in France on 27th July 1916. They were then transported to Etaples and administered by 1/5th King Liverpool Regiment. . This was a part of 30th I.B.D. The men were attached to their new unit, in this case the 18th battalion, before being transferred to their new unit. Almost all of the new service numbers start with 437 or 438, for example, 43744. From the 18th's war diary, 26 men joined in late July, followed by another 410 the following day.  One interesting point is that in almost every case, the men were returned to their original battalion once the 18th was reduced to a cadre.
This is for the 5th battalion; I would presume that the same would have happened for the other 2nd line battalions.

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1914 - 1918 / Re: Assistance with Research - Pte. Robert Smith - Service No. 1639

« Last post by Gingerfreak on September 23, 2024, 10:16:28 PM »

This is a BMW&VM roll that I'm referring to. The medals were issued by the last unit the man served with. For example, men who had served with the Manchesters and were wounded, returned to the UK for treatment.They may have been adminstered by a Reserve Battalion, and in some cases, posted to another unit. The Labour Corps is one of those Corps that need more research. The Numbers 301 and 266 could be the company. The B is referring to a large letter that is written in the top right of each page. Pages are either A or B.

The Newspaper cutting is from the Casualty list printed in the Times, not an Army Form.

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Newly Commemorated Men (CWGC) / Re: Pte 10268 Frederick Charles Wilson

« Last post by Tim Bell on September 22, 2024, 05:45:53 PM »

Now commemorated at Hanley. He will evidently receive a new CWGC headstone

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Newly Commemorated Men (CWGC) / Re: Pte 10268 Frederick Charles Wilson

« Last post by Tim Bell on September 20, 2024, 12:46:07 PM »

Frederick Wilson's burial has been accepted by CWGC although they say it is Tunstall, rather than Hanley Cemetery.  As there is a clear inscription the commemoration will be complete when / if CWGC remedy the error. IFCP is on the case.

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Newly Commemorated Men (CWGC) / Re: L/Sgt 30511 Thomas Edward Clarke

« Last post by Tim Bell on September 16, 2024, 11:28:08 AM »

Thomas Clarke's burial has been adopted at Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery.

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1939 - 1945 / Re: James (Jim) Viner Manchester Regt

« Last post by RAFling on September 15, 2024, 03:21:24 PM »

**UPDATE**

after going through his service record:

James (Jim) Anthony VINER 3535131 enlisted on the 20 May 1940 into the 6th Bttn The Manchester Regiment and was sent to ITC The Loyal Regt for training.
June 1940 he was sent to 66th Driver Training Unit and whilst there broken his big toe. This didn't impact his training.
Sent back to the 6th Bttn on 4 Oct 1940, he joined the 55th Div HQ.
Pte Viner was with the 6th Bttn when they renumbered to the 1st and joined D Company in November 1942.
was with the 1st Manchesters when they entered the NWE theatre of war in June 1944.
Promoted to LCpl in Nov 1944 he stayed with the regiment until the end of the war. Promoted to Cpl in Nov 1945, he headed back to teh UK in Feb 1946 and was transferred to the reserves in May 1946.
He was awarded the 1939/45 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal and the 1939/45 War Medal.

I will continue to add to Jim's service with whatever research i can find in future but getting this far has been nearly 15 years in the making but it's been worth it!

R

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Newly Commemorated Men (CWGC) / Re: Pte 4381 Joseph Higginson

« Last post by Tim Bell on September 14, 2024, 06:50:45 PM »

Joseph Higginson has a new CWGC headstone at St Joseph's

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Newly Commemorated Men (CWGC) / Re: Pte 16810 Joseph Vincent Gallagher – 1st Bn

« Last post by Tim Bell on September 14, 2024, 06:49:47 PM »

Joseph Gallagher has a new CWGC headstone at St Joseph's