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Non Commissioned Graves / Percy Wilde 351199 (609154 Labour Corps)

« Last post by PaulC on February 23, 2024, 02:00:35 PM »

Pte Percy Wilde 351199 Manchester Regt, transferred to 609154 Labour Corps. Date of discharge not known. Husband of Edith Wilde, Stags Head Inn, Castle Street, Staybridge. Died 22/01/1921, disability (if any) and cause of death not known. Buried at St Paul's Churchyard Stalybridge.

Further details on Find-a-Grave:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/220548762/percy-wilde

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Non Commissioned Graves / Patrick Durkin 2527 (31400 Scots Rifles)

« Last post by PaulC on February 16, 2024, 10:46:35 PM »

Pte Patrick Durkin 31400 Scots Rifles, formerly 2527 Manchester Regiment and 27945 (or 27943) Lincolnshire Regiment. Enlisted on 14/08/1914, disembarked France 25/03/1915, discharged on 31/08/1917 due to sickness and awarded SWB. Address was 1 Middleton Road, Oldham, and NOK was his sister Mary Durkin, of 15 Beatrice Street, Horwich. Disability was TB of lungs due to 80%, died at Oldham Union Workhouse from disease age 50-51. No service record, medical records on FMP show treatment for rhuematism and arthritis during service. Buried at Greenacres Cemetery plot C2.101.

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Non Commissioned Graves / Re: william hart

« Last post by PaulC on February 16, 2024, 02:56:55 PM »

Cause of death was pulmonary tuberculosis, no evidence that this was service related.

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

« Last post by TomP on February 12, 2024, 02:22:57 PM »

Good Afternoon all

I am trying to carry out as much research as possible on a soldier who's medals I am currently the custodian of. I enclose an image below of a display I have made to honour his service.

I started with next to nothing beyond his service number from his MIC. Through the help of the GWF (who have since pointed me in the direction of this excellent forum) I have been able to establish the following:

- Robert enlisted in 1909 and landed in France in July 1915. His Service Number was 1639.
- According to the 1914/15 Star Medal Roll he was a member of the 2nd Battalion Manchester Regt.
- He was wounded in 1916 badly (GSW to face according to pension records). I am told he is listed in the Times 15 May 1916 Casualty list but I do not have access to this online record.
- He later transferred into the Labour Corps - according to the Service No. records this would be between June-September 1917.
- His Service No. in the Labour Corps was 330219.
- He was then discharged in April 1918 as unfit for service (based on what I've found already seems to be the long term effect of the GSW to face in 1916).
- His Silver War Badge number is 344118 (unfortunately I am not the custodian of this).


Is there anything else at all the forum would be able to assist me with discovering about this chap? Whether that relates to him being in the 2nd Battalion/in the regiment generally or even his wartime service as a whole? I dream of being able to locate a photo of Robert but consider this a bit of a pipedream.

Thanks in advance for any help
Tom

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Non Commissioned Graves / Re: Pte 3829/201293 Thomas Bispham

« Last post by PaulC on February 11, 2024, 04:01:47 PM »

Thomas Bispham is recorded in the Grave Registration Reports for Wigan Cemetery, struck out with the note "not a war grave". See documents for the following casualty;

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/3066469/harold-baxendale/

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Hello / Re: 14th Battalion Manchester Regiment 1916-1919

« Last post by Phill on February 11, 2024, 02:39:57 PM »

Yes it's hard to find out infos or pictures after more hundred years .
Ps: which town of Italy is written in the service records?

Tnx

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Hello / Re: 14th Battalion Manchester Regiment 1916-1919

« Last post by RobCherry on February 11, 2024, 01:46:18 PM »

Thanks. We know that Private Magraw got his Military medal for service in France, probably at Ypres in October 1917. The award was not posted in the London Gazette until December. We would like to know why the medal was awarded but can find no written evidence at all. We would also like to find a photo of him in his uniform, but  so far have failed. We have tried all known family sources and the local press in Wigan. Any advice on where else we could search would be much appreciated.  If it helps, we now know that Private Magraw served with the 22nd battalion for his time in France. He was a stretcher bearer. Thanks for reading this.

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Hello / Re: 14th Battalion Manchester Regiment 1916-1919

« Last post by Phill on February 11, 2024, 12:55:54 PM »

In December he was in Italy, probably the madal was for his service in France .

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1914 - 1918 / Manchester Regiment 1917-1918 in ITALY

« Last post by Phill on February 09, 2024, 11:07:29 AM »

Dear All,

I'm italian, I'm doing a big research on WW1 on Euganean Hills area - near Padua - North Italy.

There are few infos about that but  I found some english documents and pictures of British Army of this area, the Head Quarter was in town near Padua-Abano such as Torreglia , Galzignano , Teolo , Praglia.
British Forces teached to italians some war technics to win on Piave Battle of 1918 and stop the war. I want to tell this to italians never read it in the Story Books at school. Also some Gordon Higlanders come in Italy.

I found some of these infos also in the book "Military Operations Italy 1915-1919" by Edmonds.

In this forum, is there someone found other infos or grandfather remembrance, photo or documents ?

PS: I found in this area some M1917 Einfield rifle cartridge and  an shoulder title "Manchester Regiment" in the ground,  I need to know more.

Thank you
Filippo
 

 

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Hello / Hello / Private Thomas Curran

« Last post by Elton on February 09, 2024, 10:50:08 AM »

Thank you for allowing me to join the group  -

As regards my connection to the Manchester Regiment  /  Gallipoli
I have established that my grandfather Private Thomas Curran 1737, served with the 1/8th Manchester Regiment in Egypt and Gallipoli.  He was a pre-war territorial soldier, and would have been among the first territorials to leave England at the beginning of the war, sailing in September 1914.
The 1/8th landed on the peninsula in early May and took part in some of the heaviest fighting at Helles before being evacuated at the beginning of 1916.
Apparently he was discharged in September 1916.
I have established that my grandfather Thomas Curran was born in 1895 and lived at 15 Appleby Street Harpurhey and married my grandmother Ethel Townley who lived at 34 Newton Street Gorton on 27 August 1918
He had three children one of whom was my father who was born in 1920
As far as I can establish my grandfather passed away in Elton which is a village near Bakewell Derbyshire in 1929

Any further information or tips as to where I can find anymore information on my grandfather or the Curran / Townley families will be much appreciated