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Hello - looking for info William Henry Gregory in WW1

Started by lizcat, July 04, 2010, 08:05:16 PM

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lizcat

Hi,

New to this but stumbled across the site while researching family history - please move this post if it's in the wrong place.

I'm looking to see if anyone could point me in the direction of finding more info re my grandfather, William Henry Gregory who we think was in the Manchester Regt in WW1. He was born in Manchester in 1895 and legend has it he fought in the Battle of the Somme but have no idea as to whether this is correct or not. He survived WW1, returned to civilian life after refusing some job in the War Office that would have taken him to London, and then spent WW2 in East Africa in charge of part of a POW camp for Italian prisoners but that was for the Border Regt. He was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1949, came out of the army in due course and died in 1969.

This is a very long shot and I have no idea as to how much of the WW1 info is correct.

Many thanks for reading this.

timberman

Hi lizcat

Welcome to the forum.

There are about 22 medal index cards for William Gregory's that served in the Manchester Regiment during WW1.
Do you have any other information about him, where he lived ???

Timberman

Wendi

Hi lizcat and a Warm Welcome to our Forum  ;D
Quote from: lizcat on July 04, 2010, 08:05:16 PMHe was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1949, came out of the army in due course and died in 1969.

If you are sure on this point I would strongly suggest that you obtain his service record which is available to you for £30 and his death certificate via this web site

His records should include his previous military career, but if they don't it will be a good starting point.

Wendi  :)
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it!  No matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and with your own common sense" ~ Buddha

mack

hiya liz.
this is the only william henry that i can find

private 18262 william,henry gregory
20th manchesters
6 bridge st,oxford rd,manchester
went to france on 8-11-15
commissioned 2/Lt in the 10th manchesters on 28-8-17
in 1920 he was residing at the bull hotel,line st,morcambe

mack ;D

Wendi

Hi lizcat !

Just a note of caution, as timberman said
Quote from: timberman on July 04, 2010, 08:58:05 PM
There are about 22 medal index cards for William Gregory's that served in the Manchester Regiment during WW1.
and there are 2 that served overseas, listed as William H. Gregory, however the William Henry Gregory that mack has mentioned later changed his address to 6, Bridge Street, Oxford Road, Manchester

Does anything we have said so far ring any bells?

Wendi  :)
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it!  No matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and with your own common sense" ~ Buddha

george.theshed197

Hi Lizcat,
Do you have any information for any other members of his family such as siblings  etc their names or those of Mother & Father?
I am looking at two possibles on the 1901 and 1911 census .
Cheers,
George.

lizcat

Thank you all so much for your replies - very much appreciated.

The WHG that mack found must be the correct one as he was married in Morecambe in 1928 to my grandmother, at that time Adeline Macfarlane. The Bull Hotel is still there but as to why he gave that as his address is a bit of a mystery to me - he must have rented a room I suppose. I am trying to work out his father's & mother's names as there were 2 Gregory families on census lists in Manchester in 1901. I haven't been able to access the 1911 census.

Where do I find out more about the WW1 service records - ie which battles he would have been in ???

Many thanks again.

Liz

mack

hiya liz.
a slight correction,the bull hotel was an earlier address,he was gassed in 1917,then granted a commission,he could have been convalescing at the hotel,the 20th manchesters did their initial training at morcambe in 1914

pte 277365 william,henry gregory was born in manchester,he was killed in action on 21st march 1918 with the 2/7th manchesters,i dont have any more info about this soldier,theres no additional info on the CWGC which could have helped to narrow down which w.h gregory was who in the census.

there was a william henry gregory living at 19 saville st,chorlton on medlock in 1901,with his parents william+annie,bridge st,oxford rd,manchester,is in this area

mack ;D

tonyrod

mack, on sdgw l/cpl 277365 w .h gregory was awarded the mm.2/7 battalion KIA 21/3/18
and pte 38065  w h gregory 23 battalion, enlisted salford  residence hyde cheshire KIA 16/3/17

mack

hiya tony.
pte 38065 w.h gregory was a resident of woodley,cheshire,his family all resided in that area

mack ;D

lizcat

Hi,

Mack - I'm sure the WHG at the Bull Hotel is the right one and have seen the 19 Seville St on the census and it is 'favourite' on my list at the mo! Must have a word with my dad tomorrow.

Can I ask how you know he was gassed in 1917 and where that happened ? Convalesing in Morecambe would sound viable - I know they used a couple of hotels, including the Art Deco Midland for recovering soldiers in WW2. Also, how do I find more military info about my grandfather???? I know Dad has/had some medals but not sure whether or not these were from WW1 or 2 and whether they were campaign/general ones handed out to all. I'll try to remember to ask him to look for them.

Thanks again for the info.

Liz

tonyrod

liz, ww1 medals generally have the soldiers name, rank, number  and regiment ,  abbreviated  on the edge, ww2 medals did not.