A place for PoW database amendments and additions

[charlie]

Brilliant Mack thanks, I'll PM you with what I hope is a reasonable idea.

Charlie

[mack]

Brilliant Mack thanks, I'll PM you with what I hope is a reasonable idea.

Charlie

don't do loads of typing Charlie,his service number,surname and initial will be enough,you can post them 10,15 or 20 at a time if you want.or the whole list

mack

[charlie]

Mack
I only have partial information (eg ?/6th and 1/?th) regarding the Battalion in which the following were serving with when captured. Can you help please.

40921 Cpl Thomas,edward Kirk.16th
301754 Pte James Rose Hickinbotham.2/6
Capt George Hinchcliffe.attatched from the manchesters to the 2/4th Berkshire regt
302419 Pte Reginald.dean Horobin.2/6th
275862 Sgt Andrew Forbes.2/7th
53511 Lewis Henry Graham.2/7th
302565 L/Cpl Rees Gribble.2/6th

Thanks
Charlie

[charlie]

L/Cpl Alfred Leigh - I'm not sure that he is Manchesters. PA5054 leads to a dead end - it should be 5045. Any thoughts please.

http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/3550972/3/2/

Charlie

[timberman]

Charlie

these are the only Alfred's in the Manchester's I can find
non were POW's

Alfred Leigh   Manchester Regiment, 8 LN Lan R
   44409, 12753   
Alfred Leigh   Manchester Regiment, Labour Corps   48614, 378592

 Alfred W Leigh   Manchester Regiment   295

Timberman

[charlie]

Thanks Timberman, that rules him out I think. I wonder if what looks like "app" before Manchesters has any bearing on things. I found his second entry under PA5045 a hospital list from 29 May 16, it doesn't throw any more light on things.

Charlie

[mack]

hiya Charlie.
neils right,non of these Alfred leighs were POWs,i ant find a man with this name who was a POW around this time from the manchesters

mack

[charlie]

Mack, thanks for your input and updating my post.
Charlie

[mack]

hiya Charlie.
I have a pile of POWs to add.heres one that's in the database,but theres no info for him.

2477 h.batten.he is bandsman/stretcher bearer 2477 henry batten,55 hope st,hurst,ashton,at limburg,repat at dover 4-12-18

mack

[mack]

Charlie.
I have just realised something,there are some errors in the database.it concerns the 19th manchesters,those captured before February 1918 were 19th batt,those taken after,would be with the 16th,17th or whichever battalion they were posted to.
CSM 12256 fred nuttall is down as 16th batt,it should be 19th batt,he was taken on 23rd july 1916,most of those taken before February 1918 were posted to their respective battalions[16th/17th batts] while POWs.

mack

[mack]

1530 john eyres,captured 26-8-14
10408 Thomas hamer.captured 13-5-16 wahn
9123 john,j fenton,name was john,thomas fenton,sandall st,miles platting,april 1917 at sprottau camp
44948 sgt William bolus,9 wright st,wolverhampton,2/6th batt

[charlie]

Charlie.
I have just realised something,there are some errors in the database.it concerns the 19th manchesters,those captured before February 1918 were 19th batt,those taken after,would be with the 16th,17th or whichever battalion they were posted to.
CSM 12256 fred nuttall is down as 16th batt,it should be 19th batt,he was taken on 23rd july 1916,most of those taken before February 1918 were posted to their respective battalions[16th/17th batts] while POWs.

mack

Mack,
Out of the 100 19th Bn entries in the database only two are affected:

12029 Cpl Thomas Burton
48640 Pte Harry Fairbrother

Do you have their correct Battalions?

Charlie

[charlie]

hiya Charlie.
I have a pile of POWs to add.heres one that's in the database,but theres no info for him.

2477 h.batten.he is bandsman/stretcher bearer 2477 henry batten,55 hope st,hurst,ashton,at limburg,repat at dover 4-12-18

mack

Great stuff Mack, post them as you think fit.

Charlie

[charlie]

hiya Charlie.
2477 h.batten.he is bandsman/stretcher bearer 2477 henry batten,55 hope st,hurst,ashton,at limburg,repat at dover 4-12-18

mack

Mack
His address shows up as the same as 1285 Dmr Harry Button 2nd Bn, are they brothers and one is a typo? The names are correct according to the MiCs.

Charlie

[timberman]

Charlie

On the rolls it has

12029 Cpl Thomas Burton
19th Bn and then 12th Bn

48640 Pte Harry Fairbrother
19th Bn att. 21st TMB

Timberman