FMP has this additional information about Henry's battalion 3rd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers). 4.8.14 21 Edward Street, Hampstead Road, N.W.; 1st London Bde. 1st London Div. 4 Aug. to war station guarding railway Basingstoke to Eastleigh. 4.9.14 to Malta and record same as 1/2 Bn. to Jan. 1915. 10.2.15 to Garwhal Bde. Meerut Div. 17.2.15 to Dehra Dun Bde. Meerut Div. 4.11.15 to 139th Bde. 46th Div. 16.11.15 to 142nd Bde. 47th Div. 9.2.16 to 167th Bde. 56th Div., forming in Hallencourt area. 31.1.18 to 173rd Bde. 58th Div. and absorbed 2/3rd Bn. becoming 3RD BN. 11.11.18 173rd Bde. 58th Div. Belgium; near Peruwelz, S.E. of Tournai. Presumably he died somewhere in the Hallencourt area. Wendy - where did you find the index number please? I looked in both Ancestry and FMP and could only find the actual entry for Henry, rather than an index. Is there a browse facility that I haven't found or did you look at the original records in TNA? HB --- On Wed, 26/1/11, Wendy King <wendyking37@hotmail.com> wrote: > From: Wendy King <wendyking37@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [BRK] DREWITT, Henry John. > To: berkshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, 26 January, 2011, 1:18 > The Index to War Deaths has a > reference number of I83264 (first digit is a > capital 'i') for Henry John Drewitt - presumably you can > order the > certificate from Southport > > Wendy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nivard Ovington > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:13 AM > To: berkshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BRK] DREWITT, Henry John. > > Hi Jill > > >From soldiers that died > > Name:  Henry John Drewitt > Residence:  Holloway > Death Date:  26 Aug 1918 > Death Location:  France & Flanders > Enlistment Location:  Whitehall > Rank:  Private > Regiment:  London Regiment > Battalion:  3rd (City of London) Battalion (Royal > Fusiliers) > Number:  254877 > Type of Casualty:  Killed in action > Theatre of War:  Western European Theatre > > >From the Commonwealth War Graves Commission > > Name:  DREWITT, HENRY JOHN > Initials:  H J > Nationality:  United Kingdom > Rank:  Private > Regiment/Service:  London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) > Unit Text:  3rd Bn. attd. 2nd/2nd Bn. > Date of Death:  26/08/1918 > Service No:  254877 > Casualty Type:  Commonwealth War Dead > Grave/Memorial Reference:  Panel 10. > Memorial:  VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL > > British Commonwealth War Graves Registers > Index No M.R.16 Vis-En-Artois Memorial > > DREWITT Pte Henry John, 254877. 3rd Bn. London Regt. (R. > Fus.), attd. > 2nd/2nd Bn. > London Regt. (R. Fus.). 26th Aug., 1918 > > WW1 Medal Rolls > > Name:  Henry J Drewitt > Regiment or Corps: 3rd London Regiment > Regimental Number: 254877 > Victory Medal (Roll) TP3/101 B3 (page) 349 > British Medal          "  >   "            " > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > > Hi Listers, > > Is it possible that anyone is researching DREWITT? > > > > Our local history society is trying to trace DREWITT, > Henry John. > > Killed on the Somme, 26/8/1918. > > Private, 254877, 3rd Bn. attd. 2nd/2nd Bn, London > Regiment (Royal > > Fusiliers), As with one third of British deaths on the > Somme - 'No known > > grave'. > > Named on Panel 10 of the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, 10 km > SE of Arras. > > Named on the Memorial Plaque in St John The Baptist > Church, K.Bagpuize > > (seeking birth date, place & Family information) > > > > Can anyone help please? > > > > Jill Muir > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >

like you I looked at FMP but missed the one you found - bit of a maze really. go to the 'deaths' records page select British Overseas 1761 - 1994 then select GRO War Deaths Army Other Ranks 1914 -1920 and search on name As far as I can determine these records are held at Southport but I have no idea what personal information they hold - you would expect at least age at death. Wendy -----Original Message----- From: HILARY BLANFORD Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:26 AM To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRK] DREWITT, Henry John. FMP has this additional information about Henry's battalion 3rd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers). 4.8.14 21 Edward Street, Hampstead Road, N.W.; 1st London Bde. 1st London Div. 4 Aug. to war station guarding railway Basingstoke to Eastleigh. 4.9.14 to Malta and record same as 1/2 Bn. to Jan. 1915. 10.2.15 to Garwhal Bde. Meerut Div. 17.2.15 to Dehra Dun Bde. Meerut Div. 4.11.15 to 139th Bde. 46th Div. 16.11.15 to 142nd Bde. 47th Div. 9.2.16 to 167th Bde. 56th Div., forming in Hallencourt area. 31.1.18 to 173rd Bde. 58th Div. and absorbed 2/3rd Bn. becoming 3RD BN. 11.11.18 173rd Bde. 58th Div. Belgium; near Peruwelz, S.E. of Tournai. Presumably he died somewhere in the Hallencourt area. Wendy - where did you find the index number please? I looked in both Ancestry and FMP and could only find the actual entry for Henry, rather than an index. Is there a browse facility that I haven't found or did you look at the original records in TNA? HB --- On Wed, 26/1/11, Wendy King <wendyking37@hotmail.com> wrote: > From: Wendy King <wendyking37@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [BRK] DREWITT, Henry John. > To: berkshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, 26 January, 2011, 1:18 > The Index to War Deaths has a > reference number of I83264 (first digit is a > capital 'i') for Henry John Drewitt - presumably you can > order the > certificate from Southport > > Wendy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nivard Ovington > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:13 AM > To: berkshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BRK] DREWITT, Henry John. > > Hi Jill > > >From soldiers that died > > Name: Henry John Drewitt > Residence: Holloway > Death Date: 26 Aug 1918 > Death Location: France & Flanders > Enlistment Location: Whitehall > Rank: Private > Regiment: London Regiment > Battalion: 3rd (City of London) Battalion (Royal > Fusiliers) > Number: 254877 > Type of Casualty: Killed in action > Theatre of War: Western European Theatre > > >From the Commonwealth War Graves Commission > > Name: DREWITT, HENRY JOHN > Initials: H J > Nationality: United Kingdom > Rank: Private > Regiment/Service: London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) > Unit Text: 3rd Bn. attd. 2nd/2nd Bn. > Date of Death: 26/08/1918 > Service No: 254877 > Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead > Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 10. > Memorial: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL > > British Commonwealth War Graves Registers > Index No M.R.16 Vis-En-Artois Memorial > > DREWITT Pte Henry John, 254877. 3rd Bn. London Regt. (R. > Fus.), attd. > 2nd/2nd Bn. > London Regt. (R. Fus.). 26th Aug., 1918 > > WW1 Medal Rolls > > Name: Henry J Drewitt > Regiment or Corps: 3rd London Regiment > Regimental Number: 254877 > Victory Medal (Roll) TP3/101 B3 (page) 349 > British Medal " > " " > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > > Hi Listers, > > Is it possible that anyone is researching DREWITT? > > > > Our local history society is trying to trace DREWITT, > Henry John. > > Killed on the Somme, 26/8/1918. > > Private, 254877, 3rd Bn. attd. 2nd/2nd Bn, London > Regiment (Royal > > Fusiliers), As with one third of British deaths on the > Somme - 'No known > > grave'. > > Named on Panel 10 of the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, 10 km > SE of Arras. > > Named on the Memorial Plaque in St John The Baptist > Church, K.Bagpuize > > (seeking birth date, place & Family information) > > > > Can anyone help please? > > > > Jill Muir > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message