Hi Barbara, Can you tell me which regiment William Giller served with in Russia 1918 to 1920. This action was called the War of Intervention , it consisted of many allied troops ,British ,American, French, Italian, and Japanese. My father also served with the 17th Battalion Kings Liverpool regt in Northern Russia 1918 to late 1919. Most of the action involving European troops took place south of Archangel, northern Siberia. Japanese troops being mainly base in the area around Valavistok Eastern Russia Regards JR ----- Original Message ----- From: "BARBARA WINDER" <barbara@wonderwinder.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 8:21 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] GILLER- probably from Penwortham- in Bolton from around 1860. > My husband Nigel is the grandson of WILLIAM GILLER and EMILY BASNETT. William was a cotton spinner, born and died in Bolton 1892-1969. He had an interesting War (both) record, going through the 1914-18 war and ending on the Russian front so not returning till 1920. He was a gunner guarding Manchester Airport in the second. His nearest brother John (born 1896) went to war with him and took up the family business of hairdressing. They were the last of eight children begun with Fanny in 1878 and with only one other boy, George born 1889. > William's father was also William born in 1856 who married AGNES MANN at Bolton register Office in 1878. He was a hairdresser and the family business was at 117 Blackburn Road Bolton. > I think William's father was George born around 1801 in Penwortham. He seems to have died in Bolton in 1889 and was a bed quilt weaver. I think George married twice, once to Betty born 1802 Penwortham, and then to Mary (possibly Wilson or Hesketh). She had a son John Wilson who lived with them. He had two daughters (Margaret and Elizabeth) as well. > I believe his father may have been another George who married Elizabeth but am by no means certain. > Anything you can tell me about your knowledge of the family would be helpful. > Best Wishes, > Barbara > > > ==== ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send the command "unsubscribe" to ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or ENG-LAN-BOLTON-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >

Hi James, As far as I'm aware it was always the Shropshire Light Infantry even though he came from Bolton, although his brother John was in the East Lancs. He entered in May 1915. We have bought his medal card from the National Archives, which shows the Victory, British and Star medals (believe they were called `Pip Squeak and Wilfred` and he named his only son, born after the war, Wilfred). His brother John has his medals. Best Wishes, Barbara