Hi Tom He was not commemorated by the CWGC and there is no mention of a Silver War Badge on his medal card. The only "evidence" I have is from the two local newspapers and I'm sure they didn't mean he was gassed in Mesopotamia. One newspaper said he was discharged with a pension but there is no service record, which is rather odd I would have thought. There are two other names on the town memorial for which I can find no reason for. One was discharged with a pension due to a heart condition "not caused or aggravated by army service" and died two years later. And the other died on 29th Aug 1921 of cirrhosis of the liver and heart failure. Both were commemorated by the CWGC. There is another man whose name is not on it who died in 1920 and is commemorated by the CWGC. In fact it was only about three years ago they placed a military headstone on his grave in the town cemetery. On the wrong plot I hasten to add. Perhaps the parents of my man simply didn't think about putting his name forward for the memorial, which was erected in 1926. I shall pass his name on to the RBL, along with a few others, and let them decide. Many thanks Peter > Peter - 1) Does he appear in the CWGC database ? 2) Do his service medal > records show an application for a Silver War Badge ? 3) If he had been > discharged from the services but his death did result from wounds or illness > due to war service then he would fall within the qualification period which > ended 31-8-1920, but only if the authorities were aware of his death and the > circumstances. 4) "Gassed" - served in Mesopotamia. Uhm. Did he serve in any > other theatre ? 5) Be aware that local war memorials were not dependent upon > any form of authorisation or verification from "official" sources such as > the IWGC, HMSO ("Soldiers Died ...", etc), or the War Office. Naming on a > local memorial would depend on criteria laid down by the local organising > committee and the committee being aware of the casualty. > Tom > > Tom Tulloch-Marshall > WW1 Military Research > > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > View the archives for this list at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

TB was not uncommon in those days - assuming that was the cause. Chris -----Original Message----- From: Malcolm Fergusson via GREATWAR <[email protected]> Sent: 10 April 2018 18:59 To: [email protected] Cc: Malcolm Fergusson Subject: [GREATWAR] Re: Cause of Death Basically tuberculosis and coughing up blood. Aye Malcolm Sent from my iPhone > On 10 Apr 2018, at 18:35, Peter Metcalfe <[email protected]> wrote: > > e died of (1) Phthisis Pulmonalis and (2) Hemoptysis. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe View the archives for this list at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Ref - "I'm researching a man in my home town who served in WW1 and was discharged in November 1917. He died in August 1920 and the death report in one of two local papers said "he went out to Mesopotamia where he suffered much from Malaria and other fevers" whereas the other just said he was "gassed." ... His name is not on any war memorial in the town and I'm trying to establish if it should be, so can anyone advise me please if the cause of his death could in anyway be related to his being gassed in the army. Peter - 1) Does he appear in the CWGC database ? 2) Do his service medal records show an application for a Silver War Badge ? 3) If he had been discharged from the services but his death did result from wounds or illness due to war service then he would fall within the qualification period which ended 31-8-1920, but only if the authorities were aware of his death and the circumstances. 4) "Gassed" - served in Mesopotamia. Uhm. Did he serve in any other theatre ? 5) Be aware that local war memorials were not dependent upon any form of authorisation or verification from "official" sources such as the IWGC, HMSO ("Soldiers Died ...", etc), or the War Office. Naming on a local memorial would depend on criteria laid down by the local organising committee and the committee being aware of the casualty. Tom Tom Tulloch-Marshall WW1 Military Research

Basically tuberculosis and coughing up blood. Aye Malcolm Sent from my iPhone > On 10 Apr 2018, at 18:35, Peter Metcalfe <[email protected]> wrote: > > e died of (1) Phthisis Pulmonalis and (2) Hemoptysis.

I'm researching a man in my home town who served in WW1 and was discharged in November 1917. He died in August 1920 and the death report in one of two local papers said "he went out to Mesopotamia where he suffered much from Malaria and other fevers" whereas the other just said he was "gassed." His death certificate stated he died of (1) Phthisis Pulmonalis and (2) Hemoptysis. His name is not on any war memorial in the town and I'm trying to establish if it should be, so can anyone advise me please if the cause of his death could in anyway be related to his being gassed in the army. Peter

Hi Judy On further reading of the War Diary ... at 3.30pm a mine was exploded under Lt Messenger's section in A1 trench, 50 yards of trench were destroyed and 22 men killed outright. We occupied the crater before the enemy. Aye Malcolm -------------------------------------------------- From: "Judy Brown" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 6:00 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [GREATWAR] Charles Lumbert WIGMORE & George Edward WRIGHT. > Dear Listers, > > I am trying to find where my Grandfather and Great Uncle were during World > War 1. > > My Grandfather - Charles Lumbert WIGMORE ( born Painswick, Stroud, > Gloucestershire ) - was a member of ' 198 Heavy Battery R.G.A. '. > Service no. 92027. I have a photograph of 18 men with a hand written > placard saying " All that was left of 198 Heavy Battery RGA ". I > believe > 198 was later disbanded and joined either the 120 th., or 122 nd., but > am > not certain of this fact. When my Grandfather came back from the war in > 1919 he returned from Germany ( Essen I think ). > > On one of my Grandfathers record sheets it states that he had two > children > and on another it states only one child. I know for a fact that my > Grandfather had only ONE child and do know who the parents of the other > child are. Is there any way of getting this mis - information rectified ? > > My Great Uncle - George Edward WRIGHT ( born Minchinhampton, Stroud, > Gloucestershire ) was in the 12 th., Battalion Rifle Brigade ( > Sergeant ), > Service No. S / 3589. > He was ' Killed in Action ' on 6 June 1916 and is buried in Potijze > Burial Ground Cemetery , Ieper, Belgium. > He is also listed as George Edwin WRIGHT ( born Seaforth, Liverpool, > Lancashire ). This is incorrect but he did live in Seaforth with his wife > Ethel. > > I would like to know where each of these men served as I know my > Grandfather > was on the Somme and would like to know exactly what he did and where and > if > my Great Uncle was involved in any particular battle when he was killed. > > I have tried many avenues to find this information myself but keep drawing > a > blank. > I get very frustrated when this information seems to come so easily to > people on ' Who do You Think You Are '. > > Any suggestions or information would be greatly appreciated. > > Many thanks, > > Kind regards, > Judy. > Queensland, Australia. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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"My Grandfather - Charles Lumbert WIGMORE ( born Painswick, Stroud, Gloucestershire ) - was a member of ' 198 Heavy Battery R.G.A. '. Service no. 92027. I have a photograph of 18 men with a hand written placard saying " All that was left of 198 Heavy Battery RGA ". I believe 198 was later disbanded and joined either the 120 th., or 122 nd., but am not certain of this fact. When my Grandfather came back from the war in 1919 he returned from Germany ( Essen I think )." When 198th was disbanded 24/11/1916 one section was sent to 12th Heavy Battery and the other to 26th Heavy Battery. Neither of those batteries is going to be straightforward to research diary-wise and you would be very reliant upon the diaries of the many heavy artillery groups to which they were variously attached. As Malcolm has said - WDYTYA have a hoard of researchers looking at their cases before they are presented on-screen as if they were easy-peasy ☺ Tom Tom Tulloch-Marshall WW1 Military Research Surrey

Judy, 198 Heavy arrived on the Somme November 1916 and was broken up to bring other batteries up to 12 gun complement . Your Great uncle was one of 29 killed in 12th RB near Hooge . The War diary of the battalion gives some more detail. If you can email me I can send you a map. WDYTYA have large numbers of researchers!!! Aye Malcolm Sent from my iPhone > On 19 Nov 2017, at 06:00, Judy Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Listers, > > I am trying to find where my Grandfather and Great Uncle were during World > War 1. > > My Grandfather - Charles Lumbert WIGMORE ( born Painswick, Stroud, > Gloucestershire ) - was a member of ' 198 Heavy Battery R.G.A. '. > Service no. 92027. I have a photograph of 18 men with a hand written > placard saying " All that was left of 198 Heavy Battery RGA ". I believe > 198 was later disbanded and joined either the 120 th., or 122 nd., but am > not certain of this fact. When my Grandfather came back from the war in > 1919 he returned from Germany ( Essen I think ). > > On one of my Grandfathers record sheets it states that he had two children > and on another it states only one child. I know for a fact that my > Grandfather had only ONE child and do know who the parents of the other > child are. Is there any way of getting this mis - information rectified ? > > My Great Uncle - George Edward WRIGHT ( born Minchinhampton, Stroud, > Gloucestershire ) was in the 12 th., Battalion Rifle Brigade ( Sergeant ), > Service No. S / 3589. > He was ' Killed in Action ' on 6 June 1916 and is buried in Potijze > Burial Ground Cemetery , Ieper, Belgium. > He is also listed as George Edwin WRIGHT ( born Seaforth, Liverpool, > Lancashire ). This is incorrect but he did live in Seaforth with his wife > Ethel. > > I would like to know where each of these men served as I know my Grandfather > was on the Somme and would like to know exactly what he did and where and if > my Great Uncle was involved in any particular battle when he was killed. > > I have tried many avenues to find this information myself but keep drawing a > blank. > I get very frustrated when this information seems to come so easily to > people on ' Who do You Think You Are '. > > Any suggestions or information would be greatly appreciated. > > Many thanks, > > Kind regards, > Judy. > Queensland, Australia. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Listers, I am trying to find where my Grandfather and Great Uncle were during World War 1. My Grandfather - Charles Lumbert WIGMORE ( born Painswick, Stroud, Gloucestershire ) - was a member of ' 198 Heavy Battery R.G.A. '. Service no. 92027. I have a photograph of 18 men with a hand written placard saying " All that was left of 198 Heavy Battery RGA ". I believe 198 was later disbanded and joined either the 120 th., or 122 nd., but am not certain of this fact. When my Grandfather came back from the war in 1919 he returned from Germany ( Essen I think ). On one of my Grandfathers record sheets it states that he had two children and on another it states only one child. I know for a fact that my Grandfather had only ONE child and do know who the parents of the other child are. Is there any way of getting this mis - information rectified ? My Great Uncle - George Edward WRIGHT ( born Minchinhampton, Stroud, Gloucestershire ) was in the 12 th., Battalion Rifle Brigade ( Sergeant ), Service No. S / 3589. He was ' Killed in Action ' on 6 June 1916 and is buried in Potijze Burial Ground Cemetery , Ieper, Belgium. He is also listed as George Edwin WRIGHT ( born Seaforth, Liverpool, Lancashire ). This is incorrect but he did live in Seaforth with his wife Ethel. I would like to know where each of these men served as I know my Grandfather was on the Somme and would like to know exactly what he did and where and if my Great Uncle was involved in any particular battle when he was killed. I have tried many avenues to find this information myself but keep drawing a blank. I get very frustrated when this information seems to come so easily to people on ' Who do You Think You Are '. Any suggestions or information would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks, Kind regards, Judy. Queensland, Australia. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Did he have any other forenames ? Tom ----Original message---- >From : [email protected] Date : 06/09/2017 - 22:50 (GMTST) To : [email protected] Subject : [GREATWAR] WALTER H. ROGERS b. 1878 Hi List, Could some kind person please help me to find the Middlesex battalion in which Walter Rogers served throughout the War? He survived. He was born in Bloomsbury and he might also have seen service abroad before the Great War. I was shocked to see that the Middlesex Regiment had something like 49 battalions? Thanks, in hope Julie ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi List, Could some kind person please help me to find the Middlesex battalion in which Walter Rogers served throughout the War? He survived. He was born in Bloomsbury and he might also have seen service abroad before the Great War. I was shocked to see that the Middlesex Regiment had something like 49 battalions? Thanks, in hope Julie

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Ernest SHERWOOD served with the Middlesex regiment in France during 1916. His army record includes GSW 1 X (1) R&L. I appreciate that GSW= gun shot wound. What does the rest of the entry mean, please? Adrian

The new address isn't working for me From: TD Maloney <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, 2 June 2017, 22:28 Subject: [GREATWAR] Record Hunter has moved, new WWI resources have been added I wanted to take a moment to let list members know that we have moved our free resource site, Record Hunter (which was at RHSearch.com), to a new home. We have also reformatted the pages to be responsive for all devices. Also, on Memorial Day, we also launched a WWI resource portal which provides access to books, articles, our veteran photo archive and our latest endeavor, a Great War veteran service database (the “Doughboy Database.”) We are striving to assemble comprehensive service, genealogical, and biographical data on our American soldiers, nurses, student trainees, etc. The initial release includes nearly 65,000 records. Our new address is recordhunter.researchandrecords.com. And now, our usual closing… Rootsweb is a great resource for researchers to assist one another; as such, this email is meant as an informational post and not a discussion. If you should encounter an issue with the website, or wish to provide feedback, please contact us through the website, or off-list...we do welcome both positive and constructive feedback. TD Maloney Historica Research and Records ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I wanted to take a moment to let list members know that we have moved our free resource site, Record Hunter (which was at RHSearch.com), to a new home. We have also reformatted the pages to be responsive for all devices. Also, on Memorial Day, we also launched a WWI resource portal which provides access to books, articles, our veteran photo archive and our latest endeavor, a Great War veteran service database (the “Doughboy Database.”) We are striving to assemble comprehensive service, genealogical, and biographical data on our American soldiers, nurses, student trainees, etc. The initial release includes nearly 65,000 records. Our new address is recordhunter.researchandrecords.com. And now, our usual closing… Rootsweb is a great resource for researchers to assist one another; as such, this email is meant as an informational post and not a discussion. If you should encounter an issue with the website, or wish to provide feedback, please contact us through the website, or off-list...we do welcome both positive and constructive feedback. TD Maloney Historica Research and Records

Hello Rona, The best way to see if your Earnest died in the Great War is to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site, just Google for it, and see if there is an Eanest Smith that fits your man. There could be an awful lot. But they do give next of kin etc where known, location of burial place or memorial inscription. I believe their list is almost as complete as it can be. Regretably as you have no definitive information other than hear say, his fighting in the war could well be just another family story. Mick -----Original Message----- From: RONA BENSON <[email protected]> To: Great War <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, 1 Jun 2017 18:32 Subject: [GREATWAR] ERNEST SMITH I am hoping that someone might be able to push me in the right direction to be able to find out more about my Grandfather, Ernest SMITH. He was born about 1880 in Stourbridge although I have not been able to find his birth registration. maybe he was unofficially adopted. he does not appear on the 1881 census. I understand from my late Mum that Ernest died in the Great War. I cannot find any Military history for him on Ancestry. I have him in the 1911 census living at 53, Little Ealing Lane, Ealing, Middlesex (also on 1891 and 1901 censuses living elsewhere) In 1911 he was a commercial traveller in vacuum cleaners. married to Florence with daughter Winifred Kathleen, aged 4. He was at the same address in 1912. After that he disappears completely. I have been searching for both his birth and death for over 20 years now. Does anyone have any ideas as to where I could look. I know with a name like Smith it is not going to be easy. I would really appreciate any help. Thank you in advance, Rona. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am hoping that someone might be able to push me in the right direction to be able to find out more about my Grandfather, Ernest SMITH. He was born about 1880 in Stourbridge although I have not been able to find his birth registration. maybe he was unofficially adopted. he does not appear on the 1881 census. I understand from my late Mum that Ernest died in the Great War. I cannot find any Military history for him on Ancestry. I have him in the 1911 census living at 53, Little Ealing Lane, Ealing, Middlesex (also on 1891 and 1901 censuses living elsewhere) In 1911 he was a commercial traveller in vacuum cleaners. married to Florence with daughter Winifred Kathleen, aged 4. He was at the same address in 1912. After that he disappears completely. I have been searching for both his birth and death for over 20 years now. Does anyone have any ideas as to where I could look. I know with a name like Smith it is not going to be easy. I would really appreciate any help. Thank you in advance, Rona.

I can't help with your specific request but would like to keep in touch a bit. My grandfather served in the US medical corps at the very end of the war and until sometime in 1919. He was at base lab 27 in Tours, France. Do you have her service ID number or ANY other specifics that might help track her down? Home town, point of departure, etc. Please keep in touch a bit, even if off list, until we might have a chance to see if their paths may have crossed at some point. Paul Hurm [email protected] http://www.typicalfrenchkiddies.com/ http://typicalfrenchkiddies.tumblr.com/ On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 1:50 PM, Kathy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi > Does anyone know how to find more information about the nurses who served > as part of the American Expeditionary Forces? I have the ID of my great > aunt, Margaret Lee, and I did find record of her leaving for France and > what I think may have been Base #64. (?). I'd love to know more about her > and her service. Does the military have her records that I could get copies > of? > > > Thanks for the help, > Kathy Walunas > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >