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    1. [GREATWAR] 30517 Walter Edwin DAY - Royal Garrison Artillery
    2. Peter Appleton
    3. I'm on the trail of another of "my men" - 30517 Walter Edwin DAY. CWGC gives his date of death as 23 May 1919 and his place of burial as Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. According to CWGC he was a Company Serjeant Major with 78th Company, Royal Garrison Artillery. According to his MIC he was a Battery Serjeant Major in the Royal Garrison Artillery. Q1. In the context of the Royal Garrison Artillery, is Company Serjeant Major the same as Battery Serjeant Major? Q2. If not, could someone please enlighten me as to the correct hierarchical order of the various "Serjeant" ranks? Q3. Why would someone dying in Singapore in 1919 qualify for CWGC status? CWGC gives his age at death as 42. I have found him in both the 1881 and 1891 censuses but, whilst I can find his parents and siblings in the 1901 census, I cannot find Walter. Q4. Given his rank, his age at death and his posting (to Singapore) how likely is it that he was a career regular soldier? And therefore already serving overseas in 1901 (when he would have been 24 years old). Any additional information about 78th Company/Battery Royal Garrison Artillery or about the Royal Garrison Artillery in Singapore during WW1 would be much appreciated. regards, Peter Appleton Researching the men whose names are inscribed on the Skelton-in-Cleveland War Memorial

    08/03/2007 12:58:22