Hello list I have found the following details for someone I'm researching on the CWGC site: V. Sharkey died 05/04/1920 / buried Bradford Cemetery Private / Royal Welch Fusiliers 4th Bn. / service no 57294 Secondary Regiment: Labour Corps / service no 581327 (and death registered in Bradford confirms first name is Vincent) I also have the info from his medal card on the National Archives site: Vincent Sharkey Notts & Derby Regiment / Pte / service no 6183 Labour Corps / Pte / service no 581327 With the same Labour Corps service no. for both records, they must surely be for the same man. So I'm confused. What was his previous regiment? Or did he serve in all three? I'm wondering if any of the experts on this list, with experience of the reliability of the different sources, might care to speculate on the more likely scenario. Information from the family says that having previously served in the Boer War, Vincent landed at Rouen on 09/08/1914 with the British Army. This seems to indicate the Royal Welch; but it was their 2nd Battalion which landed in Rouen in August 1914 (not the 4th as given by CWGC, which were formed later - info from 'The Long, Long Trail' site). More confusion! Would men have been transferred from one battalion to another within a regiment? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated Regards, Joe

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated Regards, Joe Hiya Joe, If you look at http://memorabilia.homestead.com/CW_ARSTALL.html which leads you to his service record http://memorabilia.homestead.com/CW_Arstall2.html which shows the scenario that you may have with your man. Charles enlisted into the 'Manchester Regiment (Territorial Force)' 10th December 1915, age 20 years and 5 months. On 24th January 1916 he was mobilized for service, posted Private 4587 to 1st/6th Battalion. 15th October 1916 posted Private 41502 Kings (Liverpool) Regiment, 8th November 1916 embarked from Devonport to Salonika. On 4th December 1916 disembarked at Salonika to Infantry depot, where on 18th December 1916 posted to 14th Battalion. 31st October until 11th November 1917 he was admitted into 68th Field Ambulance R.A.M.C. with scabies. 21st April to mid May 1918 admitted to Convelescence Unit Number 63 General Hospital suffering Malaria. 24th July 1918 posted Private 79724 to 'B' Company, 11th Battalion, The Welsh Regiment. Wounded in the attack on Pip Ridge 23rd September 1918, admitted to 31st Casualty Clearing Station, where at age 23 years old he died of wounds on 23rd September 1918. Charlie was initially buried at Janes Military Cemetery a few miles north of Sarigol. In February 1921, 560 graves were moved and re-interred at Sarigol Military Cemetery, Kriston, Greece. He remains buried there today and his grave can be found in, Row 'B', Grave 306. You will notice he was in three different regiments before being KIA even the papers reporting his death thought he was still in the first regiment he served in. Hope this explains by comparison for you. Alan ... Alan T... {East Midlands UK} Please visit our family genealogy site:- http://www.forefathers.homestead.com/