These are the movements of 1st Bn 1902 Quetta 1904 Meean Meer 1906 Rawalpindi, Dalhousie Feb 1908 N. W. Frontier May 1908 Kuldhana 1911 Lichfield The 2nd Bn was in England and Malta during that period. Both Battalions served in France during WW l. David ----- Original Message ----- From: "cemoor" <cemoor@bigpond.com> To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 6:44 AM Subject: [GREATWAR] Charles Samuel REED, West Yorkshire Regiment > Although this isn't exactly a WW1 query but I cannot find a list that > might cover this time-frame. > > My grandfather Charles Samuel REED enlisted in the West Yorkshire > Regiment (in Woolwich) 11 Jan 1907 when he was eighteen, just after the > death of his father. > I had a researcher find his records that were among the WW1 records at > Kew, but the photocopies are terrible and not easily readable. > He was attested as a Private 10 Jan 1907 with army number 8305, I cannot > read the month in 1907 where he was first posted, nor the month in 1909 > of his second posting. I do know that he served in India, possibly > Pondicherry I think is mentioned among the blackness. He was appointed > Lance Corporal unpaid in 7 Jul 1911, and later paid Lance Corporal, date > unclear. > He was D/C under article 1058A then put into the reserves, this seems to > be 30 Oct 1912. > He was recalled at the start of WW1 but was eventually found to be unfit > to serve, there are letters included from a Medical Officer, and > eventually he was given the Silver War badge. > > What I'd like to know is what if anything was going on in those years in > India, what he might have been involved in that gave him I think what is > now called "post traumatic distress disorder", he did suffer from > gastric ulcers for the remainder of his life, possibly connected to his > service. > > Are there any other documents in existence that might be available to > provide clearer records of his service. > > I would appreciate any advice on this, thank you. > > Regards, > Cathy in South Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message