Thank you for that response and Yes, I have got his POW records. Just trying to figure out when he was repatriated now. I know he was back by the time he got married in June 1919. Regards Paul A Golder. On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 at 21:45, <suffolk-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Send SUFFOLK mailing list submissions to suffolk@rootsweb.com > > To subscribe via email send a message with subject subscribe and body > subscribe to suffolk-request@rootsweb.com > > To unsubscribe via email send a message with subject unsubscribe and > body unsubscribe to suffolk-request@rootsweb.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > suffolk-owner@rootsweb.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of SUFFOLK digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. World War 1 Soldiers Details needed. (Paul Golder) > 2. Re: World War 1 Soldiers Details needed. (Nivard Ovington) > 3. Re: World War 1 Soldiers Details needed. (Nivard Ovington) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 21:31:26 +0000 > From: Paul Golder <paulgolder.freckenham@gmail.com> > Subject: [SFK-UK] World War 1 Soldiers Details needed. > To: suffolk@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <CAPUdo= > Kia5Q+NmPx_KSMhvCO7J2wsayX4_FLp4Pk0QWfP96ydw@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > My Grandfather O J Phillips was in the 3rd Battalion Suffolk > Regiment (Special Reserves). He was in Flanders around Ypres in 1914. I > know this because he earned the 1914 Star with Clasp and Rose. So he was > also under fire at some time then. My question is this: "according to the > Medal Roll for the 1914 Star there is a Column which is titled Date of > Disembarkation which is given as 15/9/14. > Is this the date he arrived in theater. I have no other source as it seems > his record was among the "Burnt Records". Fortunately, I have some > information from his "Certificate of Identity applicable to Special > Reservists." (Army Form D.477) > Any other help would be most appreciated. > > Regards > Paul A Golder. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 21:38:09 +0000 > From: Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> > Subject: [SFK-UK] Re: World War 1 Soldiers Details needed. > To: suffolk@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <1216303c-9528-ec9f-cefb-488a809227b3@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed > > Hi Paul > > If you look at his medal card at the foot is "date of entry therein" > 15th Sep 1914 > > This is the date they disembarked onto French soil > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 25/03/2019 21:31, Paul Golder wrote: > > My Grandfather O J Phillips was in the 3rd Battalion Suffolk > > Regiment (Special Reserves). He was in Flanders around Ypres in 1914. I > > know this because he earned the 1914 Star with Clasp and Rose. So he was > > also under fire at some time then. My question is this: "according to the > > Medal Roll for the 1914 Star there is a Column which is titled Date of > > Disembarkation which is given as 15/9/14. > > Is this the date he arrived in theater. I have no other source as it > seems > > his record was among the "Burnt Records". Fortunately, I have some > > information from his "Certificate of Identity applicable to Special > > Reservists." (Army Form D.477) > > Any other help would be most appreciated. > > > > Regards > > Paul A Golder. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 21:44:09 +0000 > From: Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> > Subject: [SFK-UK] Re: World War 1 Soldiers Details needed. > To: suffolk@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <06f004ab-0be3-c4d8-f180-69c11efa127a@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed > > Have you seen the POW records for your man on the Red Cross ? > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 25/03/2019 21:38, Nivard Ovington wrote: > > Hi Paul > > > > If you look at his medal card at the foot is "date of entry therein" > > 15th Sep 1914 > > > > This is the date they disembarked onto French soil > > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > On 25/03/2019 21:31, Paul Golder wrote: > >> My Grandfather O J Phillips was in the 3rd Battalion Suffolk > >> Regiment (Special Reserves). He was in Flanders around Ypres in 1914. I > >> know this because he earned the 1914 Star with Clasp and Rose. So he was > >> also under fire at some time then. My question is this: "according to > the > >> Medal Roll for the 1914 Star there is a Column which is titled Date of > >> Disembarkation which is given as 15/9/14. > >> Is this the date he arrived in theater. I have no other source as it > >> seems > >> his record was among the "Burnt Records". Fortunately, I have some > >> information from his "Certificate of Identity applicable to Special > >> Reservists." (Army Form D.477) > >> Any other help would be most appreciated. > >> > >> Regards > >> Paul A Golder. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > To contact the SUFFOLK list administrator, send an email to > suffolk-owner@rootsweb.com > > To post a message to the SUFFOLK mailing list -- suffolk@rootsweb.com, > send an email to suffolk@rootsweb.com > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > suffolk-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. > > ------------------------------ > > End of SUFFOLK Digest, Vol 14, Issue 22 > *************************************** >