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    WW1 medals J G Davis Royal Warwickshire Regiment - recovered 2007

    I responded to the appeal in last week's Solihull Observer having done some research. They said the writer of the story would get back to me. Did not happen. Left my phone number on the policeman's answer phone. No reply. He was Joseph G Davis, Private, Royal Warwicks. Went to France 18.7.15...
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    Suffragettes In Birmingham

    Michelle Shoebridge's study of the Bham suffragettes was in Local Studies/Heritage now shut.
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    Julia Varley

    Thanks for that - looks like a permanent base for her
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    Julia Varley

    From my forthcoming 'Great War Trail of Birmingham' 42, Hay Green Lane, Bournville. It has not been possible to find a wartime address for Miss Julia Varley, a leading woman trade unionist of the time. This was her address in November 1952 when she died at the age of 81. She was born at...
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    new WW1 project

    If it was near Abbeville it was in a back area used for training/rest for Divisions taken out of the line. If we knew the name of the cemetery we could see the date of death/regiment spread. Reasons - illness, disease, accident?
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    Royal Warwickshire Regiment

    Interesting stuff. I have him in my history of the regt.... RSM Edward Pratt, 42, died from his wounds and twenty other ranks were killed with 64 wounded and seven men missing. Lander described Pratt as a “huge, heavy man, a dear good natured soul loved by everybody. He…refused aid from our...
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    Royal Warwickshire Regiment

    Full name????
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    Very young Smethwick soldier

    Well spotted - arithmetical own goal.
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    Very young Smethwick soldier

    Rosie beat me to the Mayburys. Used Kellys 1913 which has some names for Edith Road and then found a couple there in 1911 then found 121 Edith Road. Great detective work to find his service record - 29 pages - inc a few blank. 1. 1901 census (no luck with 1911) 349 Bearwood Rd Father Arthur...
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    Very young Smethwick soldier

    You are right Terry - interesting. But it will be a dead end because.... 1. He is a Jones 2. No Christian name 3. No name of parents So no MIC or census etc
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    searching for the WW1 battalion using only name service number and regiment

    Villa Park A former Aston Lower Grounds building in 1914 was shared as the Drill Hall of the 1/8th Royal Warwicks and the club. Forgot to say -there is no surviving service or pension record. Territorials founded 1908 with the four battalions mentioned. Were for home service only. When...
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    searching for the WW1 battalion using only name service number and regiment

    Colin beat me to it partially. 1. 1911 census. Is this him? John Percy Davis married to Lily in c1905 living at 220, Park Lane, Aston Manor. He 26, she 25. Worked as a bricklayer's labourer. Three children - Ernest Frederick 5, Florence 4, Fred 1. All born Aston Manor. 2. His Medal Index...
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    searching for the WW1 battalion using only name service number and regiment

    Unless you give us the full details we won't be able to help you. If you do not know which battalion he might be in one of 13 battalions who weren't the three City Bns/Bham Pals - 14th, 15th, 16th Royal Warwicks.
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    New web site dedicated to Birmingham and the West Midlands in the Great War

    Have a good trip David. It is always nice to get away from the woes of our football teams! Guilbert53 - you are right of course. But I have done exceptionally well to get this far as a complete amateur. In the software I am using to build the site I could not find how to make the links more...
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    New web site dedicated to Birmingham and the West Midlands in the Great War

    Hope this does not appear twice. I thought I posted it yesterday! www.alantuckersfirstworldwarpages.co.uk/
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    Life in Birmingham during WW1

    Tremendous photos. Do you know anything more about the large group of soldiers as they are from a mixture of units including Warwicks. Benjamin Bourne is on the Bham Roll of Honour. Service number - 1906. Killed 23 July 1916. He is mentioned in the Bham Weekly Post on September 30 1916 when his...
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    Life in Birmingham during WW1

    There was a lot of sub-contracting in the munitions industry. For example at the Albion Works of Fisher and Ludlow in Rea Street, Deritend, they made Lewis Gun parts as well as other stuff.
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    Royal Warwickshire Regiment

    The numbers in Carisbrooke Road only go up to 9 in Kelly's Directory of 1913
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    Royal Warwickshire Regiment

    Barb If you are right about his MIC then he started the war in the 1st Warwicks, regular army.22.8.14 was the date that they crossed from Southampton to Boulogne and then entrained for near Le Cateau. That means that he was a serving regular who were at home from c1912-14 based at Folkestone or...
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    Royal Warwickshire Regiment

    Unfortunately Janet there was no press report of his death in the Bham Weekly Post. He is commemorated on the Bham Roll of Honour in the Hall of Memory. He was killed in 11th Bn's night attack on August 12/13 on the Intermediate Line east of the Bazentin Le Petit-Martinpuich road. There were 162...
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