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Attached is a photo of the RWR with my grandfather Harry Higginson back row right. He served firstly in the Worcestershire militia at the age of 17.5 and then enlisted with the 15/Royal Warwickshire at the age of eighteen no 4236. The family always maintained that the photo was taken in India although looking at his service record from 1894 to 1906 I can find no mention of the Warwickshires serving in India. Perhaps others will be able to recognise family members from this photo.
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One of my ancestors joined the Royal Warwickshire regiment between 1883 - 1895. According to his army records he was posted to India in 1884 and served there until 1891.

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Hello all. I've just found this site after following links on various sites, while looking into my family tree. I have a great uncle Harry Lysons who was in the 10th battalion RWR in 1918. He fought and died in France on on 21st sept 1918 and is buried at Lapugnoy, department du pas-de-calis, nord-pas-de-calis. While im not expecting anyine to have info on Harry, i wondered if anyone has got information on the 10th around this time please, especially photos as a visual aid, obviously would be amazing. Thanks in advance.
 
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Attached is a photo of the RWR with my grandfather Harry Higginson back row right. He served firstly in the Worcestershire militia at the age of 17.5 and then enlisted with the 15/Royal Warwickshire at the age of eighteen no 4236. The family always maintained that the photo was taken in India although looking at his service record from 1894 to 1906 I can find no mention of the Warwickshires serving in India. Perhaps others will be able to recognise family members from this photo.
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bee said:
Attached is a photo of the RWR with my grandfather Harry Higginson back row right. He served firstly in the Worcestershire militia at the age of 17.5 and then enlisted with the 15/Royal Warwickshire at the age of eighteen no 4236. The family always maintained that the photo was taken in India although looking at his service record from 1894 to 1906 I can find no mention of the Warwickshires serving in India. Perhaps others will be able to recognise family members from this photo.
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Hi - You say he served in the 15/Royal Warwickshire - By that do you mean the 15th Battalion of the Royal Warwickshires? - If so, there must be some mix-up because the 15th Bn wasn't raised until September of 1914 at the start of WW1. Is it possible that he re-enlisted at the start of WW1. ?
 
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bee said:
Attached is a photo of the RWR with my grandfather Harry Higginson back row right. He served firstly in the Worcestershire militia at the age of 17.5 and then enlisted with the 15/Royal Warwickshire at the age of eighteen no 4236. The family always maintained that the photo was taken in India although looking at his service record from 1894 to 1906 I can find no mention of the Warwickshires serving in India. Perhaps others will be able to recognise family members from this photo.
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Great photo
 
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Hello all. I've just found this site after following links on various sites, while looking into my family tree. I have a great uncle Harry Lysons who was in the 10th battalion RWR in 1918. He fought and died in France on on 21st sept 1918 and is buried at Lapugnoy, department du pas-de-calis, nord-pas-de-calis. While im not expecting anyine to have info on Harry, i wondered if anyone has got information on the 10th around this time please, especially photos as a visual aid, obviously would be amazing. Thanks in advance.
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Hiya,
This was the entry in the War Diary of 10 Bn RWR for Sat 21 Sep 18.

'SUPPORT. Quiet. Vicinity of Bn HQ shelled. One or two casualties amongst companies owing to the fact that artillery were in action in the immediate vicinity.'

It looks like your relative was one of the unlucky ones, that day.

Regards
Barry.
 
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Hope they all made it home after meeting Jerry
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They probably did. The 12th Bn of the Royal Warwicks was a "Garrison" battalion made up of older soldiers, many of whom had seen service in the closing stages of WWI (you can see from the photo that they look a bit older). They were used to guard depots and lines of communication in France. The Battalion was evacuated through Brest and St Malo without suffering a single casualty.

It's often forgotten that at the start of WW2 many men who had served in WW1 joined up to form these "Home service" and "Garrison" battalions.
 
Good to hear i was thinking they were amongst the poor guys who ended up at the barn after their encounter with LAH
 
I believe the Warwicks, suffered badly, at the Dunkirk retreat, at the hands of the SS, hope some of them made it home!!, wore the badge as an ACF in the late 50's.!!
 
We had a neighbour, who was involved in the massacre, but can no longer remember their name, he would chat to my dad, and , it was he who told me years later, what had happened to that man!!!
 
My Grandads Uncle was in the 10th Battalion during WW1. I believe this was one of the pals brigades. I often wonder what went through his head as he was in his 30s, with two small children, when he enlisted. He died at the battle of the Somme just about has his 3rd Child was born.
 

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My Dad ( CH Taylor ) served with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, initially, then was transferred to The Hampshire's, going from Africa across to Italy., where he was made up to Sgt, awarded the Military Medal for gallantry on the Italy Landings at Salerno. I have all the records APART from the CITATION, which can take two years to get a copy of ( I know, utterly ridiculous). Here is Dads MM. It does have the engraved edging, Name Rank & Serial number.
 

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My Dad ( CH Taylor ) served with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, initially, then was transferred to The Hampshire's, going from Africa across to Italy., where he was made up to Sgt, awarded the Military Medal for gallantry on the Italy Landings at Salerno. I have all the records APART from the CITATION, which can take two years to get a copy of ( I know, utterly ridiculous). Here is Dads MM. It does have the engraved edging, Name Rank & Serial number.
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Fantastic thanks for sharing
 
My dear dad was on the "Salerno Landings", R A, he was badly wounded on day 2, by a n 88 shell burst, his comrades not surviving, picked up by the US 5th Army, medics, and spent 13 months in a US military hosp in Naples. He suffered the rest of his life with, bad nerves, and severe tinnitus, and later with walking problems, though he did live to 83.!!
 
Hi all this is my great grandfather 5111657 George Albert Gale
And I would love to find photos of him with his mates etc he fought in France then was evacuated from Dunkirk, went home to marry, and then died in Burma in 1943
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