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Also he was killed within about 3 weeks of the RND leaving the Gavrelle sector where they had been based since their attack of April 1917. They were sent to St Julien in the Ypres Salient to join in the 3rd Battle of Ypres.

For Gavrelle Tallett and Tasker have written a volume of the Battleground Europe Series (Lep Cooper)

History of the 1/6th Battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1914-1919 (Birmingham: Cornish Brothers, 1922). Slim vol. 91pp. Diary of war; roll of killed by battle;officers list; decorations. Birmingham Reference Library Local Studies and sale copy at St John’s Museum, Warwick (i.e...

Looking at this service number I would suggest 1st/6th Territorial Bn

2nd Lt Roy Jones, 2/7th Royal Warwicks 23.3.1918. On the Pozieres memorial (Somme). In CWGC but not SDGW.

2 Dyes and 4 Nibletts died serving as Royal Warwicks. Any more detail like forenames.

Author of Black Square - H.J.Chidgey. 184pp. Published 1924. Reprint 2003. Black Square was a dining club of the 2/8th. Reference Library - L75.12 316661

The problem I posed isn't one. In 1918 the War Cabinet decided that brigades of the British Army would be reduced from 4 battalions to 3 and the 1/8th became the fall guys of 143rd Bde and were sent back to France from Italy - leaving the latter by train on September 14th.

There is a problem here. Why were Amey and Whitehouse in France on November 4th 1918? The 1/8th Bn together with the other three Warwickshire Territorial bns (1/5th; 1/6th; 1/7th; 1/8th) were all in Italy at that time as part of 143rd Brigade (see the Long, Long Trail web site).

Wiki entry - Amey not Amery William Amey (VC, MM) (5 March 1881 - 28 May 1940) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 37 years old, and a...

Be aware that the National Archives shredded 90% of Great War military hospital material and only kept an indicative amount.

Well done! The lack of anything in the Star column suggests joining up after January 1916. The lack of anything in the Theatre of War column suggests he may not have gone overseas at all. I will put some of these details on the Great War Forum tomorrow to see if there is a RGA expert who can...

Any chance you can post the medal card and the postcard. RHA/107 may be 107 Brigade RHA and B might be battery within it.

Birmingham Reference Library (Heritage or Archives) has a big collection on Marston Green Cottage homes including annual reports.

Officer group Having played around with the pic I would definitely go for Ox and Bucks LI.

But your dad's views had a particular political perspective on a range of post-war issues so 'feelings' do not come into it.

Post-war I think we need some facts on the post-war situation. Ignoring Japan for this purpose the stats below are from the Marshall Plan wiki article which puts US/victor support for the defeated in context. Much of the aid was spent on American manufactured goods which helped the...

Post-war And this is not a Daily Mail/Daily Express/Sun type thread! We have now had the debacle of the late 1970s under Callaghan. Politicians corrupted by 'left wing academicians' (I assume this meant academics) and the great union of the English-speaking peoples. I have absolutely nothing in...

Postwar Someone has to counter this Daily Mail stuff. Your relative is obviously entitled to his view based on his experiences but he must have had some blinkers on. Attlee and Labour won in 1945 to build a better future for the citizens in arms and those who were at home. Churchill himself and...