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Bit of a mystery soldier as no additional info on CWGC and only Bham born and enlisted on Soldiers Died. There is no report of his death in the Bham Weekly Post. What happened on July 23.... On the evening of July 22 the battalion relieved the 10/Worcs in the line ‘due to unforeseen...

LadyLinda is repeating Soldiers Died in the Great War. It may well be that he was a pre-war regular who had served his time and was on the reserve in 1914 (National Roll) and rejoined a regular Worcestershire battalion at the start of the war (Soldiers Died for Worcs connection) although I am...

National Roll is not him - this is a 1st Battalion regular. The one asked for is a 14th Bn Pal. The latter died of wounds and was born and enlisted in Bham and was ex-Worcs Regiment 17445 (Soldiers Died in the Great War)

'so probably did not serve in France' does not follow. Anyone with a VM and a Bm could have served abroad after January 1916. You did not have to have a 14 Star or a 14/15 Star! More pertinent did the MIC have anything about date of entry to theatre.

So went out with 10th and did not change battalion otherwise he would have another number cited. Very unusual MIC which does not usually give battalion. I have done some work on the 10th from 1915-spring 1917. These are their movements.... July 1915-January 1916 - Neuve Chapelle and Festubert...

If he was discharged in 1918 he obviously recovered from his Somme wound. If his MIC shows one service number it is fair to assume he was in the 10th Bn on the Somme. If there is another number listed he may have been wounded in one battalion and transferred later to the 10th.

10th Warwicks were in 19th Division which took part in the Battle of the Aisne May 27-June 6 1918. At the end of the month they moved to the Fauquembergues area out of the line. On July 11 19th Division was transferred to XIII Corps and moved to the Bony-Auchel area and a sector near Locre...

The city's heritage is not safe in the hands of these people. There was also a total failure earlier this year to mark the centenary of the major extension to the city's boundaries in 1911. I am soon going to contact a number of the 'high and mighty' re commemorating the centenary of the Great...

Thanks Mike and Lyn

Mike Can you also help me? I am doing research into William Mills of Mills bomb/grenade fame. His 'Munitions' factory was at 192, Bridge Street West and was opened in addition to his Smethwick and Sunderland works during the First World War. It was next to a police station. Can you post a map...

Thanks Maggie

Definitely not killed whilst serving with the Warwicks

Tom Grimmett On the Bham Roll and in the Bham Weekly Post 17.7.1915 Died of a head wound 29.6.15 Service No 1529 Born Aston Father pre-deceased him. Mother lived at 185, Moseley Rd, Bham Buried Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, France Member 1/5 Territorial Bn. They had been out of the line...

I think I am right in saying that Birmingham LEA introduced two purpose built comprehensive schools in the second half of the fifties - Great Barr and Sheldon Heath. I seem to recall that they were given designated catchment areas and that the 11+ was not allowed within them - changed later. The...

If the Museum cannot be kept open the City Museums and Central Library must intervene as there is too much there of vital importance. For example all the index cards of careers of officers in the Birmingham Police and the aliens registers for those who came under the definition in the First...

Local Studies c2005. I will double check next time I am in there.

I presume you have checked out David Cannadine's book for clues

I stumbled across William Gell recently as an officer and then CO 1/5th Warwicks in the First World War. His medals are on display in the Fusiliers Museum at Warwick. In the Second World War he commanded all Balloon Groups in Britain. Life history below... William Charles Coleman Gell, 1/5th...

Absolutely Chris. The contents list of Brazier and Sandford is an obvious starting point.

There will be national events and at the moment the Imperial War Museum is taking a lead role. I am interested in city wide and and on a big scale (over 12000 Brummies were killed) as well as at a regional level. There is going to be a meeting in the autumn of representatives of Midland branches...