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This already exists in various formats in Local Studies in the Central Library

Thanks for contributions to date - I hope they keep coming. Terry and Tony in particular you are my on little list anyway because of your expertise.

I would like to generate some ideas as to how the Great War should be commemorated in the city and environs on that date and afterwards. 2014 will arrive all too quickly. I have plenty of ideas of my own but would like to hear what other people think before I take my next step in an official...

Birmingham Weekly Post October 27 1915 During the night of September 26/27 Second Lieutenant James Stuart Thain, the Bombing Officer, and two of his men (inc. Rowley), penetrated the German wire but came under fire. Thain covered his men’s retreat with his grenades, including throwing from a...

As he was Coventry born and lived later at Winson Green he is listed in both the Coventry and Birmingham Rolls of Honour. More info from Birmingham Weekly Post June 9 and June 16 1917..... Had been wounded three times. Was on the army reserve as a 'time expired man' and called up at the start...

One place to look is the regimental magazine 'The Antelope' which resumed publication in 1923. It has a lot about Warwicks in India. Copies - Fusiliers Museum, Warwick.

I went to the 1973 (probably) final at Villa Park as a Great Barr teacher supporting our team in the Villa Cup Final versus St George's Newtown who had a famous (now) player - Gordon Cowans. It was a draw and the cup was shared. I did the same thing later when my school, Alderlea of Shard End...

You will be lucky to find one - they only did home service as they were third line Territorials. First line to France March 1915; second line in spring 1916

Station road was called Docker's Lane before the railway came. There is a Docker's Close leading off it today

I thought I had posted this yesterday but it appears lost in the ether! It would be interesting to know the basis of the information in the Roll. I suspect CWGC but were other sources used? I suspect the list is an under-statement of Aston deaths by some margin. For example I have 221 Royal...

Oldbury Wesley Chapel and St Hilda's church memorial board SDGW says he was living at Park Road, Warley

On 4.11.18 twenty three members of 1/8 RWR were killed (CWGC). Nearly all buried in Landrecies British Cemetery. Eade is on two Warley/Oldbury area memorials.

There are six pages as part of a wider study of the whole Regiment.

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On September 20 1918 10th RWR led the 57th Brigade attack on German positions called the Distillery, Nora Trench and Shepherd's Redoubt near the La Bassee road. These were south of La Tourelle which was between Neuve Chapelle and Festubert. This was part of the final phase of the war 'The...

John Feeney the Birmingham newspaper magnate was buried at Berkswell where he had lived.

You are probably going to be unlucky here. 90% of Great War hospital records were shredded by the National Archives. They still have the rest i.e. 10% of hospitals - try their web site for a list. If any survive they might include an admissions register.

Are you sure it wasn't PUO which was a common Great War medical term - pyrexia of unknown origin. This was basically a fever derived from trench living

French returnees could easily get back to France via 'neutral' countries and into Vichy France itself or Vichy territories abroad

Local tribunals are usually well covered in local newspapers but the problem here is that Sparkhill is a bit of a 'no man's land' at this time. As tribunals were based on local authorities what was the local authority for Sparkhill? It was part of Yardley in Worcestershire until 1911 and then...