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hello Josie Richard has no known grave, that is why he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. But that does not mean he does not have a grave. His remains my have been found but unidentified and he might be buried as an "Unknown Soldier of the Great War" or "Unknown Soldier of the Royal...

Last weekend on the Somme was really cold with snow drifts several feet deep. That is me at the rear of the Thiepval Visitor's centre, near the memorial. Terry

Hi brummiemummy below are some pictures of the Thiepval Memorial taken last weekend. Benjamin Bourne in the panel that my mate Dave is looking at

Yes The 14th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment was raised as a Bantam battalion. The following taken from the "Long Long Trail" web site:- 14th (Service) Battalion (West of England) Formed at Bristol on 22 April 1915, by the Citizens Recruiting Committee, as a Bantam Battalion. June 1915 ...

The grave of Charles Concannen

Hello Josie here are some pictures relating to Richard Langford and Charles Concannen

hello Josie I am off to the Somme tonight..... however, the region had around 3ft of snow on Monday and some of the drifts are nearly six foot deep. below is a photograph taken this morning of Martinpuich Cemetery, which I was hoping to visit for you. I hope over the weekend much of it melts...

Brummiemummy Fantastic pictures. I have one query though. You say they are Rudge & Whitworth. But the large group are sat behind various derivatives of the Lewis Gun. These were only made at the BSA in Small Heath. In the workshop picture the girls are working on the manufacture of the Lewis...

I have two school magazines for Yardley Secondary School. December 1915 & December 1918. There are match reports regarding Netball games, so I assume it was a mixed school. Does anyone know where the school was situated? Thanks Terry

Ok No problem. Terry

No problem Josie It will be a digital camera. so I can email or upload them onto this site, or would you prefer actual prints? or both Regards Terry

Hello Josie I got the picture from Google maps. This is Serre Road, on the Somme. The cemetery on the right is called Serre Road No.2. Just beyond the other side of the cemetery wall on the right was a German strongpoint known as the Heidenkopf Redoubt. On the 1st July 1916 at 07:30 the 1/8th...

Regarding the photograph in Sutton Park. Two of the three Birmingham City battalions did their training in Sutton Park until June 1915. Then the Reserve/Recruit Company that each battalion had raised amalgamated to form the 17th (Reserve) Battalion Royal Warwickshire continued training in the...

hello josie Charles Concannen was killed on 26 November 1916. Right at the end of the Somme battles of 1916. The battle ground to a halt with the onset of the winter mud. He also served in the 1/6th Warwicks. He is buried in Martinpuich British cemetery. Also on the Somme. I will gladly visit...

No doubt it would have been taken at Budbrook Barracks, Warwick, the HQ of the Regiment. The photograph was taken a good few years after WW1, perhaps sometime in the early 1930's. The men are wearing collar badges on their tunics. The more mature officers and senior NCO's are the only ones...

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S.C. did stand for 'Southern Command' and their HQ was Great Brook Street Barracks. The Barracks have long gone. The large tract of land where the barracks stood encompassed by Great Brook Street, Windsor Street, Vauxhall Road and Barrack Street, is now occupied by the Ashcroft Estate that...

hello Brummiemummy Regarding William Bourne's DCM in 1918. here are his two citations:- 240734 Sgt (acting CSM) W Bourne For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during an enemy attack. He took command of his company when all the officers were casualties, and by his coolness and...

Hello I see Benjamin Bourne was 44 years old when he was killed serving with the 10th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regt on 23 July 1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing of the Battle of the Somme. I will be visiting the Somme for a weekend 15/16 March. I can take a picture...

Hello brummiemummy If you would like me to include the picure for future publication. Then yes I would love to use it. Thanks for the offer. I will send you a PM regards Terry