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I have a few pictures, the small type, of the 16th Royal Warwickshire on active service that belonged to an officer of the battalion. Terry

Here is a picture of the drums and bugles platoon of the 3rd Birmingham Battalion. On active service these would become stretcher bearers. The soldier marked with an "X" is Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien the brother of J.R.R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings etc) As you can see the men are now wearing...

Hi Steve During 1915 Charlie Chaplin films were so popular that various Birmingham cinemas held competitions for the best Charlie Chaplin impersonator. No Doubt the Pals in your picture were doing the same. Terry (now I know who outbid me for this postcard on ebay!!!)

Members of the 2nd Birmingham Battalion (15th Royal Warwickshire) being inspected at Codford St Mary on Salisbury Plain. The picture was taken few days before they went onto active service in France on 21 November 1915. Terry

Hello Steve Due to men being commissioned from the three battalions during their training period, each battalion raised a reserve "E" Company. When the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Birmingham Pals left Birmingham in June 1915 to continue their training in Yorkshire each reserve company remained and...

Hi Steve I recognise a couple of faces that were definitely 1st Birmingham Battalion. Regards Terry

Post No.5 This is 1st Birmingham Battalion

Within a couple of weeks of being raised the Birmingham Pals started to lose men due to them being commissioned the 1st Birmingham Battalion had over 400 men commissioned thus their replacements even though they wore the Blue uniform sometimes were issued with the standard Royal Warwickshire...

Excellent pictures Steve. I have just returned from the Somme and you have been busy while I've been away! Thank you for mentioning my book "Birmingham Pals". I have been informed it can be found in "The Works" for about 12 pounds, which is a lot cheaper than I get them from the publisher...

Hi Peter yes I will try to find some information for you. Busy at moment and I'm off to Somme battlefields tomorrow evening for a long weekend

The meetings of the Birmingham Branch of the Old Contemptibles Association were held at the Albion Hotel in Edmund Street and in 1953 Mitchells & Butlers renamed the Albion Hotel the "Old Contemptibles" in their honour. Terry

Hello Steve R I see the Birmingham Pals soldiers in the photographs are still wearing their dark blue service hats which means the pictures were taken sometime during the first six months of 1915. Most probably they had injuries sustained whilst in training. Regards Terry

Hello Steve This coming Saturday 8 August 2015 there is a WW1 Family Day at the Royal Warwickshire Museum. It runs from 11 am to 3:30 pm. Dave Vaux has a one table display concerning the Volunteer Training Corps from Birmingham. I will be there with him. If you get chance pop over. There will...

I think the Munitions factory was still known by it's old name but in the Great War the official title was the Birmingham Metal and Munitions Company. Terry

I'm still researching Birmingham Munitions Factories in WW1 and I tend to agree with reply No.6 by mikejee that even though Mr Abraham's Rolling Mills at Adderley Park was taken over by the BSA for munition purposes local folk still referred to the factory as "Abrahams". Using the British...

Hello Badpenny T Edwards 1274 was a 2nd Bn Royal Warwickshire man and no connections. all the original applicants to join the Birmingham Pals 1st, 2nd and 3rd Birmingham Battalions (14th, 15th and 16th Royal Warwicks) had their names and addresses published in the Birmingham Daily Post each...

Hello Badpenny I have checked the Medal Index Cards on Ancestry and found no Royal Warwickshire soldier with the surname Smith and a service number 1275. What is the info you have? Terry

Have you a name and number and I'll have a look Terry

Hello Chris Its been a long time since I wrote the Birmingham Pals book and cannot remember if I stated that F H Liddell was awarded the MC and Bar or did Colin Harding state it in the book 'Far Bugles' ? His MC was gazetted on 1st Jan 1918 and he was attached to the General List. No info on...

Thanks Phil