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On Saturday 4 October, 2014 (for one day only), myself and my mate, Dave Vaux, will be putting on a display about the 1st and 2nd Birmingham Battalions (14th & 15th Royal Warwickshires) training period in Sutton Park. 100 years ago on Monday morning, 5 October 1914, two special trains pulled...

Hi Janice Thanks for that info. I have just placed an order for two maps. Regards Terry

If any one can help me. I am looking for a good street map of Yardley area for around the time of WW1. I have a modern day Alan Godfrey map from 1902 but Yardley Church is right on the edge. Cheers Terry

Hello all I am helping out with a display about Yardley in WW1 to be held in St Ediburgh's Church, Yardley or as some of us Brummies know it 'Yardley Old Church'. Research has been done on the Church War Memorial. BUT..... any other info would be welcome However I am making this appeal to...

Hi Lu In my opinion, and others may give different ones, I believe he must have been a pre-war territorial due to the the Imperial Service badge on his tunic breast pocket. Only Territorials were issued with them in 1914 when the units they served in volunteered for active service. When the...

There is a medal index card for Pte William Pitt ASC M/336349 he was also awarded a Silver War Badge which also gave the following details Enlisted into A.S.C 24 June 1916 and discharged due to sickness on 28 February 1919 The roll also states that he served overseas. Terry

mikeejee beat me to it! He was also listed in the 1918 Absent voters list with the same info Terry p.s. Going back to original postings, the pictures have gone. So we all agreed the cap badge to be RE so is the picture you have is in fact William Pitt? If he was born in 1876 he would be 42...

Jenny Sometimes a WW1 soldier's service papers or pension details can be found on Ancestry Uk, and if they are there, it is a case of trying to decipher the handwriting. Terry

Yes Colin B is correct There was a military depot at Glen Parva in Leicestershire

https://www.redcross.org.uk/~/media/BritishRedCross/Documents/Who%20we%20are/History%20and%20archives/List%20of%20auxiliary%20hospitals%20in%20the%20UK%20during%20the%20First%20World%20War.pdf Above is a link to The British Red Cross and it lists all the Auxillary Hospitals in the UK during WW1...

Thanks Michael.

He was a Regular Soldier. He enlisted into Worcester Regiment on 12 Dec 1904 aged 18 years 9 months. He signed on for 3 years with the colours and 9 years on the reserves. He would have come out of Army in December 1907. Back to civilian life but on the reserve list. He most probably was...

Have you a name and number. Terry

The 6th Worcestershire Battalion was a Reserve Battalion and stayed in the UK during WW1

Hello Helen I am reluctant to give Allison's email out without her permission. Can you send me a private message through forum. I have tried to send you one but as a new member I do not know if you can receive them. Otherwise google King Edwards Birmingham and there will be contact details and...

The Archivist for the King Edwards Grammar school foundation is collating information of all former pupils of the schools that served in WW1. Her name is Alison Wheatley. Terry

TED FRANCIS When I started to research for my book Birmingham Pals around 20 years ago now. A gentleman rang me up and asked if I wanted information about the 3rd Birmingham Battalion and I asked him if his father had served with them. He replied "no, I served with them" !!! It was Ted Francis...

I see on checking Ancestry that Nellie was a year older than William, therefore when he joined up he would have been 40 and she was 41. Do the couple in that photograph look that age? Also I see in the 1911 census they were living at Gwalia Road of South Road, Erdington and they were sharing the...

I have checked his service papers on Ancestry and he was conscripted (called up) in 1916 and there is nothing mentioned in his papers apart from the dates he served at home and then to Salonika. One has to ask the question is the photograph that you put up William Samuel Brown? because he does...

Could it be a Military Medal ribbon?