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He served in the 1/8th Battalion The Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Territorials whose drill hall was known as Aston Barracks. Now roughly the site of Aston Villa Shop and players car park. He went overseas on 22 March 1915. If I find any more info, I will get back to you. Terry

A friend of mine has a group photograph of the NCO's of the 2/6th with names and I am waiting on him to find out if there is a Sgt Bromley on it. Terry

I have a copy of the book the 2/6th RWR and have had a quick scan through it his name did not crop up. he should have had a 4 figure service number also. The six figure service numbers were not introduced until 1917. A picture of the NCO's of the 2/6th. Sorry no names with it. Terry His MID...

William Amey VC 1/8 Royal Warwicks, worked at Verity's before WW1 Terry

Have Been to the AIF Burial Ground cemetery, Flers, many times over the last few years and have seen the grave of L/Cpl Arculus many times. And somewhere in the hundreds of pictures I have taken on my visits I probably have a picture of his headstone. But at present cannot locate it. Bellow are...

Hello Cam Perhaps he was only attached to the 3rd B'ham Bn during their training period. The battalions went to France on 21 Nov 1915. There is no date on B G Holt's Medal index card only that he had served in India Terry

OK thanks for that Terry

Klein Marshall born 1892 was the younger brother of Acting Lt Col James Neville Marshall, Irish Guards attached 16th Lancashire Fusiliers who was awarded the Victoria Cross on 4 November 1918 in an action which he was also killed. The Marshall family moved from Manchester to Acock's Green...

The answer is I do not know for sure. However lots of WW1 soldiers had a Lord Roberts New Testament bible. I suppose A soldier could get one if he wanted one. Terry

I have 2nd Lt B G Holt with the 3rd Birmingham. But no other info. The only reference to him was from the Birmingham City Battalions Book of Honour. There is a picture of all the officers of the 3rd B'ham Bn. Underneath the names it gives another few names of officers who were not present when...

An example taken from the Birmingham Weekly Post published on Saturday 16 September 1916. Each week there would be a list of men posted as Missing and parents and loved ones would seek information hoping they might have become prisoners of war. In this example most of the dates given are 22-23...

Robert The various segments of the 10th Royal Warwicks War Diary that I have run from when the battalion first went to France in 1915 until January 1918. All in pdf format and all downloaded from the National Archives in 2006. For some reason, which I cannot recall, I did not download the rest...

Robert I have somewhere a copy of the 10th RWR War Diary and I will try and find it and find out what the battalion was up to when he served with them. Regards Terry p.s. Very sorry, my copies only to the end of 1917

Stephen McNickle born 1879 A well known face from the book "Gangs of Birmingham" and Police mug shots held at the West Midlands Police Museum in Sparkbrook. His image has become more well known since the screening of the BBC series Peaky Blinders and the resulting newspaper articles about the...

Tony Sadly Alan Tucker passed away last year. RIP However, as I am researching Birmingham In the Great War, I too have been confused by the amount of times Abram's was mentioned in in the National Roll of the Great War (Birmingham) by folk who did war work Regards Terry

hello all Just to let you know that I was invited to the last and all future Committee meetings regarding the Birmingham Council's commemorations of the 100th Anniversary of the Great War. Various bodies were represented i.e., Education, Museums, University, BBC, Trinity Mirror, Parks &...

Taken from the Aston News. Two brothers killed..... 13 children without a father

Thank you for your kind remarks about my book. Mike was Sapper W H Clarke a Birmingham man? he might have some info regarding his death in the local newspapers of the time Terry

Hi Lyn & all I do hope I can help with stories and anecdotes from the local news of the day or any other aspect of Birmingham and it's citizens who were involved in WW1 Regards Terry

Hello There Sorry for late reply. It is going OK. I have plenty of material and once the New Year starts I will be giving it my full attention to get it finished Cheers Terry