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I have info on a Pte A Harvey, of the South Staffordshire Regt. In January 1917 his home address was 124 Argyle Street, Nechells. If a forum member has access to the 1918 Absent Voters list could they check the address please. I am trying to find out his full name and number and which battalion...

Hi Wendy I am staying at Avril Williams's Guest House "Ocean Villas", in the village of Auchonvillers about a mile or so from Serre Rd No.2. The cemetery is along our walking route so I will take some pictures for you Terry

Thank you for the kind remarks Wendy. Josie, I am having another long weekend on the Somme, France, in September. If I can, I will visit the grave of Charles again. This time the pictures will be better without the snow drifts. Who are your four great uncles KIA in WW1?, if you do not mind me...

Birmingham Weekly Illustrated Mercury published on 6 Jan 1917. Pte Concannen aged 21

There was a little obituary on him in a local newspaper. I have not got the date it was published as it was taken with a digital camera and only taking pictures of the WW1 items... if you get my drift. There is no other info other that what I put on the previous post. If I happen to come across...

Charles Concanen's mother lived at 66 Cromwell Street. He was 21 when killed and worked at the Windsor Street Gas Works before the war Terry

Ok I will sort it Terry

Glad to be of help. Forgot to say around April 1917 the battalion was serving in the area near Vimy Ridge and late September they moved up to Passchendaele (3rd Ypres) and had to endure the most terrible conditions trying to attack German defenses in what can only be called a quagmire where a...

Hello Dave Now you have passed on the details, I have had a look at his service papers on Ancestry. First of all the Book by Bowater, The Birmingham City battalions Book of Honour is not needed. The book relates to the original volunteers of 1914 and those that then joined the battalions to...

The book contains the names of the men who were serving in the three Birmingham battalions and their companies and platoons. So all I need his as much info that you have. Name rank number etc Cheers Terry

Yes I have a very old tatty copy with half the pages falling out. But Can I help? Terry

It might be. I have just downloaded this picture

Thanks for that. Just had a quick look at my family tree. The date was 14 May 1921 and they got married at Christchurch, Sparkbrook. My grandpa Isaac had served in the OX & Bucks Light Infantry in WW1. My nan's brother Albert F Pledger is on my nan's right. He spent the war years in the...

hello all What a great thread this is. I am trying to write about Birmingham in the Great War and instead I have spent the last two hours looking at all these pictures. I have put on a picture of my Gran and Granddad's wedding which took place in 1921. She was Elizabeth Pledger and he was...

Having gone through the entire thread I can see that myself and Alan agree that he either served in the 1/5 or 2/5 Warwicks. As Alan said he did not qualify for a 1915 Star as he would have done if he went to France with the 1/5th in March 1915. However, when the second line Territorials were...

Hello again During the war the B'ham Daily Post published casualty lists of killed and wounded. Just name and number. No other info. Charles Henry Eagles name and number appeared twice. Cpl C H Eagles 2242 publication date 27 September 1916 Lance Sgt C H Eagles 200382 publication date 9...

He was Air Mechanic 2nd Class. There is a record dated 1918 for him on the Forces services records web site but they want to get some money off you before you can see it. I would say he was conscripted Terry

Can i ask another question please. Were the houses in Tilton Road "back to back" or the "tunnel back houses" Terry

Here is another question for you Tilton Road experts...... Did Tilton Road School have a Roll of Honour of former pupils that served in WW1 and would it still be there? Terry

What was the name of the pub? Thanks for posting the pictures Terry