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Labour Corps : Help & advice please

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Proud to be a Brummie !!
Hello folks,

I have been trying to find info on my grandad SAMUEL HALE. He came back from WW1, having joined in July 1917 with the Royal Warwickshire Regt. There is nothing at Kew or on Ancestry ( Burnt papers ? ) I have been on to Warwick & had help from the Regiments's museum, but no luck there as the battallion ( if any ) is not known...so where now ???
According to the 1918 absent voters list, Samuel is now Pte 414656, 902
A.E. Co, Labour Corps... He was in Germany until 1920.

So 1stly..does anyone have any info on this Company ? 2ndly is there anywhere I can try to trace Samuel through these sparse details ?

I really would appreciate any help on this..I should say that I am really keen to find any details on Samuel especially his Date of birth, then I can progress further with my family history ( I hope ! )
Regards,
Margaret.
 
National Roll of the Great War. This is all I could find about him;

HALE. S. Private. Royal Warks Regt and Labour Corp.

He joined in July 1917 and later in the same year was drafted to France. While on the Western Front he was stationed for some time at Rouen and was transfered to the Labour Corps. After the cessation of hostilities he went into Germany with the Army of Occupation, and was stationed on the Rhine. In February 1920 he returned home and was demobilised holding the General Service Medal and the Victory Medal. He lived at 10/139 Moseley Street, Cheapside, Birmingham.

Hope this is of use.

Barrie.
 
My understanding is that soldiers who ceased to be fit for front line, for instance if they had been wounded, were transferred to the Labour Corps. My own grandfather was similarly moved from the Royal Army Medical Corps to the Labour Corps.
 
My uncle was a Sergeant in the Warwicks during the conflict and was involved in the digging and laying the mines under the German trenches. On of their explosives detonated early and he was wounded to such an extent he was unfit for front line duty.
He was transferred into the Labour Corps and involved in guarding German prisoners in a POW camp.
Will.
 
Barrie, could you give a link to the National Roll you refer to? I would like to see if there is any information on my father William Wallace, No.186937
3rd Labour Battalion - No.5 Corps.

date of discharge 7th June 1917 - services no longer required. I aave his medal giving his No.,45596 Devonshire Regt. I tseems he was in and out of the army due to a disability and I found a document "Admission to Pension 9th January 1918 - £15.00 but it doesn't say if it was a one off payment or yearly.

He also told me he was attached to the Royal Flying Corps, and served in the Army of Occupation until l919/20.
 
Hi Sylvia.

Its on An****** if you haven't got an account, just say and I will have a look for you.

Barrie
 
Many thanks for the input folks.

As regards the National Roll..it was my impression that the servicemen had
to pay to have their details on this roll, so probably not everyone will be on it.

I assume that there isn't a Labour Corp "address" to contact for more
details ?? I am clutching at straws here...

regards,
Margaret.
 
I have an original book of the Birmingham National Roll of the Great War. It does not contain names from Aston, and as you say is far from complete. The interesting thing is most are survivors and there are some civilians including females. I am happy to look up names but it only lists initials and forces but no numbers.
 
Barrie, thanks for your offer, I do have a subscription to Ancestry, but haven't seen the National Roll as yet, but Ancestry is where I got the information I posted. Waiting for them to get to 'W' to see if they have my dad's full service records.
 
Hello Wendy,

may I give a couple of names in the hope they are in the "book" ??

C Minchin Rifle Brigade

G Minchin Royal Warwickshire Regt

W H Green Worcs Regt

Here's hoping..many thanks
Margaret.
 
Hi Margaret

Minchin C. Rifleman Kings Royal Rifle Corps
Volunteering in September 1914. He was drafted to France, three months afterwards and took part in the battle of Ypres and Neuve Chapelle where he fell in action on March 13th 1915. He was entitled to the 1914-15 star and the General Service and Victory Medals his address was 29, Millward Street, Small Heath, Birmingham.

Green W. H. Pte 4th Worcestershire Regt
He joined in February 1917 and after a period of training was drafted to the Western Front. He took part in heavy fighting in various sectors, was in action in the battle of Ypres, Loos, Arras, Passchendaele and Cambrai and was severly wounded. He was demobilised in February 1919 and holds the General Service and Victory Medals. His address was 125 Aberdeen Street, Winson Green, Birmingham.
 
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MANY THANKS, Wendy...

Charles Minchin is my chappie...

My W H Green was not lucky enough to survive the war & was KIA 1915.

Once again my thanks for taking the trouble to help me...appreciated !

Regards,
Margaret
 
Hi Wendy,

If you have the time could you please see if you have a J E H Newton in your info he was in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.

Kind regards Paula:)
 
Join the Great War Forum and post a request for Labour Corps help. There is at least one guy on there who is very knowledgable.
 
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