Royal Warwickshire Regiment

[paul stacey]

I may be wrong, but I don't think the cap badge and belt buckel are RWR, Josie, looks like a Welsh Regt to me. poss SWBR?
paul

 

[rosie]

Here is Uncle William for reference

William Isaac Jones .
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Thomas Jones Driver R.F.A.

I don't think your photo is Royal Warwickshire Regt, but someone here will know!!
rosie.

 

[maypolebaz]

Here is Uncle William for reference

William Isaac Jones .
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Sgt. Edward Jones.

I don't think your photo is Royal Warwickshire Regt, but someone here will know!!
rosie.

Sgt Edward Jones ? Well, in that picture at least, he's a Gunner, (might even be a Driver), in the Royal Regiment of Artillery !

 

[maypolebaz]

View attachment 84797

This is possibly a photo of Richard Langford, which was found amongst his mothers photo collection. I am not able to see the cap badge clearly enough to see if it is for the Royal Warwickshire Regiment which Richard was in.
Are there any other features within the photo that may indicate this?

Josie

Difficult one this. At first I thought maybe The Buffs but looking at the thickness of the scroll, I'm going for the Berkshires, ( I think he may have straightened the dragon's tail out).

 

[paul stacey]

Josie , just blown up the attachment that Baz sent through, I think it may be the "Leicsterstershire Regiment", "The Tigers".
paul

 

[josietrue]

thank you all
it is a bit of a puzzle as i cant find any of the langford family that would be in any of those regiments but will keep looking if any one can come up with the right regiment i would be gratfull
josie

 

[josietrue]

hi
i think you maybe right on the berkshire just got my husbands grandfathers war records up
he was in the royal berkshire regiment it also says the york lancaster regiment would that mean he changed regiments
he was living at no 7 lennoxs street lozells at the time of joining
his name was ernest potter and was the son inlaw of mrs langford
josie

 

[rosie]

Hi maypolebaz, I've realised that's Uncle Tom not Uncle Ted! Sorry!!!
rosie.

 

[terry carter]

hello Josie

I am off to the Somme tonight..... however, the region had around 3ft of snow on Monday and some of the drifts are nearly six foot deep.
below is a photograph taken this morning of Martinpuich Cemetery, which I was hoping to visit for you. I hope over the weekend much of it melts.

Regards

Terry

 

[josietrue]

hi terry
thank you for the photo have a safe journey if not possible to take photos i will understand and thank you again
josie

 

[terry carter]

Hello Josie

here are some pictures relating to Richard Langford and Charles Concannen

 

[terry carter]

The grave of Charles Concannen

 

[josietrue]

hello terry
thank you so much for the photos i can now put charles grave with the photo i have of him and his mother ( my ggrand mother )
do you know if richard langford had a grave
once again thank you josie

 

[terry carter]

hello Josie

Richard has no known grave, that is why he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
But that does not mean he does not have a grave. His remains my have been found but unidentified and he might be buried as an "Unknown Soldier of the Great War" or "Unknown Soldier of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment"

Terry

 

[josietrue]

hello terry
thank you for reply it now makes sense from what i was told richard mom always said that her son was killed and never found
i like to think that he was found and buried with his army mates
josie

 

[terry carter]

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

 

[josietrue]

terry
thank you for the information on charles concanen if you dont mind could i ask where i could get the information on him as i only know that he was a wearhouse boy age 15 on the 1911 cenus
josie

 

[terry carter]

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 his name again I will see if there is any more info

Terry

 

[josietrue]

terry
thank you every little bit of information is helpful
josie

 

[terry carter]

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

 

[josietrue]

terry
thank you so much i never expected a see a photo of charles
thank you again
josie

 

[Wendy]

How lovely to have a photo of Charles Josie! You are such a kind helpful man Terry.

 

[josietrue]

how true wendy terry as very kindly taken photos of where 2 of my ggreat uncles are buried in france
sadly i have found out that 4 of my ggreat uncles died in WW1 3 of them in the RWR

josie

 

[terry carter]

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 asking

Terry

 

[Wendy]

This is the photo we took several years ago of John Charles Pockett's grave my husbands grandfather. He is buried at Sierra Road Cemetery No 2. Sadley the photo is not great as by the time we found the grave it was dark. The problem was there was an error in the cemetery index book so we had to search. One day we may get a better one! Thankfully we have some nice photo's of the cemetery thanks to Terry.

 

[terry carter]

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

 

[josietrue]

terry
if you do get the time i will be gratful for any photos
my 4 uncles are
RICHARD LANGFORD 2170 1st/6th bn died 1st july 1916 RWR
CHARLES CONCANNEN 1773 1st/6th bn d26 nov 1916 RWR
FRANCIS BETTS 9473 c coy 1st bn serjeant d 25 nov 1918 RWR ( i believe francis died of his wounds and is buried in torquay )
ALBERT ORME 14384 2nd bn worcestershire reg d 29 9 1915
josie

 

[illumina3]

Since my original posting of the photo seems to have disappeared, here it is again. And this is my great-uncle, Harold Francis Griffiths:

 

[Lady Penelope]

There is a book in Central Library with lots of photos of the different battalions of the Royal Warwicks. Frustratingly, although there is a list of names of those in the pictures and those not in them, it doesn't say which is who, if you follow me. It may be worth having a look to see if you can spot a family likeness.

There's a plaque on the wall in St Michael's church, Boldmere with 86 names of men of the congregation or parish who died in WW1. A good few are from this regiment. Only their initials are shown and we are hoping to find out as much as possible about each man (or in most cases, boy) listed there, starting with their Christian names. Some of the decendents may still be alive and maybe have pictures of the soldiers.

Boldmere parish was quite large then and covered parts of Banners Gate, Walmley and Erdington. We have found some sets of brothers and a father and son among the names. Mostly they were heartbreakingly young and it brings it home to you when you look look at your own sons and grandsons.

 

[ColinB]

Check out their names on The War Graves Photographic Project
St Michael's Church, Boldmere has been recorded on this database enter name and (Cemetery) Boldmere.


Colin