SDGW Dudley Clifton

[If Only]

Hi all,

Could someone look up SDGW for details of Dudley George Clifton 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade...he died 21st March 1910.

Would love to know where he enlisted etc.

Joe

[Wendi]

Joe

Run that past us again    died 1910

The SDGW is for Soldier who died in the Great War which raged from 1914 - 1918.

We may still be able to trace him for you, but please clarify. thanks

Wendi

[harribobs]

 just a typo i think

there you go

[If Only]

Sorry folks,

Should have read 21st March 1918.

Joe

[If Only]

Hi Harribobs,

Thanks a lot for that......puzzled by the unusual number O/32

I would have expected his army number to be a string of numbers.

Joe

[harribobs]

 i wouldnt like to give the idea i'm an expert on the rifle brigade, you want andy for that

but looking at 3rd batt casualties, it's not a unique prefix, there may well be a reason for using it ( they used other alpha prefixes as well)

[Wendi]

Hi again Joe

The O stands for Rifle Brigade /32 is acceptable as a number.  Have you tried to find medal card at the National Archives?  the link is

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=2002549&queryType=1&resultcount=1

Wendi

[Kevwood]

You can order his death cert from the GRO

Dudley G Clifton (rank)Rifleman (number)0/32 (unit)K.R.R.C 1918 (volume) I.79 (page) 447.

Kev.

[Andy Pay]

Joe,
The O prefix is one that myself and a couple of other people are working on at the moment. It was used for a very short period of time, numbers range from O/1 TO O/984 and is out of sequence with the usual run of prefix letters.
The Rifle Brigade and the Kings Royal Rifle Corps used to alternate prefix letters, i.e. K.R.R.C. = A, Rifle Brigade = B, K.R.R.C. = C etc etc with the Prefix letter denoting the same in both Regiments, i.e. the A prefix in the K.R.R.C. deonted the same as the B prefix in The Rifle Brigade as in Army Reservists where their original Regimental number had been re-allocated or discharged the Reserve and re-enlisted.
But here we have a prefix letter that is out of the normal sequence as The Rifle Brigade also had the P as one of its prefix letters.
It is going to take a bit of time to try and sort out as it means going through all the service records, picking out the O prefix ones and trying to find a common denominator.
Hope this helps a little.

Andy