Cambridgeshire Regiment WW1

[Redroger]

I inherited a copy of the Regimental History by the final commander of the regiment in WW1 Lt. Col. M.C.Clayton; it is a mine of information from the beginning to the end of the war. As is usual for the period only officers are named as a matter of course, other ranks had to make an exceptional contribution to be named; however, with this in mind I am happy to do look ups.

[mmm45]

Rog
Anything on Captain Alex Seaton KIA 1915.He was born in my hometown 1/1 Cambridge Regiment.

Thanks
Ady

[Redroger]

Ady, There are three mentions, viz:
1)p8 "The next night (14.3.1915) I paraded at HQ ----- to accompany them on a tour of instruction in the line. With me were Smalley, Butlin, Seaton and four sergeants."
2)p13 (16.3.1915)"Seaton's position had been overrun by the enemy he had fallen into the mud of a shallow trench, several Germans had trodden upon him, and he was very cross. He had the sense to lie where he was until dark; then he recovered and cleaned his glasses and crawled back into our lines."
3)p28(Precise date not given, but after 15.7.1915 and before 9.9.1915)"Another of the 'originals' met his death. It was Seaton,'a thoroughly conscientious officer, whose duty brought him from the peace of an academic life to one of bloodshed; distastefulness of second must have been accentuated by the first'."
      Hope this helps,
Roger

[mmm45]

Thank you Roger...Ill add that to my notes.

Ady

[babswilliamson]

   Herbert Harold Boon E Company Cambridgeshire Regiment serv no 325459 This is my Grandad have loads of pictures for e company , but wondered if he was mentioned in your book . many thanks on anticipation .
 Babs

[suegill]

Any mention of 2nd Lt. Charles Victor Blain  killed 03/09/1916.

Thanks
Sue

[Redroger]

To both Babs and Sue, There is no mention of either man in the book. Sue, this is a little unusual for an officer not to be mentioned, it was usually other ranks who only got mentioned if they did something really conspicious. From the date you provided I believe that Lt. Blain was killed during the advance on Thiepval, probably by German machine gun fire from the Schwaben redoubt.
Babs, if you can provide me with any dates concerning your grandfather, I shall be only too happy to look again to find details of actions he was involved in.
Roger

[suegill]

Thanks for looking Redroger.

Sue

[babswilliamson]

Herbert H Boon, (E coy, enlisted January 1914) No 1987 & later 325459 (six figure numbers issued to territorials in April 1917). Son of Mr & Mrs S Boon, 33 Elm Rd, Wisbech. To front 14-2-15 with 1/1st Cambs, C coy. wounded 16-7-16 at Givenchy, wounded 14-10-16 at Schwaben Redoubt, Somme, to England 16-10-16, in hospital Brighton, & wounded 26-9-17 at Tower Hamlets ridge, Ypres, shell, on duty at lamp signalling station. Disembodied 23-4-19. Picture: Wisbech Standard 27-10-16.

Have this from a camb regiment historian . D o you have any more Thanks  babs