Northumberland Fusiliers : John Piper

[Chris Cupit]

Hi,

I have found the Medal Records card for my Great Grandfather John Adam Piper, however I cant find any further information than that. (At least with my skills on ancestry.co.uk). Can anyone suggest anywhere else I can look?

Name : John Adam Piper
Corps : Northumberland Fusiliers
Rank : Pte
Regtl No : 316471


Medal is the Victory medal with some numbers/letters?  I've attached, there's some codes down the side N/T  ? (any idea what that means) and a date in 1979
Also theres something in the remarks and I'd love to know what that means too.

[gortonboy]

the remark   class z   refers to -  Class Z Reserve was authorised by an Army Order of 3 December 1918. ... They all mean that the man was eventually discharged to Class Z Army Reserve.

for help in interpreting a medal card  see- http://www.1914-1918.net/soldiers/interpretmic.html

[gortonboy]

First name(s)   John Adam
Last name   Piper
Enlistment year   -
Service number   316471
Rank   Private
Battalion   35th(Res)
Transfer to/from   To 36th Bn
Cause of discharge   To Class 'Z' Army Reserve
Source   MR
Record set   British Army, Northumberland Fusiliers 1881-1920

[Gwil]

I'm given to understand that the dates down the side means there was an enquiry regarding the medals on those dates. There is no paperwork surving that would assist with who/what.

[jim1]

From LLT:36th Battalion
On 1 January 1917, what had previously been called the 22nd Provisional Battalion became 36th Bn TF. It had been formed in 1915 from Home Service personnel from the TF Bns of the regiment. Went to France in May, 1918 as a Garrison Guard Battalion : then attached to 178th Brigade, 59th (2nd North Midland) Division
Disembarked Calais 8/5/18.Employed in trench digging W. of Bethune France.(Dieval)
May 1918 entered same trenches in reserve as this was into the German Spring Offensive which caught the British on the hop & the Germans made rapid advances into previously held territory.
Middle of May they fell back to Predifin France.
End of July moved South to Gouy-en-Artois S.W. of Arras.
Start of August moved East to Mercatel trench system.
From here they were going out on nightly patrols into no mans land checking the wire & looking for enemy positions.
later in the month moved to Robecq N. of Bethune to prepare for German advance.
Start of Sept. moved East to Richebourg to take part in counter-attack.
Oct. at Lomme N.E. of Lille.
Middle of the month S.E. of Lille at Templeuve.
By this time the Army was moving quickly & the Batt. were at Ramegnies-Chin Belgium within days.
Nov. they crossed the border into France at Toufflers.
Just before the Armistice they were back in Belgium at  Bourgogne.
On the 11/11 they were further East at Anvaing.