David Smyth Enniskillen Fusileers

[derekjwatson25]

My great uncle David Smyth was with Eniskillen Fuslieers during WW1. His records that i found on Ancestry are a bit worn, does anyone have more information ?

[jim1]

What sort of info are you looking for?
As you have an Ancestry sub you can view the 9/RIF diary here:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01kkg/
Can you put up a link to his record as I can't see it on Ancestry under the Skins or RASC. Maybe we can decipher some of it.
All I can tell you so far is that he received the 15/Star, BW & Victory medals. He entered France Oct. 1915. He transferred to the RASC early 1918. The "M" prefix to his number = mechanical transport.
He was in the 9th. Batt. RIF.

[MaxD]

Jim

search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=iLu32&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=britisharmyservice&gsfn=David&gsln=Smyth&_F0007E0F=RoyalArmyServiceCorps&_F0007E0F_x=XPN&_F8007A65=M/379591&_F8007A65_x=XPN&MSV=1&rank=1&gss=angs-d&pcat=UK_WWI_COLLECTIONS&fh=0&h=1894688&recoff=&ml_rpos=1

Transferred to the ASC Feb 18

MaxD

[jim1]

Max
Any chance of a link ?

[derekjwatson25]

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1219&h=1894688&ssrc=pt&tid=106452234&pid=120132916582&usePUB=true

[derekjwatson25]

Scan of casualty report

[MaxD]

Computer working on updates!!  MaxD

[jim1]

Looking at his casualty form he was first admitted due to action on 26/6/16 effects from drifting gas.
Everything after that is related to that injury up to 13/8/17 when he receives a wound to his left arm which eventually results in a return to the UK.
After this & having been re-graded to Cat. B he's transferred to the RASC & attached to 113rd. Army Brigade as a lorry driver.
Edit:
Mmmm the gassing looks like it was due to an exercise while in billets in Martinsart Wood & was accidental.
He was wounded a bit earlier than it's recorded as the 9th. were relieved on 9/8/17.

[jim1]

Looking at various Batt. diaries that the 9/RIF were swapping places with in the trenches around 9-12/8/17 none of them are giving away exactly where they are including the Bde. diary.
All I can tell you is that when they were relieved on the 9th. they were at Wieltje which are the squares C 22, 28 & 29. The British trenches are blue. He was one of 83 OR's who were wounded during the 2 day period they were in it.
http://maps.nls.uk/view/101464903