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World War One / Re: Another POW Rifle Brigade
« on: Monday 10 August 09 22:49 BST (UK) »
Hi Susan,
Will have to try and find the casualty list referred to on the card to see if he was actually wounded, or if it was for sickness. Unfortunately, the 1st Rifle Brigade's war diary is not so personnel friendly but quite good technically, so it has been very difficult to tie down when he actually was wounded or went ill.
All of the material placed on this thread came from a London Auction House some time ago, his medals were included. The only thing missing from the lot was his Silver War Badge which I have been keeping an eye out for on different sites but that could be like looking for a needle in a haystack. To find all this material together is very rare these days hence my interest when it came up for auction as he was a Rifle Brigade soldier.
Andy
Will have to try and find the casualty list referred to on the card to see if he was actually wounded, or if it was for sickness. Unfortunately, the 1st Rifle Brigade's war diary is not so personnel friendly but quite good technically, so it has been very difficult to tie down when he actually was wounded or went ill.
All of the material placed on this thread came from a London Auction House some time ago, his medals were included. The only thing missing from the lot was his Silver War Badge which I have been keeping an eye out for on different sites but that could be like looking for a needle in a haystack. To find all this material together is very rare these days hence my interest when it came up for auction as he was a Rifle Brigade soldier.
Andy