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« on: Friday 17 May 24 12:18 BST (UK) »
Here is his card
Firstly his service number 1101 gives an estimated attestation
of around Jan. 1913. ( no. 1181 attested late Feb. 1913).
There appears to be a date 27/8/14 but unfortunately their diary starts Jan. 1915
on Ancestry.
although they were in France on the 11/8/14 so I need to check that out.
Added:
On the 27th. Aug. 1914 the diary states that 1/GH were "engaging with the enemy
while endeavouring to fall back to re-join their Brigade"
This was at Clary France.
There is no list of casualties (which would have included missing men).
The Bde. diary gives a slightly different picture.
On the 26th. part of 1/GH which included B Coy. which your man was in were ordered to cover the retreat of the Bde. & eventually sent orders to retire but in the confusion they remained in place & were subsequently reported as missing.
This was at Audencourt.
I would suggest this was the day he was taken prisoner but not formally recorded until the day after.