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World War One / Pte. P. McGuirk 9350 South Lancs Regt.
« on: Thursday 06 June 13 18:26 BST (UK) »
Hello Rootschatters (especially any WW1 experts ),
Can I pick your brains, please ?
I have inherited the medals of my grandmother's brother, Patrick, who survived WW1. He died in 1936 and she always spoke of him having been at GallipolI.
I also have a poor quality photograph which shows him in tropical (?) uniform, ie. long shorts and a uniform jacket with brass buttons, sitting at what appears to be a telegraph machine, with lots of cables visible at one side. He is also wearing earphones/headphones.
His military records appear not to have survived, but his medal card notes he is on the Silver War Badge list,
Ref J/2310/1. Theatre of war first served in is 6B, which I think means Mesopotamia rather than Gallipoli and I am thoroughly confused by the fact that his medal card notes he is entitled to the '15' Star, but I have a '1914-1915' star with his name on it. Is this the same medal ?
The SWB list gives 19/1/1910 as the date he enlisted.
The other refs on the medal card are J/1/103A against the British War medal with page as '46' and
J/1/13 B with page as '817'.
So can anyone tell me, was he at Gallipoli ? Or what was he involved in ?
All help gratefully received. Trying to work out which division his unit might have been in is currently beyond me !
Thanks,
Joney
Can I pick your brains, please ?
I have inherited the medals of my grandmother's brother, Patrick, who survived WW1. He died in 1936 and she always spoke of him having been at GallipolI.
I also have a poor quality photograph which shows him in tropical (?) uniform, ie. long shorts and a uniform jacket with brass buttons, sitting at what appears to be a telegraph machine, with lots of cables visible at one side. He is also wearing earphones/headphones.
His military records appear not to have survived, but his medal card notes he is on the Silver War Badge list,
Ref J/2310/1. Theatre of war first served in is 6B, which I think means Mesopotamia rather than Gallipoli and I am thoroughly confused by the fact that his medal card notes he is entitled to the '15' Star, but I have a '1914-1915' star with his name on it. Is this the same medal ?
The SWB list gives 19/1/1910 as the date he enlisted.
The other refs on the medal card are J/1/103A against the British War medal with page as '46' and
J/1/13 B with page as '817'.
So can anyone tell me, was he at Gallipoli ? Or what was he involved in ?
All help gratefully received. Trying to work out which division his unit might have been in is currently beyond me !
Thanks,
Joney