Cheshire regiment WW 1

[peterbennett]

Hi

    I have been researching my Brindley (Congleton Cheshire) roots
    and have found on their war memorial this chap (details from CWGC) 
BRINDLEY, J (James)  Private 24155 DIED 31/05/1915  Age unknown Cheshire Regiment United Kingdom   I. B. 71. BAILLEUL

    There is no age or dependants details, is there any other way online of finding more info.

any help much appreciated

peterbennett

[tisgrannie]

Hi If I remember rightly there is a chap who specialises in the Cheshire Regt. I will have a look to see if I can find something and get back to you. By then some of the "experts" may have taken a look.
regards
tisgrannie

[tisgrannie]

Hi Peter it was either harribobs or mack that gave me a cheshire link. I can't find it. I googled and their is a site, www.cheshireregiment.org may be a capital c if this doesn't get it.
Happy hunting
tisgrannie

[harribobs]

actually his name according to SDGW was John

he was born in Stockport (St Thomas) and was in the 1st Battalion Cheshire Regt

DOW on 31st May 1915

[peterbennett]

Hi All 

        Many thanks for the replies, and please accept my apologies for not replying sooner, got no notifications 

It looks as if I have looked up the wrong details from the CWGC site.

This is the link to the Congleton War Memorial That contains James Brindley's name http://www.carlscam.com/congleton/warmem.htm

I assumed he would have been Cheshire reg, wrongly 

Where have I gone wrong and can anyone put me on the right track to find more details.

regards

peterbennett

[Wendi]

I assumed he would have been Cheshire reg, wrongly 

Hi Peter!

Memorials are notoriously difficult to trace, as the person in question may have only had a passing connection with the place in which the memorial stands 

How did you come to the conclusion that he was wrongly the Cheshire Reg?

Wendi 

[peterbennett]

Hi

How did you come to the conclusion that he was wrongly the Cheshire Reg?

Having searched my Brindley relatives in and around Congleton I am convinced that this chap (James Brindley) is in someway connected.
After seeing the name in the memorial I went to find him in the CWGC searchable site, quite a lot of the J Brindley's came up with no age or dependants named, so wrongly guessed at the one in the Cheshire Reg.

Just need to find out his age and was he living in Congleton or had parents there.

peterbennett

[Wendi]

Perhaps you have already tried more local stuff  Like I was wondering if the local council or local history centre had a memorial book  or could advise you?

Wendi 

[peterbennett]

Hi

     Thanks for the advise I have written of the the local studies library to see what they have.

But in the mean time I have another possible.

Jim Brindley 17th Bat Manchester Reg. service num. 43219 died 23/4/1917 if anyone can turn up any other details on him I would very pleased.

I do have a Jim in my family born 1891 Macclesfield who later moved to Congleton.

Harribobs,  What is the SDGW, if its a database is it accessable online ?

peterbennett