kings royal rifle corps

[sutton498]

Hi Can anyone help

I Know nothing about military and don't know where to look.

looking for info on


J B FLINT
KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS
4TH BN
DIED 1.03.1919
SERVICE NUMBER 8851
SON OF MRS E FLINT 68 LONGFORD ROAD COVENTRY

This info was found for me by my friend on the commonwealth war grave site

many regards
dawn

[Wendi]

Hi Dawn

John Flint - here is a link to his Medal Index Card which you can download from TNA for £3.50 http://www.rootschat.com/links/02u6/

Ancestry is currently uploading the same records, but I could not see John's there.  If you get it, post it here and we'll see what we can make of it for you.

Wendi 

[Rochdalian]

Hi Dawn

There is a dedicated forum for WW1:  http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/   I think you may have more success if you join and post there.

There are quite a number of KRRC experts on that forum.

Cheers

Bob

[Andy Pay]

 

Bob, Quite a few of us from the forum you have mentioned post here as well, strange as it may seem.
CWGC site must be playing up at the moment as I can find no record there did he die at home???

Andy

[Andy Pay]

OK buried in Coventry, he could have been in hospital for months before die-ing from his wounds/illness.
The 4th KRRC left France for Salonika in November 1915 and went back to France, arriving on July 1918. 16th July 1918 joined the 151st Brigade of the 50th Division.
Unless his service record survives, had a quick look and could not find it, your only hope of finding out about him is from the Army Records Centre unfortunately, sorry.

Andy

[liverpool annie]

On November 11 an armistice with Germany was signed in a railroad carriage at Compiegne - at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918 - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month - a ceasefire came into effect ........

But as your soldier died in March 1919 .... he must have died of wounds as Andy said ....

Annie 

[Rochdalian]

Hi Andy

Yeh, knew that 'cos I'm one of 'em, under a different name to here though.  Just thought she may have a better chance on there

Bob

[sutton498]

hi thank you to everyone not been on line for a while. Thank you to everyone that replied i will order his medal card from the link. I will post it when i get it to see what anyone can tell me

many regards Dawn

[sutton498]

re john flint

John is buried i London Road cemetry. I have been to his grave and its a commonwealth grave. Its strange though as his grave isnt in the memorial part of the cemetry.

Dawn