WW1 Comendation

[manmack]

trevor,i think this may be james and elizabeth[nee jones]married in bengal in 1875,check this site,go on google and type in index to bengal marriages,most of their kids were born in india,you may have the same problem as annie,you need to check the queens+kings south africa medal rolls for frederick.

these blokes were in the same battalion as james.
sgt william binge 881
L/cpl john,h darter 847
pte robert downey 882
pte sam drury 2727
pte james gall 956
L/cpl joseph holland 938
pte robert talbot 2026
pte thomas white 2165
pte william white 146
all wounded at ali musjid.
pte john nelson 169.was killed.
james commanding officer was major eustace burnaby
mack

[dortmund]

Hi Mack,

Thanks for that info, I will check the South Africa medal rolls.


Trevor

[dortmund]

Hi,

Further to the above this is James Kersley as R.S.M. with Frederick James and the rest of his family in Pontefract.

Trevor