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Post by shred on Feb 27, 2012 22:01:33 GMT
Notlaw,
Thanks again for your invaluable research, I have amended the entry for Wilfred Clayton and James Johnson with a credit to you.
If you can shed light on any of the other unidentified/incorrectly identified men please press the "reply" button rather than the "report" button, the report button is mainly used for reporting abusive, insulting or un-pc messages. If you do not feel totally comfortable using the forums then please feel free to PM (private message) me or send an email. You will be credited for all the extra information that you provide.
Once again, all the information that you can provide is appreciated, thank you.
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Post by shred on Feb 27, 2012 23:23:00 GMT
Tony Flynn has produced a fantastic report about the treasures at St Andrew's. The the report and video can be seen here.
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Post by mack on Feb 29, 2012 2:37:14 GMT
are any of these lads the ones your looking for
pte 25061 john,alfred hall 19th lancs fusiliers killed in action 25-4-18 wife.elizabeth,ann hall,10 commission st,salford aged 28 awarded the MM his widow later moved to canada with their daughter
38648 herbert smith 1/4th KORL killed in action 9-4-18 aged 19 son of sarah,ellen and the late charles smith,26 napier st,trafford rd,salford
1955 james wood 1/8th manchesters killed in action 4-6-15 sister ada mcdonald,28 tamworth st,salford. he could be the youngest man on this memorial,he was only 16yrs old james was 15yrs old when he joined the 1/8th manchesters in early 1914,some may wonder why they allowed a lad this young to go to war,the 42nd division that his battalion belonged to,was originally sent to egypt as garrison troops and his colonel would have gave him permission to sail with his battalion because egypt wasnt a active service zone,but later on,turkey came into the war and the division ended up fighting at gallipoli,the acute manpower shortages through casualties would have meant him being pressed into front line service,he was killed in the bayonet charge at krithia
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Post by shred on Feb 29, 2012 23:00:39 GMT
Admin: Hawker Hurricane: Following post moved here - relates to the post 'Reply #6' on this thread.Reported by notlaw on Today at 12:41 for the following reason: Hi - I'm new to the forum today, but have done quite a bit or research on this war memorial. I wonder whether this is the correct Harold Bannister, but mine might not be!! I have the following information Harold Bannister Nationality: United Kingdom Place of Birth: Barrow-in-Furness Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Manchester Regiment Unit/Text: 18th Bn Age 22 Date of Death 1/7/16 Service No: 9823 Additional Information: 1911 Census shows him living at 190 Barton Lane Eccles. 1901 census shows him with his parents in Garston. Both Parents born in Tarleton and married there. Herbert Richard Bannister who is also on the memorial was also born in Barrow-in-Furness and his parents were born in Tarleton. Both Mothers have the maiden name of Parkinson. Potentially two sisters married two brothers and therefore the two men are cousins. Memorial: Thiepval Memorial Somme France Am I barking up the wrong tree!!!! Notlaw61 Admin: Hawker Hurricane: Both Harold Parkinson Bannister and Herbert Richard Bannister appear to be commemorated on the Eccles Wesleyan Church and School Memorial. The attached article may cause more confusion on which H Bannister we are looking for, according to Pte Fred Tonge, Harold is only rumoured to be killed and is actually alive when he writes the letter on the 5th July 1916. Article published Friday the 14th July 1916.Attachments:
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Post by shred on Feb 29, 2012 23:28:01 GMT
There is only one medal index card to a "H" or "Harold" Bannister. It has the correct service number as the Harold Bannister recorded by CWGC who died 01/07/1916, but the medal card indicates that he was presumed dead on that date (or is it 01/09/1916? and has been misread?). Has there been an administration blunder? Attachments:
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Post by Hawker Hurricane on Feb 29, 2012 23:38:08 GMT
Definitely reads as 01-07-16 on the card to me.
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Post by mack on Mar 1, 2012 16:39:12 GMT
hiya gary. i cant help with an explanation about harold,during my research into men of the manchester regt,i came across a soldier who was wounded in the arm on 1st july,his pal quickly dressed his wound and was then told to keep moving forward by his platoon commander,he told the wounded man to make his own way to the dressing station,that was the last they saw of him,the germans were plastering all the area behind the assault troops on 1st july,to stop them bringing up their support companies,many wounded men and stretcher bearers got caught in these barrages and simply disappeared,what could have happened was that the battalion SBs fixed him up and carried him back to the lines and passed him over to the SBs from the dressing station to take back to the aid post,and they got caught by a shell
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Post by Hawker Hurricane on Mar 1, 2012 21:02:52 GMT
Mack, that is certainly a very logical and plausible scenario explained brilliantly. Not a help with Harold, which is certainly a bit of conundrum, but intriguing nontheless, and something I confess i'd not considered with such clarity before.
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Post by shred on Jan 9, 2014 21:22:30 GMT
Leslie MilbourneNationality: United Kingdom Rank: Lieutenant Regiment/Service: The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Unit Text: 7th Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 10/07/1916 Additional information: Son of John Parker Milbourne and Esther Milbourne (nee Ward), of Ash Bank, Half Edge Lane, Eccles, Manchester. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: II. A. 45. Cemetery: BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY Type of Casualty: Died of wounds
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Post by shred on Jan 12, 2014 14:05:03 GMT
Ross HealeyNationality: United Kingdom Rank: Serjeant Regiment/Service: Manchester Regiment Unit Text: 19th Bn. Age: 31 Date of Death: 09/07/1916 Service No: 12098 Additional information: Son of Joseph and Emily Healey, of "Riversdale", The Grove, Eccles, Manchester. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 13 A and 14 C. Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Birth Place: Swinton, Lancs Residence: Eccles, Lancs Enlistment Location: Manchester Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
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Post by shred on Jan 12, 2014 14:12:05 GMT
Edwin BatemanNationality: United Kingdom Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment/Service: Lancashire Fusiliers Unit Text: 16th Bn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 02/07/1916 Service No: 12515 Additional information: Son of James and Emily Bateman, of 15, Alma St., Eccles, Manchester. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 3 C and 3 D. Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
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