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Post by mack on Mar 12, 2012 15:38:23 GMT
hiya gary. the five men who shared the train carriage with frank,on 1st july 1915,were these men.
2829 douglas gray."westward ho"flixton,aged 27 1757 arthur davy,42 gladstone rd,urmston,aged 24 1548 walter musgrave,6 randolph st,crumpsall,aged 20 they were all killed with frank on 7th august 1915
1519 george fiske,19 albany square,pendleton was badly wounded in the same attack[aged 19],he never served again,worked at salford town clerks office as a clerk
2500 joe hadfield 28 chapel st,stockport was the only one to come away unscathed from gallipoli,joined the MGC later on,he was the youngest one of the six men[aged 18]
the rugby players.
1502 james,arnold lowther,"westfield"tabley rd,knutsford,wounded in the same attack 250334 harry dickens,the cottage,ash lane,sale,didnt go to gallipoli,recieved a commission 1890 robert rebbitt[not rabbitt]4 york st,lower broughton,shot in the forearm on 26th may,aged 18 1889 henry,rae rebbitt,4 york st,lower broughton,killed with frank on 7th august,aged 20 1863 thomas,clegg partington,"oakdene",kings rd,sedgley park,prestwich.wounded at gallipoli
dont know which is the rebbitt brother that frank mentions
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Post by shred on Mar 12, 2012 15:52:05 GMT
Brilliant research, Mack. I will move this information (with your permission) to the diary thread when I have finished the transcription. Only four pages left to do. Edit: This discussion relates to the following thread The diary of Frank Thompson
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Post by mack on Mar 12, 2012 16:21:37 GMT
its yours to do as you wish gary.i didnt post it on your thread because i didnt want to interupt the diary,nice work with the diary,i'me glad you put it on the forum,it gives folks an insight on the thoughts of a soldier.
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Post by mack on Mar 12, 2012 20:53:38 GMT
hiya gary. theres some great pictures of the isle of man paddle steamer that took frank to gallipoli[queen victoria] google queen victoria isle of man steam packet company
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Post by mack on Mar 12, 2012 21:19:33 GMT
hiya gary. frank mentions a pte goodwin[16th july] who was in his recruit squad,i'me 99% sure that hes this man.
pte 1640 james,william,plunkett goodwin goodwin was badly wounded in the abdomen by a sniper on 13th may 1915[aged 20],he was in D.coy,he was sent to the 17th gen hospital at alexandra,he was recovery from his wounds at the convalescent depot at alexandra when frank arrived there on 16th july,pte goodwin was a saleman in ancoats before the war and lived at 54 barton st,moss side,he survived the war. he enlisted on 17th march 1913,so frank must have enlisted on the same day
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Post by shred on Mar 12, 2012 21:58:47 GMT
Cheers mack.
This must be the Squire Rothwell who dies aboard the ship on the 14th July and was buried at sea:
ROTHWELL, SQUIRE
Rank: Private Service No: 3550 Date of Death: 14/07/1915 Age: 23 Regiment/Service: East Lancashire Regiment 2nd/4th Bn. Panel Reference Panel 113 to 117. Memorial HELLES MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of John and Mary Ellen Rothwell, of 123 Kay St., Darwen, Lancs.
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Post by shred on Mar 12, 2012 22:04:52 GMT
The family in 1911:
Herbert Thompson 46 Elizabeth Erskine Thompson 40 Herbert Willison Thompson 19 Edith Maude Thompson 18 Frank Thompson 16 Marjorie Erskine Thompson 8/12
I am presuming that when he mentions Bert and Edie he is writing about his brother Herbert and sister Edith.
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Post by shred on Mar 12, 2012 22:13:56 GMT
Mack,
Please feel free to use the diary transcription on the Manchesters forum either in part or whole. A copy and paste will not cause any offence.
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Post by mack on Mar 12, 2012 22:55:07 GMT
many thanks gary.
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Post by mack on Mar 13, 2012 22:33:15 GMT
last of the names gary.
sgt 1043 frank,dalton webb,6 glenfyne rd,pendleton,he was a chartered accountant,later commissioned in RASC CSM 345 frank,hornby daniels,park villa,192 eccles old rd,pendleton,worked with his father in their asphalt and concreting business,later commissioned in the RE,won the MC,died in south africa on 16th february 1935 1542 harold,davidson collinson,30 cornbrook grove,old trafford,worked for roberts Ltd of manchester 2060 richard,henry,norman cooper,38 lowton ave,monton,aged 22 2804 robert stear,43 upper medlock st,hulme,aged 24 L/cpl 1271 cyril,william miller,100 thornland rd,west norwood,surrey 3148 joseph minay,70 warwick st,greenheys[not mincey]
minay,collinson,cooper and stear were all in franks draft on 23-7-15
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Post by shred on Mar 13, 2012 23:04:21 GMT
Thanks Mack,
I have tried to transcribe as best as I could.... meaning I have left out full stops when not evident, capitals where they are present and misspellings of names etc.
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Post by mack on Mar 13, 2012 23:35:42 GMT
its a superb piece of work gary,if anyone had a ancestor who was involved in this part of the fighting,then they will know what they went through,thanks to your transcription,there was no problem with franks mispellings,the only bloke i couldnt find was L/cpl dennett,there was a william dennett in the 1/6th but he didnt arrive at gallipoli till 23rd october,great work mate.
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