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Vena

Vena Report 27 Jan 2013 16:30

i am looking to find the full history of my grandfather and his 2 brothers, they all went to france and flanders, my grandfather came back but hid brothers died in the 1918, i would love the fu;ll history and burial place of these men
grandfather ernest whalley
brothers ralph whalley died 1918
george whalley died 1919 i thinkcan anyone help me please

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 27 Jan 2013 16:34

Hello Vena, have you tried looking on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site?
http://www.cwgc.org/

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Maddie

Maddie Report 27 Jan 2013 16:35

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Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 - soldier details
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Name: Ralph WHALLEY
Memorial Scroll
Purchase scroll

Rank: PRIVATE
Initials: R
Birthplace: Chesterfield
Residence:
Enlisted: Pilsley
Regiment, Corps etc.: Machine Gun Corps
Battalion etc.: (Infantry).
Number: 140623
Date died: 27 March 1918
How died: Killed in action
Theatre of war: France & Flanders
Supplementary Notes: FORMERLY 3934, NOTTS & DERBY REGT.
Soldiers Died in the Great War database © Naval and Military Press Ltd 2010
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Maddie

Maddie Report 27 Jan 2013 16:38

Name: George WHALLEY
Memorial Scroll
Purchase scroll

Rank: GUNNER
Initials: G
Birthplace: Pilsley, Derby
Residence: Pilsley
Enlisted: Chesterfield
Regiment, Corps etc.: Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion etc.:
Number: 50349
Date died: 4 April 1918
How died: Killed in action
Theatre of war: France & Flanders
Supplementary Notes:
Soldiers Died in the G

MillymollyAmanda

MillymollyAmanda Report 27 Jan 2013 16:41

Name: Ralph Whalley
Age: 32
Birth Date: abt 1886
Death Date: 27 Mar 1918
Cemetery: Pozieres Memorial
Burial Country: France
Father: William Whalley
Mother: Harriett Ann Whalley
Service Number: 140623
Region or Memorial: France

Vena

Vena Report 27 Jan 2013 17:36

wow thankyou so much, which site are the burial details on please, and will it list if any medals were awarded?
you are all so good im so grateful
love vena

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 27 Jan 2013 17:45

Vena - if you use the link I posted for you right at the top you can look up those deaths and see an image of the cemeteries where they are buried.

Medals awarded aren't usually shown on the killed in service records.

I'll send you the medal cards that are on Ancestry - check your message inbox in about 5 minutes.

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George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 27 Jan 2013 17:46


British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
about Ralph Whalley
Name: Ralph Whalley
Regiment or Corps: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, Machine Gun Corps
Regimental Number: 70723, 140623

Awarded the Victory& British medals
_____________________________________

British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
about George Whalley
Name: George Whalley
Regiment or Corps: Royal Garrison Artillery
Regimental Number: 59349

Also the Victory& British medals.

George

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My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 27 Jan 2013 17:55

The War graves photo project have photographed the panel/ graves which you can obtain copies, but they do ask for a donation

look in this link
http://twgpp.org/index.php

Whalley, Ralph
Cemetery: Pozieres Memorial

Country: France

Area: Somme

Rank: Private

Official Number: 140623

Unit: 8th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment).

Force: Army

Nationality: British

Details:
27th March 1918. Age 32. Son of the late William and Harriett Ann Whalley of 3 Brunswick St. Pilsley Chesterfield. Panel 90 to 93.

Looks as though George's resting place has not been photographed


George

Researching:
My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 27 Jan 2013 18:02

This site is free to obtain photos of headstones and according to the site info they have photographed all the graves in the Adelaide Cemetery, Villers Bretonneux.

, you have to give details
but it does not include panels on memorials where Ralph is inscribed


http://www.britishwargraves.co.uk/page10.htm


George

Researching:
My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 27 Jan 2013 18:56

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=whalley&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1918&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=15606446&df=all&

(looks like George on above)

Chris :)

Vena

Vena Report 27 Jan 2013 21:06

thankyou chris so much i have ordered a photo
vena