Military Chat

Sounds like it was a very good visit! :-D

Just as well we didn't try to email the images - for some reason they'd managed to mess up their email account :-0
Told you!

The aged relative spent ages pouring over the print-offs, and remembered some of the tales his father told him. :-D

Lol - as it happens we're going to visit tomorrow. It will be a surprise for them but they'll probably need help extracting any further details from the images.
:-D

Well found!

Hope the aged relative is even more pleased. :-)

Of course there's the little matter of him printing them out...

You'll never believe this.................I've found his Pension Records :-D

He was discharged due to Dysentry & Maleria picked up in Selonica. So no back injury - that must have been work related.

Lovely to read thru this ..DET .... and glad his son was pleased ..

Same hear Det, Thanks for letting us know

Roy

Glad to hear he is pleased :-)

The aged relative has eventually been able to print-off (don't ask!!!) the SWB record and is thrilled to say the least.

So from him as well as me - thank you <3

The War Diaries of the Lahore artillery are available 1915 thru July 1917 via:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/02015202_e.html
Just search for Lahore

We agree on the age at Discharge - that means that his declared age on Enlistment was 18, not the 16 he really was. If he knew then what he was letting himself in for, he would probably not have volunteered.

5 Res Bde was the Unit he was discharged from, not necessarily the only unit he was with. The SWB Roll gives his dates of service as 13/4/15-26/4/19. His age is difficult to read on the Roll but looks like 23

Interesting reading Kucinta. Thank you - TBH even when full service records have survived I find it difficult to work out exactly what battles they were involved in. :-(

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Not sure if this is the same as the 5 Res Bde R F A on the silver badge record

EDIT: Wondered if the 'Res' = 'Reserve'

"V Brigade

This was a unit of Britain's pre-war regular army. It is also sometimes shown as 5 Brigade RFA.

History
Comprising numbers 64, 73 and 81 Batteries, this brigade came under command of the 7th (Meerut) Division of the Indian Army. It moved to the 3rd (Lahore) Division on 22 November 1914.

When the Division left France, the brigade remained and eventually came under command of the 3rd Canadian Division (between 20 March and 13 July 1916) before going to the 4th Canadian Division in September 1916, with which it served until July 1917

At that point it became an Army Brigade and served with the following: Second Army in October 1917, Third Army in December 1917, First Army in February 1918, Fifth Army in July 1918 and finally returned to Fourth Army in October 1918"

Never mind - although we can't expect miracles, Team GR have certainly come up with the goods tonight :-D

The refs on the Medal card relate to the actual Medal Rolls. In many cases the Medal Rolls would give the unit of a Regiment the man served with. Unfortunately in the case of the RFA this is unlikely to be given

Wow!!! Thank you both very much - his son (aged 89) will be extremely interested :-D

Thank you - have fleshed out the bones of a story which we were beginning to consider a partial face-saving myth

Discharge under Kings regulations para 192 (xvia) = discharged due to Surplus to requirements having suffered an impairment since entry into service during a period of war

See http://www.forrestdale.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/KingsRegs1912/Para392Introduction.html

Roy

UK, Silver War Badge Records, 1914-1920
Name: Arthur Bernard Taylor
Discharge Unit: 5 Res Bde R.F.A.
Regiment Number: 95569
Rank: Dr.
Badge Number: B314477
Unit: Royal Horse; Field Artillery (Charlton; Woolwich)
Piece: 2979
List Number: RA 3901-4200
Record Group: WO
Record Class: 329

This record doesn't specify whether discharged through wounds or sickness, all entries are just lumped under

discharged under para 392 (xvia) K R

Army order 29 of 1919.


The card says 'yes' to 'served overseas'

"The Silver War Badge was issued in the United Kingdom to service personnel who had been honourably discharged due to wounds or sickness during World War I. The badge, sometimes known as the Discharge Badge, Wound Badge or Services Rendered Badge, was first issued in September 1916, along with an official certificate of entitlement.

The sterling silver lapel badge was intended to be worn in civilian clothes. It had been the practice of some women to present white feathers to apparently able-bodied young men who were not wearing the King's uniform. The badge was to be worn on the right breast while in civilian dress, it was forbidden to wear on a military uniform

The badge bears the royal cipher of GRI (for Georgius Rex Imperator; George, King and Emperor) and around the rim "For King and Empire; Services Rendered". Each badge was uniquely numbered on the reverse. The War Office made it known that they would not replace Silver War Badges if they went missing, however if one was handed into a police station then it would be returned to the War Office. If the original recipient could be traced at his or her discharge address then the badge would be returned.."