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Title: 7th manchester regiment.Discharge!!
Post by: irishistory on Friday 26 February 10 19:28 GMT (UK)
Hi,could anybody help me with this?Harry Warburton,why was he discharged?also,i have been told that the 7th battalion of the 7thmanchester reg had something to do with Liverpool?? and yes i am blonde.thanks

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Title: Re: 7th manchester regiment.Discharge!!
Post by: corisande on Friday 26 February 10 22:13 GMT (UK)
Have a look at

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

All parts of Kings Reg 392 on that page, the bit your card has, "xvi" is "No longer fit for war service" one of the usual reasons for discharge

And you get the details of Manchester Regt here
http://www.1914-1918.net/mancs.htm
I know nothing about it, but does not seem to mention Liverpool

And the medal they refused to give him the TEM details here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_Efficiency_Medal
Title: Re: 7th manchester regiment.Discharge!!
Post by: forester on Friday 26 February 10 22:19 GMT (UK)
He was discharged under King's Regulation Para 392 (xvi), "No longer physically fit for war service". This may be due to sickness or wounds etc. Some cards have the basic cause on them; eg S for sickness. The actual Silver War Badge Roll may have that info.

The 7th Manchester's were Territorials and were based at Burlington Road, Manchester according to the Long Long Trail. Harry was one of the original draft that went to Gallipoli, via Egypt.

If you sit tight, one of the Manchester's Forum members will no doubt pick this post up.

If you can't wait, head for here: http://www../

Phil

Title: Re: 7th manchester regiment.Discharge!!
Post by: forester on Friday 26 February 10 22:24 GMT (UK)
There is a history of the 7th Manchesters here:

http://www.archive.org/details/sevenmanchester00wilsuoft

Phil
Title: Re: 7th manchester regiment.Discharge!!
Post by: Gaille on Saturday 27 February 10 01:15 GMT (UK)
He was discharged under King's Regulation Para 392 (xvi), "No longer physically fit for war service". This may be due to sickness or wounds etc. Some cards have the basic cause on them; eg S for sickness. The actual Silver War Badge Roll may have that info.

The 7th Manchester's were Territorials and were based at Burlington Road, Manchester according to the Long Long Trail. Harry was one of the original draft that went to Gallipoli, via Egypt.

If you sit tight, one of the Manchester's Forum members will no doubt pick this post up.

If you can't wait, head for here: http://www../

Phil


LOL OK, well ................. I'm a member of the Manchesters Forum, but I am no expert on them by any means, so  I have posted a link in the forum asking someone to pop over, theres a lot of the Manchesters Forum members also members in here so hopefully one of the experts will pop in soon!

Posts here if needed - http://./forum/index.php?topic=4280.0

Gaille
Title: Re: 7th manchester regiment.Discharge!!
Post by: harribobs on Saturday 27 February 10 10:21 GMT (UK)
The 7th Battalion Manchester Regiment were a territorial force unit, much like the TA of today. Raised originally for home defense, at the outbreak of war they were asked to fight overseas. As part of the 42nd (East Lancs) division they were the first to go.

The 25th September 1914 (on the card) was the date they arrived in Egypt, they went on to fight in Gallipoli, Egypt again and then to France

The 7th Battalion had no connection to Liverpool in WW1

For their potted history have a look at this page on our main site

7th Battalion Manchester Regiment (http://www../7th%20batt.htm)

if you would like to join us at our forum

Manchester Regiment Forum (http://./forum/index.php)

we could look into Harry a little more but i can't guarantee what we will find

cheers

Chris
Title: Re: 7th manchester regiment.Discharge!!
Post by: irishistory on Sunday 28 February 10 19:53 GMT (UK)

 Thank you to Forester,Comsande,Gaille and Harribobs.I have checked out the different websites you have mentioned and they are all really interesting.Harribobs, i would love you to look into Harry for me if you could.
         regards irishistory :)