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World War One / Re: Desk job military in WWI
« on: Monday 31 March 25 13:09 BST (UK) »
Hope he was a bit more competent than that.
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World War One / Re: Desk job military in WWI
« on: Monday 31 March 25 12:40 BST (UK) »
Me too. Let's hope he wasn't like him!
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World War One / Re: Desk job military in WWI
« on: Monday 31 March 25 12:18 BST (UK) »
I suppose he did whatever was done in his particular social circle. I'm trying to think if there are any in novels like Jeeves & Wooster!
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World War One / Re: Desk job military in WWI
« on: Monday 31 March 25 11:45 BST (UK) »
Thanks Andy - I was going off this exchange in Parliament, but perhaps it only applies to the Regular Army. I couldn't find the special rules he mentioned: https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1925/jun/23/retired-officers-retention-of-rank
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World War One / Re: Desk job military in WWI
« on: Monday 31 March 25 10:41 BST (UK) »
Thank you both. I think you have him sorted.
On the matter of his using his Captain title after the war, I read that it was disapproved of but not illegal. I feel it was a bit presumptuous given the number of active Captains who died or were disabled. I don't know how it went down locally - there were a number of fatalities, mostly privates, Sergeant being the highest rank.
On the matter of his using his Captain title after the war, I read that it was disapproved of but not illegal. I feel it was a bit presumptuous given the number of active Captains who died or were disabled. I don't know how it went down locally - there were a number of fatalities, mostly privates, Sergeant being the highest rank.
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World War One / Re: Desk job military in WWI
« on: Monday 31 March 25 09:16 BST (UK) »
Thank you - he seems to have been adjusted up and down a lot. The Yorkshire Post, 13.7.1916, has him under ARMY SERVICE CORPS - "Territorial Force Reserve - Infantry, Sec. Lt (temp. Major) C. W. Todd from West Yorks regt. to be sec. lt."
And then up to temp Captain, 16.8.1916 (Gazette).
And then up to temp Captain, 16.8.1916 (Gazette).
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World War One / Re: Desk job military in WWI
« on: Monday 31 March 25 07:54 BST (UK) »
Thanks Alan, that would make a lot of sense.
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World War One / Re: Desk job military in WWI
« on: Monday 31 March 25 06:47 BST (UK) »
Thanks for all that very helpful information, Andy.
I think he was Assistant District Commissioner in Nigeria, not District Commissioner, but happy to be corrected.
It’s of interest whether he went overseas just to envisage what he was actually doing, Shanreagh.
I think he was Assistant District Commissioner in Nigeria, not District Commissioner, but happy to be corrected.
It’s of interest whether he went overseas just to envisage what he was actually doing, Shanreagh.
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World War One / Re: Desk job military in WWI
« on: Sunday 30 March 25 20:54 BST (UK) »
Well found again, Shaun. So that looks like the regular army, and not a Reserve. Even if he was moved to the Reserve later. Looking on Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Yorkshire_Regiment, it looks as though the 7th and 8th Battalions were the Leeds Rifles and some were transferred to Territorial Reserve in 1916, so that would fit with later records. What do the numbers before the names mean? He has "8". I'm trying to find out if he actually went overseas.