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The Common Room / Re: Has Ancestry broken the adjacent counties setting?
« on: Sunday 04 May 25 10:42 BST (UK) »
I hate to estimate how much I have paid to Ancestry over the years for what I now class as a third rate site.
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Northumberland / Re: Mary Grey
« on: Friday 02 May 25 11:22 BST (UK) »
You got there before me again JenB.
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Northumberland / Re: Mary Grey
« on: Friday 02 May 25 11:11 BST (UK) »
Yesterday, danieir said In the 1851 census, her birth year is given as 1788 (est.) and place as Kyloe, Durham. She is living in "[blank], Northumberland". --- not so, they were living at Lemmington Bank Top --- Lemmington is near to Alnwick.
(snippet image courtesy of Find My Past)
(snippet image courtesy of Find My Past)
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World War One / Re: Bedfordshire Regiment
« on: Sunday 27 April 25 10:45 BST (UK) »
Maydwell with the service number of 9869 is not your man, this man's name is Arthur Robert Maydwell
(snippet image of his entry in the medal rolls courtesy of Ancestry)
(snippet image of his entry in the medal rolls courtesy of Ancestry)
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World War One / Re: Can anyone please help me with something
« on: Monday 14 April 25 17:28 BST (UK) »
Dorothy raised this a while ago on the Manchester Regiment forum and was told the same answers as she has been given on this thread and on the thread that JenB has posted the link to. I assisted to a degree with her query on the Manchester forum but I will step back from her current thread as I do not believe that I can add anything more.
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World War One / Re: Can anyone please help me with something
« on: Sunday 13 April 25 17:50 BST (UK) »
As the 18th Battalion's record was the same as the 16th battalion ---
16th (Service) Battalion (1st City)
Formed in Manchester on 28 August 1914 by the Lord Mayor and City. Initially established at Heaton Park but moved in April 1915 to Belton Park, where placed under command of 90th Brigade in 30th Division. Moved on to Larkhill in September 1915.
6 November 1915 : landed in France.
13 May 1918 : reduced to cadre strength.
18 June 1918 : moved to Boulogne and transferred to 42nd Brigade in 14th (Light) Division. Returned to England and moved to Cowshott. Reconstituted by absorbing 29th Bn.
4 July 1918 : returned to France.
16th (Service) Battalion (1st City)
Formed in Manchester on 28 August 1914 by the Lord Mayor and City. Initially established at Heaton Park but moved in April 1915 to Belton Park, where placed under command of 90th Brigade in 30th Division. Moved on to Larkhill in September 1915.
6 November 1915 : landed in France.
13 May 1918 : reduced to cadre strength.
18 June 1918 : moved to Boulogne and transferred to 42nd Brigade in 14th (Light) Division. Returned to England and moved to Cowshott. Reconstituted by absorbing 29th Bn.
4 July 1918 : returned to France.
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World War One / Re: Can anyone please help me with something
« on: Sunday 13 April 25 17:48 BST (UK) »
Hope this assists you (from the website The Long, Long Trail)
13th (Service) Battalion
Formed at Ashton-under-Lyne in September 1914, as part of K3 and attached as Army Troops to 25th Division. Moved to Seaford.
October 1914 : transferred to 66th Brigade in 22nd Division. Moved to billets in Eastbourne in November and returned to Seaford in March 1915. Went on to Aldershot in May.
September 1915 : landed in France.
October 1915 : moved to Salonika.
22 June 1918 : left the Division and returned to France, arriving at Abancourt on 11 July 1918.
21 July 1918 : attached to 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division.
30 July 1918 : absorbed the 17th Bn.
13 August 1918 : absorbed into the 1/9th Bn.
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18th (Service) Battalion (3rd City)
Formed in Manchester on 28 August 1914 by the Lord Mayor and City. Record same as 16th Bn.
20 February 1918 : disbanded at Haut Allaines.
13th (Service) Battalion
Formed at Ashton-under-Lyne in September 1914, as part of K3 and attached as Army Troops to 25th Division. Moved to Seaford.
October 1914 : transferred to 66th Brigade in 22nd Division. Moved to billets in Eastbourne in November and returned to Seaford in March 1915. Went on to Aldershot in May.
September 1915 : landed in France.
October 1915 : moved to Salonika.
22 June 1918 : left the Division and returned to France, arriving at Abancourt on 11 July 1918.
21 July 1918 : attached to 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division.
30 July 1918 : absorbed the 17th Bn.
13 August 1918 : absorbed into the 1/9th Bn.
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18th (Service) Battalion (3rd City)
Formed in Manchester on 28 August 1914 by the Lord Mayor and City. Record same as 16th Bn.
20 February 1918 : disbanded at Haut Allaines.
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World War One / Re: Frederick John Rowett mentioned in Despatches
« on: Friday 11 April 25 17:25 BST (UK) »
No mention of a MiD in the London Gazette, likewise, a search of all newspapers has failed to come up with anything.
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Northumberland / Re: Herron - Chestnut Street, Ashtington Northumberland
« on: Friday 28 March 25 13:21 GMT (UK) »
PaulJ56 -- thank you for posting the images. The person that I have been assisting since 2022 has now completed her stories on all of the Herron / Heron men that fought in the Great War.