The Kings Liverpool Regiment

[mmm45]

Here we go
Born Middlesborough,Enlisted Norwich Resident Southacre Norfolk
Formerley 1983 Yorkshire Regiment

Ady -he was listed as 18th KLR.

[ike]

thats my g/dad, so was he a riffleman then i only have what on his cert.
do m you mean he was formeley in the yorkshire reg first

[mmm45]

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=1639729&queryType=1&resultcount=1

Heres his Medal Index card to download it costs£3.50 it MAY contain other info.

Soldiers Died says he was in the Yorkshire Regiment first but may not have gone overseas with them as there is no MIC to say so...It also looks like a possible Territorial number for the Yorks Regiment.

CWGC,sdgw and his MIC all have him as Private am not sure if Riflemen existed within the Yorks Regiment(Green Howards)Its basically a Rifle Brigade rank of Private.

Ady

[ike]

thanks so it means his death cert is all to cock them

[mmm45]

Ive just looked on the GRO Overseas war deaths which is probably what the death cert has been taken from and he is indeed listed as Rfn Brown his number is the same are you in possession of his medals they should have number on the rim

I wouldnt say it was to cock and the SDGW/CWGC uses only stuff that were supplied by relatives at the time.

Death Certs for war deaths in my dealings have never given me anything more than CWGC/SDGW has so i rarely get them

If you do download his Medal Card there may be several codes on there so post it online im sure someone will decypher it for you.

[ike]

got a print out of 6 on a sheet just know and hes got by the look of it a victory and a british medals nothing else on it  name rank,..  pt  no.  l'pool  thats it
H/2/102B47 [roll] page 7709 [that the vic]  and the other one has  dito what does it all mean   no i dont have his medals, it was just by chance i found this posting never thought there would be anything wrong

[mmm45]

Hi
Yes thats right you get 6 MICs on one print out the one with 235283 in the Regimental number box is your grandads

If it just says Victory and British War then he didnt deploy overseas til 1916 as no 1915 Star issued the numbers and letters next to it refer to the actual Medal Rolls at Kew which would give actual join up date,date overseas and possibly battalion number

They arent available online you have to visit or pay an reasearcher to get you info.

ive looked at his Yorks Regiment number with the lads who died on SDGW and its close to a 5th Batt Yorks Regiment probably  2/5th Yorks Regiment (second line Territorial unit  in UK.)...They were broken up and posted in July 1916 to fill casualties from 1st of July Looks like he was posted to KLR for overseas duties

Ady

[ike]

thank you i will copy all this down for my records.

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http://www.1914-1918.net/Diaries/wardiary-18liv.htm

Ike this should top it off for you it covers his battalions movements prior to him falling in action near Hooge

They were the 2nd Liverpool Pals and theres a book on them

Ady