Soldier on Guard at Chateau

[Britexpat]

I hope someone can help in tracing this soldier, I was asked by the owner of the chateau in the village where I live in Flers (nord pas de Calais) to re-enact a WW1 soldier as I am English at a garden party he was holding because there was an inscription scratched into a brick at the entrance obviously by a soldier on guard, the inscription is as follows :-

C R CALOW              FEB 10     1917

H    QUEEN’S             HQ GUARD

RWS RGT                19 CORP

I am sure his name was C.R.Calow and was in the Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment.
Any help would be extremely welcome as the owner of the chateau would love to trace the history of this soldier and possibly lead to any descendants so he could invite them over.

Many thanks

Pat

[mmm45]

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[mmm45]

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=6769004&queryType=1&resultcount=6

But then again another likely candidate??

I would say This is the guy. Didnt go overseas until 1916 entitled to British war Medal and Victory Medal cannot see a Service record surviving

Theres about 4 Charles Calows on Genes Reunited that would fit the timeline.

Ady

[Britexpat]

Thank's Ady I will try that direction

Pat

[t mo]

hello pat ,
trevor  on ancestry medal card records 2 c r calows show for  rws rgt but one has also got a no for the labour corp as well

[forester]

If I'm reading it correctly, at March 1917, 19 Corps provided the Army Troops for Third Army.

As far as The Queen's go, this looks like the 4th and 10th Labour Companies, which, following the formation of the Labour Corps, would become the 112th and 118th Labour Companies respectively.

Two possible names:

Charles Ralph Calow, born March Qu. 1897, Camberwell
Charles Roy Calow, born June Qu. 1897, Darlington

The first one may have married quite young; to Violet Hardley, March Qu. 1916, Camberwell

The second one married Margaret Sanderson, Sept Qu 1924, Darlington

Phil

[Britexpat]

Thanks to you all this is really helping me as I am quite new to doing this sort of research any info is really appreciated.

Thanks

Pat

[corisande]

1. All the QRWS War Diaries are online here  Go through each battalion and see whether they had a guard in your village that day.
 That would give you his battalion

2. Email the regimental museum. I have always found regimental museums helpful, and in this case you have a very nice story to go with the request for information. Make sure you tell them the story when you ask.
    If you have been through the War Diaries you will be able to give them the battalion, which may make searching easier for them.