War Diaries (South Irish Horse)

[Munch]

My Grand-uncle, Private Joseph Clinch (Clynch) Reg No. 25140, Unit-Royal Irish Regiment, Batt-7th (formerly-1518, South Irish Horse).  Dob 17/01/1892, dod 12/12/1917.  We are told that he died of wounds in France & Flanders and is buried at Villers-Faucon Communal, Picardie, France.  I'm trying to find out where he was was when he was injured....Have found War Diaries of South Irish Horse (source document: The National Archives at Kew WO 95/1979) but i'm not sure that it's the correct diary....Can anyone help to point me in the right direction to get the information that i need?

[mmm45]

http://southirishhorse.com/documents/war_diaries_table.htm

Maybe of interest?
This is entry for 12/12/17

Battln. relieved in evening by 7/8 R. Innis. Fus. & returned to billets at ST EMILIE. Billets shelled & 28 men killed & 40 wounded. Capt. Vernon & 1 OR wounded during relief. Battln moved out of billets & occupied Railway Cutting.

Ady

[Munch]

Hi Ady,
I have that information already......So i was on the right track? 
I have been reading through the months September to December 1917 and trying to decipher the short-hand terms used such as OR, GOC, RE?
I am trying to pin-point the day that he was injured........
Also, how soon after death were the soldiers buried? 

[mmm45]

Its going to be pretty hard to pinpoint point of wounding as they look to have been shelled quite a bit over the period.
casualties would have been buried pretty much as soon as possible.

OR is Other Rank as in not an officer,GOC Is General Officer Commanding,RE is Royal Engineers.

If the cemetery where he lies is a fair distance from War Diary location then he may have been moved to a field hospital or casualty clearing station so may have been wounded a few days prior to date of death.

However reading the Cwgc write up on cemetery I get the feeling he was re-interred there after the armistice.

Ady

[Munch]

Thanks for all your help.

[Munch]

My Grand-uncle, Private Joseph Clinch (Clynch) Reg No. 25140, Unit-Royal Irish Regiment, Batt-7th (formerly-1518, South Irish Horse).  Dob 17/01/1892, dod 12/12/1917.  We are told that he died of wounds in France & Flanders and is buried at Villers-Faucon Communal, Picardie, France. ..

I'm trying to discover when he signed up and where..........Can anyone help please?

[mmm45]

Number 1672 SIH enlisted 10/11/15 so prior to that ive just looked for similar numbers on the SWB lists.
1135 was a Sept 1914 enlistment so i suspect its sometime mid 1915

Cant help with the where though

Ady

[Munch]

Ady, thanks for that.......but what are SWB lists

[mmm45]

Silver War Badge lists basically a lad got discharged due to wounds or sickness he was given one they are a good online resource for enlistment discharge dates....You Will get your mans from the SIH Medal Rolls at kew but they arent online....Maybe there is someone on Great War Forum that has the Rolls already...Its a collectible unit so im sure someone will have some good info if you post on there

Ady