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Offline DaveKe

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Re: Grandad's regiment?
« Reply #18 on: Monday 19 May 14 11:35 BST (UK) »
If he was "posted to Germany" after the war,   that would have been a bit exceptional.

Germany was neither invaded nor occupied after World War 1 -   quite unlike World War 2.  They threw in the towell even before the Allies had chased them out of France and Belgium.

He might have been sent to supervise the dismantling of the Zeppelins or the demolition of the tank factory or the deportation of the German Navy to Scapa Flow.

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« Reply #19 on: Monday 19 May 14 15:52 BST (UK) »
Dave Ke
Sorry i have to disagree ....there was an Army of Occupation in Germany mainly the Rhineland into the early 1920s
A lot of the lads ive researched served in the 62nd West Riding Division and were based in Cologne.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Rhineland

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Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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Re: Grandad's regiment?
« Reply #20 on: Monday 19 May 14 22:25 BST (UK) »
Yes Jim. that's the site I meant, thanks. I've been looking at so many WW1 sites I got a bit mixed up!

In 1919 Charles signed up again for 2 years after 8 months in "civvy street". As far as I can tell from family rumour, about this time he went to Newcastle-on-Tyne, then on to Germany. He left my grandmother in Newcastle-on-Tyne with their one year old son and a very unfriendly landlady!
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