Lancashire Fusiliers

[raewyngillian]

Hi again,

Yes, I will do that......

Again....many thanks

Gillie

[Lancs Fus]

check out www.lancs-fusiliers.co.uk the is also a link to the musuem web site on this site

[wheeldon]

Hi, I live very close to the museum - and I'm ashamed to say I never even knew it existed untill a couple of weeks ago.

Anyway, I'm planning a vist in the next couple of weeks - so if anyone needs anything let me know - I'm unsure if they will let me take photos but I'll ask.

Cheers

Fiona

[enfield]

Hello Fiona.
 I wondered if you have any information on  Lieutenant S L Moffatt, of the Lancashire Fusilers, killed in 1916?
Regards.
 Tom.

[willie bat]

Stanley Leslie Moffatt died of his wounds 13th August 1916
He is buried at  at Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt.
A can get a copy of his grave photo for £3 from this site

http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=2829471
There is also a grave for him in Eccles (Peel Green) Cemetery

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=311220

He first enlisted in the Manchester regiment ( Manchester Regiment 6532 ) and later transfered to the Lancashire fusiliers ( Temporary Second Lieutenant)which is shown on his medal card index.
You can get a copy of this card for £2 from the national archives

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=4272316&queryType=1&resultcount=1

It shows his mothers address on the card.
His brother Cecil Henry Moffatt also died of his wounds and was also served in the Lancashire fusiliers. Again if you do not have access to ancestry site, you can get a copy of his medal card index from the national archives.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=4271957&queryType=1&resultcount=19

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=67033

If you email this kind man, he should have a photo of this mans grave stone.

http://www.britishwargraves.co.uk/


This is both of them been temp promoted to Second Lieutenant
 

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29373/pages/11481

[willie bat]

Both Stanley's & Cecil's army service papers are on line
PM me an email address.

[enfield]

Than you for all your help Willie.
 Kind regards.
 Tom.

[willie bat]

You might be lucky and find a photo of the lads off this site?
http://www.lancs-fusiliers.co.uk/index.html

[willie bat]

This is the family 1901 census

George Moffatt 48       born Galway
Georgina E Moffatt 28 born Galway
Stanley L Moffatt 5 born Galway
Cecil H Moffatt 4  born Galway
Georgina J Moffatt 1  born Eccels Lanc's

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