Assistance with Service Record

[DavidGreenall110]

Evening everyone,

Can anybody help me with deciphering the reference WD 6/1343 on the attached record please?

Dave

[Andy J2022]

The Wd means that he was wounded, and the 6/1343 is probably the reference of the casualty report notifying where and when he was wounded. Possibly his being wounded may be connected to him being awarded the Military Medal, which was gazetted 17.4.1917. Unfortunately most of the WW1 Casualty Reports have not survived and the best we have to go on are the newspaper reports which republished the War Office official listings. That said, a quick newspaper search has failed to bring up a report which includes him.

As he served on after 1920, his service record will have been retained by the MOD and is now in the process of being transferred and catalogued by TNA, and given his date of birth, it may shortly be digitised by Ancestry.

[DavidGreenall110]

Thanks Andy,

I've been searching for years now to find out how, where and when.

I've managed to narrow it down to 17th Feb 1917 around the Longueval/Deville Wood area. As far as we know he was the Battery Commanders Batman so possibly a runner!?!

I'll keep my eyes open for the digitised version on Ancestry.

Many thanks

Dave

[haliared]

Not sure if this is any help whatsoever 

There is a C Death I think is yours on a casualty list on 29th October 1917 who enlisted in Ipswich.
His number is 31493, he was a Gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery and he is listed as wounded.

[DavidGreenall110]

That's perfect, that's my man, where did you pick that up from please?

Dave