I'm just wondering if there is a way without paying a fee to some greedy organization to find out
about wartime service of an individual. On one site I got this, but have to pay to see more, if there's more?
It's to do with an inscription as shown. I have This for Lt A.B. Spedding.
He was in the 46th Provisional Batt. which was a coastal defence unit made up of individuals
not fit for overseas service. He started in the 46 btn (made up of members of Cheshire Rgt. members)
but with later changes this became the 23 Batt. Cheshire Regt. They were billeted at Walcott on the Norfolk coast.
The idea was to get these individuals up to standard so that they could serve in France.
"23rd Battalion was originally a " Home Service" battalion but went to Calais in Spring 1918, initially as a Garrison Guard battalion."
It looks like he may have gotten to France, this last line says initially as a Garrison Guard Batt., so what happened next ?
He must have been well thought of for everyone to chip in on this, though as urns go it predates ww1 by quite a bit.
I have though sent an inquiry to the Cheshire regt. museum so they may have good records.
about wartime service of an individual. On one site I got this, but have to pay to see more, if there's more?
It's to do with an inscription as shown. I have This for Lt A.B. Spedding.
He was in the 46th Provisional Batt. which was a coastal defence unit made up of individuals
not fit for overseas service. He started in the 46 btn (made up of members of Cheshire Rgt. members)
but with later changes this became the 23 Batt. Cheshire Regt. They were billeted at Walcott on the Norfolk coast.
The idea was to get these individuals up to standard so that they could serve in France.
"23rd Battalion was originally a " Home Service" battalion but went to Calais in Spring 1918, initially as a Garrison Guard battalion."
It looks like he may have gotten to France, this last line says initially as a Garrison Guard Batt., so what happened next ?
He must have been well thought of for everyone to chip in on this, though as urns go it predates ww1 by quite a bit.
I have though sent an inquiry to the Cheshire regt. museum so they may have good records.
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