WWI Medals To South African Wonded & KIA Brothers.

[leigh kitchen]

pages 2 & 3....

Edited January 15, 2007 by leigh kitchen

[leigh kitchen]

"Missing" or "Killed" following an attack on Greenland Hill........

[leigh kitchen]

Still missing.......& Private Willis later goes missing himself, but presumably survived the war as I can't find him listed in Soldiers Died or on the CWGC site.

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[leigh kitchen]

3/9/18, "death accepted" by the Army Council.......

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[leigh kitchen]

"Died on or about 28th April 1917"

[leigh kitchen]

The "Soldiers Died" entry

The 8th Lincolns were formed at Lincoln during September 1914 as a Service Battalion of K3, following heavy losses on the Somme, their brigade - 63 Bde of 21 Div transferred to 37 Div.

Soldiers Died shows:

The battalions last death before 27/4/18 was on 17/4/18

Baxter Charles Joseph 51997 Private 27/4/18

Howe Robert Henry 49703 Private 27/4/18

Turgoose Harry 26283 Private 28/4/18

And of course 2/Lt OS Tedder is shown as 27/4/18 Killed In Action

Next death 2/5/18

A total of 8 officers are shown as dead during the war, between 25/9/15 & 31/5/17, 2/Lt OS Tedder is not one of them as he is listed in Soldiers Died as battalion not known

871 Other Ranks are listed as dead.

This site:

http://www.eebo.freeserve.co.uk/8thbatt.htm

shows:

23 - 29 (April 1918)...............Battalion in action at Arras. Casualties - 8 officers and 516 other ranks

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[leigh kitchen]

Excellent medals and research. I have two researched groups to SAAF mechanics.

Doc

The research came with the 2 medals, so no hard work by me, but there's more to find out no doubt.

8th Lincs War Diary should be worthwhile, fortunately there is fair bit of research already done on the 2 SAI Tedder as I have no knowledge of SA records.

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[Riley1965]

I have contact with an excellent SA researcher. PM me if you want his contact information. He's thorough, quick and inexpensive.

Doc

[leigh kitchen]

Yes please - PM en route..........