Ww1 - sorrell

[Vonny North West]

Reading through my 2nd cousin WW1 record (was killed ) there is one page for returning personal effects which was signed by his widow on receipt. She received a Sorrell. What is a sorrel? Is it something to do with the regiment, a cap badge or something?
Vonny

[Guest]

is this the canadian Army ? wasn't there a Sorrell Battle ? it rings a bell could be completely off track.

[Vonny North West]

No Val, he was with the Dorset Regiment, killed in action on the Somme 1916.
Vonny

[Anglebar15]

Vonny,

There was a Battle of Mount Sorrel, near Ypres, which took place between 2nd and 13th June 1916.

Could this be the connection you are looking for?

Angela

[Vonny North West]

I don't know. He was killed in action on the 1st July 1916. I can't see anything in his service record to say that he had been at Ypres specifically. Whatever the Sorrell was his widow signed a receipt for it on the 21/02/1920.
Vonny

[Vonny North West]

I have just checked his brother's WW1 record - he was also killed in action, again, his next of kin, (was the only surviving brother out of 5 brothers who went to war) he also received a sorrel, the word after sorrel on this record is clearer to read, 1 Sorrell inscribed.
Vonny

[AntonyM]

Can you post a link so we can see the entry - I wonder if it is related to the issue of the death plaque and scroll ?

[Olde Crone Holden]

Sounds like Anthony has got it - a badly written "scroll" would look very much like "sorrell" - the outline is the same.

OC

[garstonite]

don`t laugh - but isn`t a Sorrell a horse ?...WW1 had many horses used in battle - might they have given his family his horse ?
ADDED

https://www.google.com/search?q=sorrel+horse&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=aE_7UrquLKud7QbK7IHgCQ&sqi=2&ved=0CC8QsAQ&biw=1366&bih=643#facrc=0%3Bred%20sorrel%20horse&imgdii=_&imgrc=_

HA HA - just laughing at myself the thought of a REAL horse being sent - BUT - re "an inscribed sorrell "...could it be a brass small statuette of a Sorrell Horse to denote he was a Horseman killed in battle with his name /Regiment and number inscribed on it ??...that would make more sense ??

[Vonny North West]

Anthony, I have the record on my memory stick which I downloaded from Ancestry. I have tried to copy and paste onto a reply but it just isn't happening. I will try again.
Vonny

[Vonny North West]

I have been back onto Ancestry and this is the page the receipt is on.

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1219/30971_171647-00008/1143648?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fgst%3d-6&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults#?imageId=30971_171647-00020

Vonny

[Janet in Yorkshire]

I think it's scroll - compare the lower case c's.

Well done, Antony - I'd never have thought of scroll, unless I'd seen the image.

Jay

[Vonny North West]

Thanks Anthony and Janet, it must be a gummed up c ! So now that problem is solved!
Vonny

[Guest]

reply too late