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  • 13/01/1918 France and Flanders

    If a man was to be killed in action on the above date whilst with the 10th Cheshire regiment, what battle would he have partaken in?

    Any help would be great.

    Danny
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  • #2
    Might want to look here:-

    The Cheshire Regiment in 1914-1918

    Can't see a battle for that date.

    and this one:-

    Last edited by Guest; 17-12-09, 23:06.

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    • #3
      Hiya

      I have seen that page but it wasnt much help to be honest.
      There must have been some fighting as there were a fair few men who were kiiled in action around that time.

      Thanks for looking.

      Danny
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      • #4
        Does it actually say he was killed in action? A lot of men died just because they were ill because of the conditions and not in battle in WWI.

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        • #5
          Yeah it states Killed in action and then theatre of war is France and Flanders.

          Danny
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          • #6
            Cheers Bob

            I will definately look into the diary extracts from kew.

            Danny
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            • #7
              Danny I paid for and got mine online

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              • #8
                Originally posted by quiffdo View Post
                Yeah it states Killed in action and then theatre of war is France and Flanders.

                Danny
                Was that on 'his' medal card then?

                If you want help in your research you need to give as much information you have and where you've got it from. Otherwise people will be doubling up or telling you something you already know which is a waste of time for everyone concerned.

                Or in the worst case scenario people will be looking for the wrong man.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by quiffdo View Post
                  Hiya

                  I have seen that page but it wasnt much help to be honest.
                  There must have been some fighting as there were a fair few men who were kiiled in action around that time.

                  Thanks for looking.

                  Danny

                  To find out what the Cheshires did might take a little bit more than flitting about websites.

                  As for a fair few men killed about around that time is a little crass - 100's of thousands got killed about and around that time.
                  Last edited by Elaine ..Spain; 18-12-09, 15:44. Reason: inappropriate comment removed

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                  • #10
                    Actually it looks like your man (presume he is the 43 year old with the initials "PG") was the only casualty in 10th Cheshires that day - so if Soldiers Died in the Great War is correct in recording him as KIA (and it is not a 100% reliable source) he may have been an unlucky victim of shelling or some sort of accident perhaps.

                    The War Diary probably is the best source of information for what was happening at that time - though he is not likely to be mentioned by name. Do also have a look at the Cemetery information on the CWGC site too. I see you have asked the question on the GWF also - hopefully there might be an expert there to give you some answers

                    FYI Maggie 4 7 - the medal cards - when they show a theatre of war - refer to the area the man first served overseas - not where he died - that info comes from SDGW - available online correctly at FMP - with huge errors on Ancestry - and by CD and the original books

                    Cheers
                    Sue

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                    • #11
                      You could ask here, too -

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