3rd Worcester

[Guest Jdavis]

Here is the info I have on my great uncle Pte. Geoge Davis from an old postcard:

3rd Worcester ?Fort Burgoyne Dover # 10521 G Coy (could it be D Coy?)

Can any one give me more details on what all this means?

Will the number help me find some documentation on him?

Does 3rd Worcester mean the 3rd batallion of the Worcester Regiment?

Just starting to search any help appreciated,

Rainy Vancouver Canada

Janice

[brindlerp]

Hello Janice

3rd Worcester would mean 3rd Battalion Worcester Regiment.

Each battalion would normally have four Company's, identified A, B, C and D (no G's).

10521 would be the soldier's service number and along with rank (Private), name (George Davis), Regiment (Worcestershire) and Battalion (3rd), you have all you need to research the soldier.

Interesting sites to visit are:-

1.) An illustrated history of the Worcestershire Regiment -

http://www.worcestercitymuseums.org.uk/col...imp/wrimp11.htm

2.) The Worcestershire Regiment in 1914-1918 (the mother site) -

http://www.1914-1918.net/worcester.htm

Attached picture "Men of the Worcestershire Regiment waiting for the order to attack", The Somme 1916, from: http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk/page...0war/somme.html

Regards

Richard

[brindlerp]

Fort Burgoyne Dover - interesting links:

"Fort Burgoyne was designed to protect the North Spur area of Dover Castle which was perceived as a weak spot in the defences and the most likely approach for an invading army.

East Wing Battery of Fort Burgoyne, intended as a defendable redoubt providing a field of fire to the east, is easily visited although it's frequently used as a training area for troops from the nearby Connaught Barracks. Like the West Wing it's extremely overgrown and there's a risk of finding live ammunition scattered on the site."

http://www.dover-web.co.uk/underground_burge.asp

"Fort Burgoyne was designed and built as one of the country's Palmerston forts, it represented the cutting edge of fortress design in the theory, and methods of construction. It is one of only two such fortifications to have survived complete.

Fort Burgoyne is still in use by the Army and as such is inaccessible."

http://www.castlekas.freeserve.co.uk/ft_bu..._e_outworks.htm

"The triumphal conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars saw a rapid reduction in Dover's defences; only a small garrison remained at the castle. Later improvements to the fortifications were added, but the castle developed more as a garrison headquarters while the new Fort Burgoyne, built on the high ground to the north east of the castle, took over the other military functions."

http://www.castleexplorer.co.uk/england/dover/dover_hist.php

regards

Richard

[Guest Jdavis]

Thanks for all the information, the links and the photos.

Now that I know this information about uncle George I don't really know what to do with it.

I saw that the PRO is implementing a on-line search of the index cards to the Medal Rolls. They have not copied last names starting with letter D yet but I could check this when it's complete.

I obviously can't do any searching in person because I'm in Canada. Does anyone have suggestions where to start.

All help is appreciated,

Thanks

Janice