joanbelge Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Have recently purchased a book published 1921. It lists all Royal Enginners who were killed in Great War. Happy to do look ups, it may be that not always more info than on CWGC but have found some info that not already found through CWGC best wishes Joan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inniskilling dragoons Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Hello Joan Sounds very interesting, does the book list men by unit. As I am researching the 55th & 59th Field Coys. Thanks Inniskilling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headgardener Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Is this a copy of the RE volume of Soldiers Died in the Great War? Inniskilling; You can do a search for casualties from any particular RE unit using the search function on the CD-ROM version of SDGW. Probably any reasonably sized reference/family history section in your local library will have a copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanbelge Posted 3 June , 2010 Author Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Yes I think it is volume 4 of a series. The names are arranged aphabetically. Joan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemrobson Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Hi Joan Thanks for your look ups offer. Is there any information in your book regarding 2nd Lieuts R E Bradley and A C Hopwood and Cpl J F Storey? Best regards Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanbelge Posted 3 June , 2010 Author Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Hi Joan Thanks for your look ups offer. Is there any information in your book regarding 2nd Lieuts R E Bradley and A C Hopwood and Cpl J F Storey? Best regards Keith There are 11 Bradley's but no R E if you have any more details i.e. part of country maybe able to suggest if any of the 11 may be your man ,likewise 5 Storeys but no J F and no Hopwoods PM me if you have more details best wishes Joan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headgardener Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Keith; Can I point out that you're looking for LIEUTENANTS Bradley and Hopwood; all the volumes of SDGW that are arranged by regiment only cover other-ranks, there's a separate volume for officers. The information in the officer's volume will only give you regiment and date of death and, I think, cause of death. In any case, the volume that Joan is very kindly offering to do look up's in is for other ranks only. So only JF Storey will be in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesleycrabb Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Hello Joan, I wonder if you look up a young Sapper for me please. RIDGWAY, Frank. 61179. 182nd Tunnelling Company. KIA 02/04/1916. He is not listed on CWGC. Apart from his MIC I have no other service information, so anything you have is a bonus. Many thanks in advance. Wes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 RIDGWAY, Frank. 61179. 182nd Tunnelling Company. KIA 02/04/1916. He is not listed on CWGC. Apart from his MIC I have no other service information, so anything you have is a bonus. Wes...do you know that a good chunk of his service papers are available on ancestry? (even with a little note mentioning him being missing, then, a little later, being declared 'presumed dead') Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesleycrabb Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Hello Dave, Thanks for taking the time to reply. Yes, I've read through his service papers on Ancestry, but there is no mention of where he was killed, which is what I am really after. What was he doing? Did he die whilst tunnelling, was he killed by a shell, a bullet......? Also, why isn't he on CWGC? His nephew is still living in the village, my ma reckons he is about 82 years old (we used to live next door to him until I was 5 years old), maybe I should pay him a visit? Wes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanbelge Posted 3 June , 2010 Author Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Hello Joan, I wonder if you look up a young Sapper for me please. RIDGWAY, Frank. 61179. 182nd Tunnelling Company. KIA 02/04/1916. He is not listed on CWGC. Apart from his MIC I have no other service information, so anything you have is a bonus. Many thanks in advance. Wes. Hello the entry is as follows: Frank Ridgeway born Wollerton Staffs. Enlisted Shrewsbury Shropshire. Lived in Market Drayton at time of enlistmentment. Killed in Action 2/4/16 182nd Tunnelling Company May not add much more but hope it is of some interest best wishes Joan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesleycrabb Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Thanks for taking the time to look, Joan, but no, nothing I didn't already have. Que sera, as they say in Rome. Many Thanks. Wes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilEvans Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Already submitted Ridgway's details to the CWGC Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesleycrabb Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Already submitted Ridgway's details to the CWGC Neil Well done that man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inniskilling dragoons Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Is this a copy of the RE volume of Soldiers Died in the Great War? Inniskilling; You can do a search for casualties from any particular RE unit using the search function on the CD-ROM version of SDGW. Probably any reasonably sized reference/family history section in your local library will have a copy. Headgardener Thanks for pointing that out Inniskilling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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