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From: John Chapman <>
Subject: Re: [WW1] Royal Warwicks drafts to Royal Berkshires
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 00:38:45 +0000
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Ray

there were lots of transfers from the Royal Warwicks to the Royal Berks.
Some were in batches eg a batch which transferred to Royal Berks numbers
20783 to 20861 in April 1916 and a lot were via Infantry Base Depots in
the field, ie men returned after an injury to an IBD and were then sent
on to a battalion that needed reinforcing.

If you let me have your grandfather's name I will see if he is in my
database

regards

John





In message <001401c5e7c1$6d60ec20$>, ray parker
<> writes
>Hello All,
>
>I am still researching my grandfathers' service in WW1 and wonder if
>anyone can shed any light on the Transferance on men from the 2nd
>Battalion Royal Warwicks to the Royal Berkshires.
>
>I think grandfather served with the Warwicks to about 1916 and he
>certainly did not go to Italy with that Regiment in 1917. I assume he
>was thus transfered around 1916.
>
>Grandfather was wounded at, I was told by my ale father, Gouzeacourt
>Wood, shot through the neck but he survived.
>
>I have tried the Wadrobe web for the Berks site but this has not
>turned up the info so far.
>I have tried to find more specific mention in books about Gouzeacourt
>Wood but few relate to it other than the area or village of
>Gouzeacourt. My understanding is the grandfather was shot either
>attacking a German trench or defending a British trench.
>
>Any one got any info?
>Thanx
>Ray
>
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