scallywags Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Not sure of what interest this is. My Grandfather was a sergeant, 3/3844 in the Yorks and Lancs. He was honourably discharged on 24th July 1916 at age 35. He lost his right arm to a sniper either in Ypres or Salonika. I have his discharge certificate and medals still. Recently I was given a photograph of him on uniform sometime in 1915 before he left for France, looking very smart and a young 34. I also have a picture of him with the family in 1923, a completely different man then looking an old 70 something. Who can really appreciate the horrors they all went through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 In the records there are several that will give you the D.O.D but say D.O.B unknown, how can that be ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnet Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Hi Dean1 Great to see that this thread is still going and growing - don't ever give up one day you will find all the details. Through family history we understood that our maternal grandfather was lost at sea when his ship was torpedoed off the Dardenelles at Gallipoli in 1915 when our mother was 3 yrs old. The only thing we had of him was a battered old photograph and the WW1 plaque that was issued with his name on. A few years ago my brother spent months researching what actually happened to his ship and to our amazement he found out that our grandfather had survived the attack, been picked up by a hospital ship and transported to Alexandria in Egypt. Unfortunately, he sucombed to horrific wounds and died 6 weeks later. What was staggering was that there was a grave in the Commonwealth Cemetery in Alexandria, that none of the family had known about. In 2007 my brother and I made the pilgrimage, a sad occasion we paid our respects to a grandfather unknown. May he now RIP albeit 90 + yrs later. Never give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean1 Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Hi Linnet, thank you for the comments. All this has led to a website now http://www.sheffieldsoldierww1.co.uk/ Was your grandfather a Sheffield man, and do i have his details ? regards Dean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjaxed Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Hi Dean,I havent done this before so excuse any mistakes please. My grandfather was wounded in Ypres, I have some details but not to handhis name was Samuel Alonzo Cockshott. Sincerely Sally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean1 Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 Hi Sally, post the details you have on here when you have them. I see i have him on 'Sheffieldsoldier' as being on the Holy Trinity Firvale Roll of Honour as 'served', must be your grandfather. There's also an image of this Roll. I have a close up as well where you can see your grandfathers name. Dean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjaxed Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) Thank you Dean, Ill dig it out next week on my return from Belgium we are going to Ypres as a part of a trip to Bruge. I went 15 years ago but didnt then know the connection. Quite looking forward to seeing it with diffirent eyes this time. I have some photos of him recouperating I think in Sunderland. Also the brief note saying he had been wounded. He never spoke of it to anyone in the family and his sons didnt seem to know much if anything about it. He returned to banking at the Midland bank and was in the Home guard in the second war. Also looking at the other family members at that time who may have been there, Cockshott, Peel and Pearson were all local and I know there would have been others. Sally Edited August 21, 2011 by Banjaxed forgot to add the other details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmston Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Hi Dean just found your thread My father was a volunteer in 1915 and I have a bit of history of his service time and his fight for a pension when discharged, after being gassed in 1916 .but is in a bit of a state.would gladly let you look if you could let me know where you are by p.m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean1 Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 Thank you Sally, i'll PM you my email addy and anything you want to copy and send would be good. harmston, thank you too for the interest, i'll PM you too. Dean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnet Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Hi Dean Will forward the details of my grandfather later this week so too with paternal grandfather, his only surviving son has the details so that info will follow as well. Was there a Roll of Honour for the Park Area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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