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Iain,
If you pm me with your grandfathers details, I will have a look for you.
Frank

iaindh wrote: Hi Frank,

Sorry I know little else of my Grandfather's war experiences. I only saw him during school holidays as we live in the North and I was young when he died. I do remember that he still had the Turkish bullet from his leg but that disappeared. I'm not sure if he took part in the initial landings or if he came in later.
I would love to know!
I have 2 photos of him in uniform, one of which identifies the Hampshires. I also have a postcard from Salonika showing it burning.
The 2nd Hampshires were part of the 88th Brigade, 29th Brigade and he must have been transferred to the 10th Hampshires as they served in Salonika. There is a possibility he was in the 10th Hampshires initially as they also served in Gallipoli before Salonika. Although he would have needed to recover from the leg wound.
It was indeed a bad business; that man again!

regards, Iain

Frank Kelley wrote: LOL Iain,
Oh, are you sure? I was looking forward to a really good story here!
Can you narrow the field a bit, did he take part in the initial landing on the 25th of April 1915?
I think that the 2nd Hampshire's were part of 88 Brigade within the 29th Division.
A very bad business Iain,
Regards Frank

Hi Frank,

will do and many thanks

Iain

Hello Iain,
There is a likely gentleman in WO372 in the 10th Hampshire's and an man with exactly the same name, Albert Charles H, in WO364 in the 4th Hampshire's, though, this latter was an existing pre war TF unit, moreover, they do not appear to be the same man.
If the man in WO372 is your grandfather, then I very much doubt if his papers have survived in WO363 or WO364, because the Army Records Office was damaged by some German visitors during the war, so really the only thing left would be to look at the rolls in WO329, but, these are only available at Kew in several thousand volumnes, we need to narrow the field, so his age and place of birth in due course.
Frank

iaindh wrote: Hi Frank,

will do and many thanks

Iain

Iain,
Just found your address, email sent!
2B was the Dardanelles ie Gallipoli.
Frank

Thanks Frank

Frank Kelley wrote: Iain,
Just found your address, email sent!
2B was the Dardanelles ie Gallipoli.
Frank