I have an American soldier buried at Lijssenthoek .... but he came from Stoke-on-Trent .... ! KING, Harry Arthur Private 1st Class 209559 Troop 'F' , 3rd Cavalry Died of pneumonia 20.09.18 Age 26 Native of Heybridge, Tean, Stoke-on-Trent, UK Son of John & Susan King of 11 Maple Place, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent Plot 32, Row A, Grave 11 His brother Reginald also died ..... but I have no idea of a regiment or anything about them !
Annie, I've just found Harry and a bit about Reggie in "Isolated Graves": http://www.aomda.org/htm/graves/king.shtml Phil
Genealogist here again!! 1901 Heybridge Lodge, Checkley, Staffordshire John King, Head, 42, Coachman Domestic, Buckinghamshire Newport Pagnell Susan King, Wife, 38, Hants Abbotts A?? Ernest J King, Son, 13, Buckinghamshire Little Linford Eva L King, Daughter, 12, School, Buckinghamshire Little Linford George J King, Son, 10, School, Buckinghamshire Little Linford Harry A King, Son, 8, School, Staffordshire Wychnor Reginald King, Son, 6, School, Staffordshire Wychnor Alice M King, Daughter, 3, Staffordshire Wychnor RG13/2631 F 139 P 6 All Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Thanks Girl ! ...... wonder if he's on the war memorial at all ?? wonder if he has a draft card ? too many questions huh ?? Annie
Hello Emma, Good to see you over here. My genealogy is credit crunched for the moment. Annie, That was more by luck than judgement. I just went back to see what AOMDA was all about and spotted his name. Phil
Found them......... Dresden Church of the Resurrection, Dresden, Staffs. The war memorial is a plaque set in the outside wall of the church. Harry A King Reginald King http://www.wishful-thinking.org.uk/genuki/STS/Dresden/MIs.html Scroll down to section B1. Picture of the plaque: http://www.wishful-thinking.org.uk/genuki/STS/Dresden/WarMem.html
I was looking in Checkley and Stoke on Trent !!!!!!!!! ( Boy ! they've cleaned up Genuki ... it looks so much better !! ) I did find this though about the 3d Cavalry ..... In August 1917, the Regiment was alerted for overseas duty. Arriving in France in November, the Regiment was broken up and operated three major remount depots until the war’s end. The only actual 3d Cavalry unit to see action in WWI was K Troop, which was detached from the 3d Squadron and participated in the last three engagements prior to the Armistice of 11 November 1918. After WWI, the Regiment deployed back to the United States and executed a garrison mission until the beginning of World War II. http://www.hood.army.mil/3d_acr/rhht_history.aspx Annie
I can't find Reggie under Reginald ... I found 6 ... but none appear to be him !! http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/...pqd2jpph7&q1=king&q2=reginald&q3=&interval=20 Then I checked the 10th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops War Diaries ....... and on 17th October War Diary says 3 ORs to the hospital ... sickness ! ( in fact they seemed to have sickness everyday ! ) http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/e/e059/e001473559.jpg They don't seem to have had casualties that day .... maybe you guys can see something I can't ! ... I looked 10 days either side ! http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/n...anada.ca/archivianet/02015202_e.html&r=13&f=G
Heres an interesting site .... for more background ! http://www.russiansinthecef.ca/crt/index.shtml Annie
I can't find Reggie either Annie, but then they never have the CEF attestation papers that I want!!!! Is it because he was a US citizen, because he's not on the Canadian Virtual Memorial or CWGC, that I can find? Is there another US database other than ABMC? I've just had a look at SDGW and I'm wondering after finding this one: Reginald King Pte; M2/114698; Army Service Corps Born; Wichmore, Staffs Enlisted; Liverpool Residence; Stoke on Trent Died of wounds, 17/10/17 France and Flanders And this confirms it: http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=145409 Phil
Whatever I said before ... I'll say it again !!!! Excellent find ! ..... so where did the Canadian stuff come from I wonder ??
Funnily enough I was thinking the same thing meself !!!!!!! I think it was Mum that said it originally .... and the thought that came to mind was " See ! ..... Mum's don't always know what their sons are doing " !!
Theres the old database on Rootsweb !! http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rwguide/WWIdraft.html Credit crunch ?? .... you mean you guys have that too ??
