I found these Seamen died in Western Front .... but I don't understand why ..... RND, 1st RM Battalion BESWICK, Charles E, Private, RMLI, 19507 (Ply), prisoner of war, illness WILLCOX, Joseph G, Private, RMLI, S 1584 (Po), France, killed RND, Anson Battalion, France MALCOLM, Robert, Able Seaman, RNVR, R 1675, killed MALKIN, Arthur, Able Seaman, RNVR, KW 411, killed MAYCOCK, Arthur D, Able Seaman, RNVR, R 759, DOW PAYNE, Albert, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 6156, killed REES, George R F, Leading Seaman, RNVR, Bristol Z 145, DOW ROWLEY, Luther, Able Seaman, RNVR, R 6595, killed RND, Drake Battalion, France GADSEY, Joseph E, Able Seaman, RNVR, R 1136, DOW PAWLEY, William J, Able Seaman, RNVR, R 2418, DOW RND, Hood Battalion, France BATEY, Harold, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 7076, DOW COLTMAN, Ernest, Able Seaman, RNVR, Tyneside Z 5178, DOW OSBORNE, Edward, Able Seaman, RNVR, R 5579, killed RND, Hood Battalion, attached from 10th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers JOHNSON, Matthew J, Private, Army, 60429, killed
Confused me now, Annie! What exactly is it you don't understand - why they died or why there was a Royal Naval Division (the 63rd Div) that fought on land?
Quite astounded at the amount of coverage this division gets on the web!!! (got fed-up after page 1 of Google!!!) http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/royalnavaldivision.asp http://royalnavaldivision.co.uk/ancre.htm http://www.internet-promotions.co.uk/archives/caithness/63rdrn.htm http://www.royalnavaldivision.co.uk/RNDARTICLES.html http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/info_sheets_RND.htm http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kylet1/rnd1.htm http://www.findmypast.com/royal-naval-division-search-start.action?redef=0&group=MILITARY http://warpath.orbat.com/divs/naval_div.htm
That's interesting ... I didn't know that ! ....... so WC was the instigator of it then ! ( Knew I should have Googled first !! )
