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16th (Cardiff City) Battalion, Welch Regiment
16th (Cardiff City) Battalion, Welsh Regiment was raised at Cardiff in November 1914 by the Lord Mayor and Corporation. They joined 130th Brigade in 43rd Division and trained at Colwyn Bay. The brigade was renamed 115th Brigade, 38th (Welsh) Division on the 28th of April 1915. They moved to Winchester for final training in August 1915 and proceeded to France, landing at Le Havre in December. In July 1916 they were in action at Mametz Wood on The Somme, suffering severe casualties. The Division did not return to major action for more than a 12 months. In 1917 they were in action in the Third Battles of Ypres, in early 1918 the army was reorganised and on the
7th of February 1918 the 16th Welsh were disbanded in France with troops transferring to other units.
29th Dec 1915 Instruction
30th Dec 1915 Instruction
31st Dec 1915 Reliefs
1st Jan 1916 Trench Work
7th Jul 1916 Attack Made
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Those known to have served with16th (Cardiff City) Battalion, Welch Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Ashcroft Edgar George. Pte
- Brown Sydney Selwyn. Sgt.
- Harmer DCM. Oscar. Sgt.
- Harmer Oscar. Sgt.
- Jones Millard Fillmore. Pte. (d.17th Dec 1916)
- Loveridge Henry. Pte. (d.7th July 1916)
- Oliver Albert Thomas. Pte. (d.7th July 1916)
- Oliver Ernest. Pte. (d.10 July 1916)
- Sillem MC. Thomas George. Capt. (d.14th Apr 1918)
- Tyrer Ernest Hugh. Cpl.
- Winters George. Cpl. (d.19th Aug 1917)
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Pte. Millard Fillmore Jones 16th Btn. Welsh Regiment (d.17th Dec 1916)  I have had for years a postcard sent to my Nana. I have never quite understood the message on the back. It is from her brother William serving in France. He's wishing her good wishes for Xmas and New Year as he feels he has to but knows she will probably not enjoy the festive season because he's just had a wire that his brother Millard Fillmore has died of his wounds on 16th December. He is trying to get home. I have often wondered who Phil was but now can see that it was a nickname short for Fillmore!
I assume, but do not have confirmation, that he was injured in or prior to July possibly Mametz Wood? as his battalion took no further part that year. It seems he was taken to hospital in North Wales where his regiment was based. He was buried in Cardiff on the 24th Jan 1917 with his mother and father.
19014 Private Millard Fillmore Jones served with the 16th Battalion, Welsh Regiment during WW1 and died age 24, in Cardiff on the 17th December 1916. He is buried at Cardiff (Cathays) Cemetery, Grave Ref. 1 CE 471. The family entry above states the 16th Battalion but the Commomwealth War Graves indicates the 3rd Battalion, Welsh Regiment. However the 3rd Battalion was a depot unit based in the UK and he was probably transferred to that units strength on evacuation to the UK because of his wounds.
Phil was one of the sons of William and Maria Jones, of 74, Adeline St., Splott, Cardiff.
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Capt. Thomas George Sillem MC. 16th Btn. Welch Regiment (d.14th Apr 1918) Thomas Sillem was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, Gazetted on 9th of January.
His father was a solicitor and Thomas attended a boarding school.
He died aged 22 and is commemorated at Tyne Cot and Long Stratton war memorial.
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Pte. Henry Loveridge 16th (Cardiff City) Battalion Welch Regiment (d.7th July 1916) Henry Loveridge was one of 10 sons of Absalom and Elizabeth Loveridge all of whom went to fight in the war. Three of these men, Henry included, died in action while at least one other brother died as a result of injuries sustained during the war.
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Sgt. Oscar Harmer DCM. 16th (Cardiff City) Battalion Welch Regiment My Grandfather, Oscar Harmer, was an original member of the 16th (Cardiff City) Battalionm Welsh Regiment. Oscar was the Battalion's Goat Major and appears in a number of photographs on parade with the Battalion's Goat.
On deployment to France in December 1915, he was appointed Lt Colonel Frank Gaskell's runner, and was present when Frank Gaskell was shot by a German sniper. Having looked at the Battalion's trench diary entry, they had been out inspecting an observation post. I understand the shot hit Frank Gaskell's ammo pouch which in turn exploded. My grandfather was also present at Frank Gaskell's funeral, although the diary had incorrectly misspelt my grandfather's surname (Hammer).
On 7th of July 1916 my grandfather took part in the fighting during the Battle of the Somme and was present when the Battalion took part in the fighting for Mametz Wood where they fought against the soldiers of the Prussian Guard. He was also present during the fighting at Pickem Ridge which was in the opening stages of the Battle of Passchendale.
As a result of restructuring within the Army, the Cardiff City Battalion was sadly disbanded in February 1918. My grandfather, by now promoted to Sergeant, was transferred to the 1st Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry where on 19th of September 1918 he was awarded the DCM.
The citation reads: 'For most conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In the attack on Fresnoy-Le-Petite, 19th of September 1918, when all the officers of his company had become casualties, he reorganised the company and took command. Later, with half a platoon and one Lewis gun, he captured an enemy post, from which he silenced a hostile machine-gun with Lewis fire, and succeeded in keeping down the fire of enemy snipers. The post was repeatedly attacked by the enemy with bombs and rifle grenades, but chiefly due to his fine example and energy all attacks were repulsed, though nearly all his men were wounded. Eventually he successfully withdrew his men under cover of darkness.
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Cpl. George Winters 16th (Cardiff City) Btn. Welsh Regiment (d.19th Aug 1917) Corporal George Winters aged 21, died 100 years ago tonight near Boesinghe, a small village north of Ypres. The war diary entry says "Quiet day. Some shelling of the Canal Bank during the night. Casualties killed 2OR." George 23676 and Private Tom McCarthy 23683 were those 2 other ranks, but only officers had their names recorded in the diary.
He was my Grandfather's younger brother and in 1911, aged 14 he was living at home and working down the mines alongside his 71 year old father and his 2 older brothers. In 1915 aged 19, he joined the Cardiff City Pals, the 16th Welsh Btn. He had survived heavy fighting in 1916 on the Somme and 1917 in Ypres. They fought under Major-General C G Blackader at Pilkem Ridge from 30th July until 5th August. Very little was spoken about the war and there were no photographs, stories, letters or mementos in our house. My Grandfather was very bitter and he would not stay in the same room as a German throughout his life.
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Pte. Albert Thomas Oliver 16th Btn. Welsh Regiment (d.7th July 1916) Albert Oliver was in the Colliery Band at Ty Mawr Colliery, Hopkinstown, Nr Pontypridd. He enlisted and as a musician, he became a stretcher bearer. He is buried at Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz. France. He died three days prior to his brother Ernest being killed, doing the same job just a few miles away.
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Pte. Ernest Oliver 16th Btn. Welsh Regiment (d.10 July 1916) Ernest Oliver was in the Colliery Band of the Ty Mawr Colliery, Hopkinstown, Nr Pontypridd. He enlisted and apparently as a musician, he became a stretcher bearer. He is buried at Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz. France.
His brother Albert died just a few miles away, doing the same job, for the same reasons I understand, three days earlier.
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