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13th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
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Those known to have served with13th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers during the Great War 1914-1918. - Baron William. (d.11th April 1917)
- Byron William Henry Rose. Pte. (d.5th April 1918)
- Edmonds Philip Augustus. Dvr.
- Eldridge William W.. Pte. (d.11th Apr 1917)
- Hay Robert. Pte. (d.4th Sep 1918 )
- James Charles Samuel. Pte. (d.23rd April 1917)
- Leeper MM. Frederick Caldwell. Co.Sgt.Mjr. (d.16th July 1916)
- Mayers J.. Pte. (d.16th Jun 1917)
- McDowell Edward. Pte.
- McNally Francis. Pte. (d.23rd August 1918)
- Milton William Robert. Sgt. (d.24th Oct 1918)
- Norman Joseph Thomas . Pte. (d.5th April 1918)
- Planson Charles William. Pte. (d.12th January 1918)
- Sandell Edward Thomas. Pte. (d.1st Oct 1917)
- Shine Arthur Dennis. L/Cpl. (d.7th Jan 1916)
- Stockley Harry. Pte. (d.4th Oct 1917)
- Stoten Arthur. Pte. (d.9th July 1916)
- Wharry Peter. Pte. (d.24th October 1918)
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Pte. Charles William Planson 13th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.12th January 1918) Since my Mum passed away in 2011 I've had a little cardboard box in my desk drawer, and it had some old coins in it, a few old monetary notes, a couple of old folded pieces of paper and a couple of tatty looking old ribbons with medals hanging on the end. I never really took much notice of them. Out of sight, out of mind. At the end of 2018, I was talking to my father in law about these old coins and decided to take the box around to show him, and when I looked at the actual old folded bits of paper, one of them was the letter to my great Gran which would have been sent with the 2 medals, which were the British War Medal and the Victory Medal for my great Grandad Charles Planson.
He served with the Royal Fusiliers 13th Battalion attd. 234th Employment Coy in WW1 and died 12th of January 1918 aged 38 leaving behind a wife and 4 children.
He is buried in Bailleu Communal Cemetery Extension in France and it is my ambition to visit his grave one day.
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Dvr. Philip Augustus Edmonds 13th Battalion Royal Fusiliers British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Cards give an outline of the service career of Philip Edmonds. He entered the theatre of war on 29th of April 1915 with the Army Service Corps as a Private. On 3 October 1917 he was transferred to the Northern Regiment for 3 days before joining the 17th Royal Fusiliers on 7th of October. On 20th of March 1918 he was transferred again to the 13th Royal Fusiliers with which he served until 13th of October 1918. He is shown to have been wounded on 9th October 1918.
Philip Augustus Edmonds was awarded the 1915 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
He died on 9th of January 1921, at the Ministry of Pensions Hospital, Ruskin Park, Brixton.
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Pte. Francis McNally 13th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (d.23rd August 1918) Frank McNally is my great-great uncle (paternal uncle of my maternal grandfather), and was born in Brierfield, in Burnley, Lancashire. His father is unknown, and he was born out of wedlock in 1900 to a mother, Margaret, of Irish parents and who was a cotton weaver. He spent the first few years of his life growing up in John McNally's, his grandfather's, home before moving two doors down with his mother. He had four younger brothers, John Thomas, William, Edward, and Alexander who were aged between 7 and 10 when he was killed, tragically aged just 18. He was formerly with the 72nd Training Reserve Battalion.
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Co.Sgt.Mjr. Frederick Caldwell Leeper MM. 13th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.16th July 1916) Frederick Leeper was the brother of my mother-in-law, uncle of my husband, and I have inherited the family medals to pass on to my son. Frederick was studying at St Bonniface College, to take Holy Orders, and could have taken a non-combatant role but chose to stay with his men. He died in combat aged 26, and has no known grave. His name is on the Thiepval Memorial, in France.
I have his medal for Bravery in the Field, and believe this should have some kind of citation or record to support it, but have been unable to find any details.
My mother-in-law had 4 brothers, 3 of whom were killed in WWI. Her husband, my father-in-law was an Old Contemptible and saw action at Ypres.
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Pte. Charles Samuel James 13th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.23rd April 1917) My great great uncle Samuel James died during the First World War and is buried in France in a war cemetery, Chili Trench. His name is also listed on the war memorial in Teddington, Middlesex.
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Pte. William W. Eldridge 13th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (d.11th Apr 1917)  My great-grandfather, William Eldridge, left his wife Florence and their baby son (my grandfather, Bill) when he enlisted. He died of his wounds in a casualty clearing station on 4th of November 1917. I don't know very much about his life, and I have been unable to find much. As a child, I remember his widow's penny being prominently displayed around photos of all the great-grandchildren. We were always reminded of the sacrifice my great-grandfather made in service of his country.
As an adult, I have been able to find his grave site, he is buried at Duisans British cemetery, by using Google Earth and virtually walking along the country lane next to where he is buried. I was able to "look" over the hedgerow and find his actual grave. I hope to visit him next year, on the 100th anniversary of his death.
I know from family anecdotes and personal experience that his death greatly affected my grandfather, Bill, who was raised by a single mother, as so many children were.
As an aside, I am a writer and director in media, including video games. A few years ago, I wrote a game called The Darkness, in which I set a number of playable levels in a version of the trenches of the Great War. I was able to create two AI (Artificial Intelligence) characters carrying the names of my two great grandfathers who were lost in the war. And once the game was finished, I was able to move across that landscape and find Great Granddad Bill, and visit with him for a while. It was a very emotional experience, thinking that in some way I had been able to keep his memory alive.
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Pte. Edward Thomas Sandell 13th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.1st Oct 1917) Edward Sandell was reported missing in action in Polygon Wood.
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L/Cpl. Arthur Dennis Shine 13th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (d.7th Jan 1916) Arthur Dennis Shine was my great granddad. He died in France on the 7th of January 1916 the family was told he was on a lorry carrying Arsenal to the front line, the truck blew up; as to it's reasons are unclear whether it was a crash or came under attack or unluckily got hit from an enemy shell.
He is buried in Hannescamps Cemetry Pas de Calais, France. He had re-enlisted into the Royal Fusiliers, he previously served with the Royal Munster Regiment.
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Pte. Robert Hay 13th Btn. (d.4th Sep 1918 ) Robert Hay was born in 1888 in Cummingston Morayshire. His parents being James and Jeannie Hay. He was with the 13th Battalion Royal Fusiliers. He enlisted at Newcastle Upon Tyne on 12th of June 1915 in the Northumberland Fusiliers. Robert was shot through the arm on 8th June 1916. He returned to the war immediately upon healing and was then killed in France 4th of Sept 1918. He is listed on the Cummingston Morayshire war memorial and also at the Vis-en-Artois Memorial in France.
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Sgt. William Robert Milton 13th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.24th Oct 1918) 4633 Sgt. William Robert Milton served with the 13th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers during WW1 and was killed in action on the 24th October 1918, aged 31. He is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial in France, son of Robert and Mary Milton, of 34 Devon Rd., Tottenham, London.
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Pte. J. Mayers 1st/13th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.16th Jun 1917) Pte. J. Mayers served with the Royal Fusiliers 1st/13th Btn. He was executed for desertion on 16th June 1917 and is buried in Achicourt Road, in Achicourt, France.
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