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24th (2nd Sportsmans) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
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Those known to have served with24th (2nd Sportsmans) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers during the Great War 1914-1918.
- Adams Henry. Pte. (d.9th September 1918)
- Chapman Cornelius. Sgt. (d.18th February 1919)
- Clare Alfred Frederick. L/Cpl. (d.14th April 1917)
- Clements Charles Reuben. Pte.
- Cockett Charles. Pte.
- Cole William James. Pte.
- Collins Arthur Thomas. Pte. (d.17th April 1917)
- Dey Frederick William. Pte. (d.8th March 1916)
- Dowsett Henry Selwood. Fus.
- Firstbrook MM. Ernest Albert. Pte. (d.13 Nov 1916)
- Hatfield George Hague. L/Cpl. (d.30th July 1916)
- Heppell Frederick William. Pte.
- Hindom Sidney George. Cpl.
- Hindom Sydney George. Cpl.
- Holmes Peter.
- Jackson Ernest. Pte. (d.7th Nov 1918)
- McGuiness MM. Joseph. A/L/Cpl.
- Southgate Sidney. Pte. (d.4th Sep 1917)
- Wright James. Pte.
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Peter Holmes 24th (Sportsmans) Btn. Royal Fusiliers Peter Holmes was married to Florence (nee Armstrong).
At the time of his enlistment in Liverpool (January 1915) he was 36 years old. Height: 5'8", weight: 12st 2lbs, good physical condition, except for defective teeth.
The 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers spent the next 11 months training in Nottingham and then on Salisbury Plain, before moving to France in November of 1915 as part of the 99th Brigade, 33rd Division.
The spring of 1916 saw Peter involved on localised operations. When the Battle of the Somme opened Peter and his Battalion were enjoying a period of rest and re-fit. However, this didn't prevent Peter from being injured in action and having to leave the line to recover.
Peter subsequently returned to the regiment and took part in the Battle of Ancre, only to be wounded on the first day.
This necessitated him leaving from the line for a month, before re-joining his Regiment in the area of Festubert, where he was under constant threat from artillery and sniper fire.
In 1918 he joined the Labour Corps serving in an Area Employment Company.
He was appointed Acting Sgt 7th of March 1919 and returned to England to be demobilised on the 12th May 1919, with no disability.
Peter died in the 1945 in Chester Royal Infirmary, Chester. He was my 1st Cousin 2 x removed.
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Pte. James Wright 24th Btn. Royal Fusiliers James Wright served with 24th Royal Fusiliers in the Great War. He also served with the 1st, 2nd and 12th Royal Fusiliers. He also served with the Canadian Army during WW2.
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Sgt. Cornelius Chapman 24th Btn., A Coy. 1 Plt. Royal Fusiliers (d.18th February 1919) Cornelius Chapman is my grandfather who is at rest in Cologne Cemetery. He suffered a gunshot wound in August 1918 and came back to England to recover but then succumbed to pneumonia after returning to the front and died in February 1919 possibly following flu?
He had two children Walter (Sonny) and Constance who he never met.
Other than my sister and myself and our family I know of no other living relatives but would welcome any information
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Pte. Charles Reuben Clements 24th (Sportsmans) Btn. Royal Fusiliers My maternal grandfather Charles Clements, of London, enlisted in the 24th (2nd Sportsman's) Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers on 4th of June 1915, and was given the regimental number 3526. It is evident from Army Form 172B, a copy of which I have in my possession, that he lied about his age when he signed up, claiming to be 22, when he was only 18 or 19. Also, that he was 5'6" tall, and weighed 130lbs (9st4lbs). He went on to serve on the Western Front for three years, fighting in the Battles of the Somme, the Ancre, Arras and Cambrai, among others, before being seriously wounded by shrapnel in the left arm (elbow) and leg (thigh, knee and ankle) on 12th of September 1918, and repatriated to the U.K. on 15th September, spending the remaining two months of the war in hospital. Judging from the regimental war records in The Royal Fusiliers in the Great War by H.C. O'Neill, it is most likely that he incurred his injuries during the 2nd Division's attack on Moeuvres, on the Siegfried Line, which was part of the larger Hundred Days Offensive that finally won the war. After the war, he returned to his job as a gentleman's outfitter in London, and died there in 1958.
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Pte. Arthur Thomas Collins 24th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (d.17th April 1917) Arthur Collins served with 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.
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L/Cpl. Alfred Frederick Clare 24th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.14th April 1917) Alfred Clare son of Alfred Howard & Ann Clare, 9 Foster Hill Road, Bedford. Born, lived and enlisted in Bedford. Initially served with the Royal Fusiliers then rejoined 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He was killed in action on 14th of April 1917, age 28 years Pas de Calais and is buried in Bois-Carre British Cemetery, Pas de Calais. He was a member of the Methodist church and was remembered on the War Memorial inside St. Pauls Methodist church, Bedford (the church has now been demolished) A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1896-1905, commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com
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Pte. Charles Cockett 24th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Charles Cockett served with the 24th Btn. Royal Fusiliers.
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Pte. Frederick William Heppell 24th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Frederick William Heppell enlisted on 27th January 1915. He went to France on 15th November 1915, and was discharged wounded on 7th August 1916.
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Pte. Frederick William Dey 24th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.8th March 1916) Frederick William Dey was born in Exmouth. He enlisted at Paignton, Devon. Frederick was killed in action and is buried in Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, French Extension, France.
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L/Cpl. George Hague Hatfield 24th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.30th July 1916) George Hatfield served in the 24th Btn Royal Fusiliers. He died of wounds on 30th July 1916 and is buried in Abbeville Cemetery, France.
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Cpl. Sydney George Hindom 24th (2nd Sportsmans) Btn. Royal Fusiliers Sydney Hindom was the south coast high diving champion and gave lots of exhibition dives at fetes etc. In those days it was called fancy diving.
He joined up late in life and was wounded and captured at Guillemont on 1st August 1916. He was imprisoned at Hamelberg and was repatriated in June 1918.
He married in 1920 and had one son and two daughters and one stepdaughter.
He died in 1939 as a result of his war wound.
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Cpl. Sidney George Hindom 24th Btn Royal Fusiliers Sidney Hindom was taken prisoner after being wounded at Gullemont in July or August 1915. He was imprisoned at Hamelburg and repatriated to Holland 13th June 1918. A keen diver, he became the south coast diving champion regularly diving from the top of Thatcher rock off Torquay. He never fully recovered from his wound and he died in Exeter hospital in 1939.
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Pte. William James Cole 24th (2nd Sportsmans) Btn Royal Fusiliers William Cole was in the 2nd Sportsmans Battalion and was discharged after being wounded.
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Pte. Ernest Jackson 24th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.7th Nov 1918) Ernest Jackson was executed for desertion 07/11/1918 age 32 and buried in Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension, Romeries, France.
He was one of the last two British soldiers to be executed.
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