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4th Battalion, West Surrey Regiment (Queens)    4th Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment was a unit of the Territorial Force with its HQ in Croydon. They were part of the Surrey Infantry Brigade, Home Counties Division. 24th Feb 1917 Repatriated If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 4th Battalion, West Surrey Regiment (Queens)? There are:5231 items tagged 4th Battalion, West Surrey Regiment (Queens) available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 4th Battalion, West Surrey Regiment (Queens) during the Great War 1914-1918. Blackmore Frank Wesley. 2nd Lt. Blackmore Frank Wesley. Pte. 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Frank Wesley Blackmore No. 6 Stationary Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps Frank Blackmore was born at 14 Worrall Road, Clifton, on Saturday July 19th 1890. He was the son of Frederick Charles and Augusta Susan Wesley Blackmore (nee Smith), who were lodging there at the time. He was later educated at Summerhill Council School, St. George, Bristol and by 1911 was working as a clerk in Packers, a local chocolate factory in Greenbank. He enlisted in Bristol on Monday 8th February 1915. At the time he was still living with his parents at 'Fillwood', 334 Church Road, St. George, Bristol. His medical records show that Frank was 24 years 6 months of age, 5 feet 8 inches tall with a 35 1/2 inch chest. He was appointed Private 52165 in the Royal Army Medical Corps and would be paid 1s. 2d. per day. He was sent to Llandrindod Wells, Wales in April 1915 for two anti-typhoid inoculations and to commence his basic training. Before being posted abroad Frank received additional proficiency pay of 4d. per day as from 11th May 1915. He was to land in Le Havre, France on Wednesday 9th June 1915 with No. 6 Stationary Hospital, RAMC, part of the British Expeditionary Force along with Lieutenant A. Jamieson and other volunteers who were placed in No. 6 Ward. On 25th February 1917 he applied to join the infantry and was sent to No. 16 Officer Training Battalion at Kimnel, North Wales. In their 28th November 1917 edition the London Gazette announced that as of 31st October 1917 Frank Blackmore had been commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. He was later to be attached to 4th (Reserve) Battalion, "The Queen's" Royal West Surrey Regiment. He never saw active service again and was demobilized on Saturday 22nd March 1919. Add to this record.   2nd Lt. Frank Wesley Blackmore 4th Btn. Royal West Surrey Regiment In their edition of 28th November 1917 the London Gazette announced that as at 31st October 1917 Frank Blackmore had been commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment from his Officer Cadet Unit, which entitled him to the princely wage of 7s. 6d. per day. 3rd Btn. Sussex Regiment was a depot/training unit and remained in the UK throughout the war. During his officer training he contracted influenza due to strain and exposure, causing him to complain of "general weakness, coughing and night sweats". The Medical Board's Report on 29th August 1918 indicated that he had become anaemic and had lost weight; there was also a patch of "tubular breathing below clavicle on left side". Tubular breathing could be recognised by placing the the stethoscope over the trachea and listening to the patient as they breathe in and out with mouth open. What you would hear is a "tubular" sound similar to air being blown through a tube. As there had not been any noticeable improvement in his health, Frank was instructed to report back for duty with his regiment. He had by then been gazetted to the 4th (Reserve) Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment which had been formed as the 4th/4th Battalion (Terriorial Force) in July 1915 at Croydon before moving to Windsor and Purfleet. On 8th April 1916 it became the 4th (Reserve) Battalion and moved to Crowborough, East Sussex where it remained until October 1916. Then it moved to Tunbridge Wells where it remained as part of the Home Counties Reserve Brigade of the Territorial Force. They were responsible for the training of new recruits and of men returning to duty after being in medical care or away for any other reasons. They were often called "The Mutton Lancers" due to their lamb and flag cap badge. Presumably Frank was no longer considered fit for active front line service because of his medical record and was thus given the responsibility of assisting in the training of the men in his battalion. David Blackmore Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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