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The Suffolk Regiment
The Suffolk Regiment can be traced back to 1685.
Battalions during the Great War 1914-1918.
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Those known to have served with The Suffolk Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918.
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100921 L/Cpl Jack D'Hooghe 7th Bttn Suffolk Rgt (d.3rd July 1916) It is 92 years ago today that my great uncle, Jack D'Hooghe, was KIA at Ovillers on the 3rd day of the Somme offensive. 21 officers and 458 other ranks were killed, wounded or missing after this assault. Jack is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial and there are several headstones to unknown members of the Suffolk regiment in Ovillers cemetery.
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204797 Pte. George Arthur Cook 1st Btn. I am now 80years of age and before I pass on I would like to find out more about my dear father, George Cook to pass on to further generations. I, like so many other young men was only interested in chasing young girls and not taking all that much interest in my fathers war. Just lately I have found out that he must have been in the thick of battles having been into hospital at Etaples in 1917 for a gunshot wound and then into Rouen hospital 9th August 1918 for results of a gas shell. He apparently served 4years and 303 days with the 1st Btn, Cambridge Regiment and then the 7th Btn Suffolk Regiment, so must have seen a vast amount of fighting. I would love to know in what battles he must have fought and any other aspects of his war.
He had great courage and joined the AFS in Ipswich during WW11, going to the dock area where he came home with a live, perfect condition incendiary bomb which I de-fused and used the contents to make fireworks. I kept this bomb on display in my hall until about four years ago when I presented it to the Ipswich museum and I only hope it has been saved and not destroyed.
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205192 Sjt. James Edward Grinham DCM. 8th Btn. Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment I was researching the family tree when I came across the records of a great uncle, my grandmothers brother, unfortunately my grandmother died in the 1980s and the great uncle died in 1932. All I have is the research I have done so far.
My great uncle was Sgt 22631 James Henry Grinham he joined the Army in October 1915 it would appear he initially joined the Suffolk Regiment, he then transferred to the Kings Own Royal Lancashire Regiment on the 31st March 1916. He was awarded the DCM it was published in the London Gazette 3rd June 1918 "22631 Sjt. J. E. Grinham, R. Lanc. R.".
Also in the London Gazette on the 21st October 1918 I found the following extract :-
With reference to the announcement of the
award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal,
which appears in the London Gazette dated
3rd June, 1918, the following are the acts of
gallantry for which the decoration has been
awarded: —
22631 Sjt. J. E. Grinham, R. Lane. R. (S.
(Croydon).
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to
duty in the trenches, on patrol, and with
wiring parties. He was a persistent volunteer
for all enterprises of a dangerous nature,
and has saved many casualties in his platoon
during heavy bombardments by his intelligent
leadership and initiative'.
Neither my father nor my grandmother ever spoke of this great uncle I presume because he died so many years before, I wish I could have spoken him.
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206535 G Curd 11th Btn. Suffolk Regiment We are tying to find out what happened to the men who had engraved names in the attic in our French Farm House in La Somme including G. Curd of the 11th Suffolks from Brighton
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206482 Cpl. Harry Prentice Snell 1/5th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment (d.16th Aug 1917) My uncle Harry Prentice Snell served with the Suffolk Reg (Territorials) and the the Gloucestershire Regiment. At 82 years of age I am completing my Family History and have already contacted the Gloucestershire Regiment and obtained from them a report covering the action in Ypres, Belgium also the aftermath resulting in the death of Uncle Harry. Having paid a visit to Ypres in September last and honoured his passing at the Commonwealth Memorial at Tyne Cot, Zonnebeke, West Vlaaderen, Belgium I am wondering if anyone may have any other information about him and maybe a photograph?
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1603 Ernest W. Prentice Suffolk Regiment My grand-father Ernest W Prentice from Suffolk, served as a Lewis Gunner in WW1. It would be nice to know if anyone knows who else is in the photograph. My grandfather Ernest Prentice is bottom row far right.
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