Those Who Served
Private Edward Pack . Army Royal Fusiliers from 67 Spa Rd, Thornton Heath |
L/Cpl. John William " " Paddock MM & Bar.. British Army 173rd Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers from Tyldesley, Lancashire John Paddock was my Granddad, he survived the war but was discharged because of his wounds, he was blinded in one eye. He was decorated but would never say why. He always maintained that his medals really belonged to the lads that never came home. He was a bit of a lad and was relieved of his stripe on a couple of occasions, or so I am led to believe. I would appreciate any light anyone could throw on his military escapades I do not expect there is much you could tell me but we live in hope. My granddad died many years ago I loved him dearly but was in awe of him he told me many stories sadly the passing of the years as dimmed my memory of these.However I do remember him rolling up at our house at the time of the Suez crisis. He was in full battle dress and had his old army rucksack on his shoulder. He was slightly the worse for drink but had called in to say bye bye as he had to get to Egypt to save the Suez as he put it. He was deadly serious and rather annoyed that although in his seventies the army considered him to old to join in the current fighting.
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Pte. James Page . Army 12th (Service) Battalion Cheshire Regiment from Stockport, Cheshire In researching my grandfather's WW1 career, we would like to know how much a private soldier was paid, and how he managed to send money to his wife and young baby. My grandfather enlisted in September 1914, was sent to Salonika in 1915 and was not discharged until 1919. In 1918 he suffered from malaria, stated to have 20% disability and was transferred to the Labour Corps. I should be grateful to know about his pay, as I can find nothing online on this subject. |
Sjt Mjr Tom Pailor . Army Durham. Royal Garrison Artillery |
Pte. Major William Pain . British Army 69th Coy Machine Gun Corps from 117, Horsecroft Rd., Boxmoor, Herts. (d.7th Jun 1917) |
Palmer . Army 9th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Pte. Charles William Palmer . British Army 1st Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment from Gunnersbury (d.24th April 1917) My great grandfather, Charles Palmer, was killed in action at the Battle of Arras on 24th April 1917. I know very little about him and would like to find out as much as possible. All I know is that he enlisted in Chiswick and was resident in Gunnersbury. I have a picture of his gravestone I would really appreciate any help in finding out as much as I can about him from the regimental records, a photo would be great but I know many were destroyed. |
Pte. George Palmer MSM.. British Army 30th Coy Labour Corps from London George Palmer was my grandfather who died in the year of my birth 1949.
As a child I was told that he won his medal saving the life of a fellow soldier who had fallen into a frozen river in 1917. I love to be able to confirm this but in any event would welcome any details as to where and if his battalion saw action during WW1.
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Pte. James Harold Parish . British Army 11th Btn Royal West Kent Regiment from Swavesey, Cambridgeshire (d.1st Aug 1917) James Parish was my Great Uncle and the second eldest of a family of 12 children. He joined the Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) in Bury St Edmunds in probably 1916. He was killed in action on 1 August, 1917 and buried at Bedford House Cemetery. He was in his 30s when he was killed and was single. I am trying to research his war service and to find a picture of him. He was a miller by trade, although his family were mainly farmers. Swavesey is a small village eight miles from Cambridge on the busy A14. It paid a heavy price in the Great War, losing many young men. Any information regarding James's service would be very welcome
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Spr. James Down Park . Australian Imperial Forces 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy. from Redfern, NSW (d.13th June 1917) |
G. W. Parker . Royal Naval Division Benbow Battalion |
Pte. George Harold Parker . Australian Imperial Forces D Coy. 33rd Btn. from Armidale, New South Wales, Australia George Parker was a 19 year old labourer from Saudon, Armidale NSW when he enlisted in the 11/13th Btn AIF in August 1915. He was discharged as medically unfit on the 13th of September 1915 due a medical problem with his knees and he re-enlisted on the 5th of January 1916 with the 33rd Btn, stating that his occupation as Miner and that had not previously served. Whilst training at Larkhill in England he was fined 1 days pay and given 14 days field punishment no 2 by Lt Coll Morshead, for being absent without leave from midnight 11th Nov 1916 to 5pm the following day. He proceeded to France with the Battlion and was admitted to hospital, sick on the 28th of Feb 1917 and rejoined the 33rd on the 3rd of March. On the 10th of July 1917 he was given 14 days No 2 field punishment for being absent from his billet without a pass after 9pm. He was admitted to hospital again having been wounded in the back on the 25th of July and rejoined the 33rd on the 6th of August.
On the 12th of Oct 1917 George was wounded in action in the left arm, right leg and left thigh and invalided to England where he was admitted to the 4th Northern General Hospital in Lincoln, he returned to Australia in March 1918 aboard HMAT Field Marshall and was discharged for medical unfitness. Whilst in hospital in Lincoln he was fined 2 days pay for being AWL from 5pm until 8pm on the 13th Jan 18 and "breaking into the hospital" |
Pte. James Parker . British Army 1/5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry from Aycliffe, County Durham |
Pte. Thomas Parrott . British Army 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment from Halifax (d.8th Jun 1917) |
Pte. Frederick Montague Parsonage . British Army Welch Regiment from Liverpool |
L/Cpl. Harold Henry Partridge . Australian Imperial Forces D Coy. 33rd Btn. from Niangala NSW Harold Henry Partridge, known as Henry was a farmer from Niangala, NSW, he enlisted in January 1916 when he was aged 25 and went abroad with the 33rd Btn AIF. He saw action at the Battle of Messines in June 1917, was promoted to Lance Corporal in the field on the 31st August and on the 2nd of October was wounded in action and invalided to England aboard the hospital ship St Denis. He was admitted to Boscombe Hospital in Hampshire with a severe wound to his upper jaw. He returned to Australia on the 7th of March 1918 on board HMAT Port Darwin. |
Pte. William Henry Patten . British Army 8th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment from Salford. (d.7th Jun 1917) |
Sjt. H. Pattison . Army 2/7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Pte. John Joseph Paulson . British Army 10th Btn. Sherwood Forresters from Blackwell (d.7th July 1916) John Paulson was the son of the late Jabez and Hannah Paulson, he was 23 years old when he lost his life on the 7th of July 1916. He has no known grave and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial. |
Pte. Ernest Edmund Pearce . British Army 1/20th Btn. London Regiment from 39, Peel St., Maidstone. (d.10th Jul 1917) |
J. F. Pearce . Royal Naval Division Nelson Btn |
Pte John Pearcy . British Army 6th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry from Hellifield, Yorks. My Grandfather,John Pearcy served on the Western Front from 1916 with the 6th batt. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, in early 1918 this battalion was disbanded and Grandfather was posted to the 16th Entrenching battalion. Shortly after this the Germans launched their spring offensive and grandfather was then posted to the 3rd London Regt. and went back into front line actions.
On the 8th August 1918 the 3rd London's went into action on the first day of the battle of Amiens, their jumping off point was on the green line near Malard Wood, on exiting the wood they came under heavy fire from the German positions on Chipily ridge and Grandfather was wounded in the chest with shrapnel. After being taken to a Casualty Clearing Station, Grandfather was moved out of the line to the Australian General Hospital at Rouen.
On the 17th October 1918 Grandfather returned to his unit and went into action in the final advance in Artois and Flanders. In the early hours of the 31st October 1918 the 3rd Londons were trying to establish a series of posts between the lines near the village of Bleharies in Belgium when they came under shellfire, Grandfather was badly wounded and had a leg amputated on the battlefield before being moved to hospital in Boulogne.
Later that month grandfather returned to the UK on board the hospital ship St David and spent time in several hospitals in Kent, having a re-amputation before being moved nearer home to the Leeds War Hospital in Yorkshire where he was fitted with an artificial leg but it was to be 1920 before he was discharged from hospital and returned to his family.
Grandfather became an active member of his local British Legion branch and led several remembrance day parades in his home village, Grandfather passed away in 1947. |
Sjt. G. Pearson . Army 2/7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Pte. J. G. Pearson . British Army 11th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (d.1st Jul 1916) |
Sjt. R. Pearson . Army 2/7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Pte. Ernest S. Peirson . Army 5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.15 Apr 1918) |
Rfm. H. Pelotto . British Army 1/18th Btn. London Regiment from 13, Clonmel Rd., Fulham, London. (d.9th Jul 1917) |
Cpl. Jock Pender . British Army Queens own Camerion Highlanders On the 31st July 1917, the first day of the battle of Ypres, my Father Jock Pender was repairing telephone communication cables close to Square Farm near Frezenberg, just east of Ypres with L/Cpl "Wee" Hanna. Jock was sniped and hit on the right shoulder. He fell and Wee Hanna ran over to help him, at which point Hanna was also sniped presumably by the same sniper. He fell dead on top of his friend. My Father used to tell how he lay there for hours, till darkness fell and allowed him to struggle from under Hanna's body and make his way back to his base. When Hanna was searched for later he couldn't be found, presumably buried in the Flanders mud. |
Company Sjt Mjr. W. Pendlebury . Army 2/8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Pte. Charles Peplow . British Army 32nd Btn. Machine Gun Corps from Sutton in Ashfield (d.10th Oct 1918) |
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