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Rflmn. William James Polden 5th Battalion Rifle Brigade William James Polden was my grandfather born in 1881.
He joined the Army on the 12th of July 1916 and after training with the 5th Battalion, Rifle Brigade, as part of the Thames Garrison based on the Isle of Sheppey, he was stationed in France at some stage between late 1916 or early 1917, serving initially overseas with with the 13th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. During the course of the War William was transferred again, this time to the 16th Battalion, ending the War back with the 13th Battalion late in 1918. A major battle he was part of was the Third Battle of Ypres.
My late father informed me that William was mustard gassed during the war and as a result, died aged 54 from complications that had set in in later life.
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Rflmn. Henry William Barnes 5th Battalion, C Company, 10 Platoon Rifle Brigade (d.11th May 1917) My grandfather, Rifleman Bill Barnes was killed in France. Searching where the cemetery where he is buried so I can visit this September and pay my respects.
Editors note: Your grandfather has no known grave, he is remembered on the Arras Memorial to the Missing.
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Capt. Thomas Vicars Hunter 66 Squadron (d.5th December 1917) Thomas Hunter was the Son of Henry Charles Vicars Hunter, J.P., and the Hon. Mrs. Hunter, of Abermarlais Park, Llangadock, Carmarthenshire. He had previously served with the 5th Btn. Rifle Brigade.
He is buried in the Carmignano di Brenta Communal Cemetery in Italy.
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Pte. Henry William Harris 5th Btn. Rifle Brigade My Father, Harry Harris was wounded on the 23rd of Mar 1916 by Shrapnel to the left chest and gassed. He later served at Salonica, where he suffered from Malaria, and recieved a gun shot wound to left wrist resulting in a high amputation due to gas gangrene at hospital in Valetta, Malta. He was discharged 19th of Nov 1919.
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Rfm. Thomas Owen 5th Btn. Rifle Brigade Thomas Owen was my grandfather on my mother's side. Unfortunately I never knew him or anything about him and as my mother was orphaned as a very young girl, she never knew him either. The information I have here was gleaned from his War Service Record.
Thomas Owen enlisted in the army on 8 October 1914, just 2 months after the birth of his first child and the following day he found himself at Tidworth Park Camp. He was transferred to the 5th Battalion The Rifle Brigade in June 1915 and was posted to France on 28 July 1915. On 27 September 1915 he was wounded in France and returned to England. Thomas went back to France in January 1916 but on 26 March 1916 he was shot in the leg and returned to England. As a result of his wounds he was invalided out of the army and his discharge papers show that he was then in the 9th Battalion Rifle Brigade.
I would be very interested to learn anything about the battles fought by the Rifle Brigade that might help me piece together his WW1 service.
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