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7th Battalion, South Wales Borderers
7th Battalion, South Wales Borderers was raised at Brecon on the 14th of September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Third New Army and joined 67th Brigade, 22nd Division. They trained at Seaford, spending the winter in billets at St Leonards, and returning to Seaford in April 1915. They moved to Aldershot for final training in May and proceeded to France, landing at Boulogne on the 6th of September, the division concentrating near Flesselles. In October they moved to Marseilles by train and embarked for Salonika on the 27th. 67th Brigade, 9th Borders, 68th Field Ambulance and the Advanced Divisional HQ saw their fisrt action in the second week of December in the Retreat from Serbia. In 1916 the division fought in the the Battle of Horseshoe Hill and Battle of Machukovo. In 1917 they were in action during the Battles of Doiran. In mid 1918 a number of units transferred to France, the remainder fo the division again being in action at Doiran just before the Armistice with Bulgaria was signed at the end September 1918. By the 20th of October the Division was at Stavros and embarked on destroyers to attempt a landing at Dede Agach, but rough weather forced abandonment and the infantry finally landed on the 28th and reached Makri before the Armistice with Turkey. Demobilisation began at Chugunsi and was complete by the end of March 1919.
3rd of September 1915 Off to France
5th of September 1915 In France
5th of September 1915 Concentration of Units
6th of September 1915 More Arrivals
7th of September 1915 More Units Join
10th of September 1915 On the Move 
10th of September 1915 More Moves
17th of September 1915 Advance Units Arrive
21st of September 1915 In the Front Line
22nd of September 1915 Gas Precautions
23rd of September 1915 Enemy's TMs Located
24th of September 1915 Into Reserve
29th of September 1915 Snipers and Reliefs
30th of September 1915 A Quiet Time
30th of September 1915 A Quiet Time
7th of October 1915 Active Enemy Snipers
8th of October 1915 German Dud Shell
9th of October 1915 Artillery Regrouped
10th of October 1915 New and Old Armies
11th of October 1915 Subalterns Adventures
16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme
23rd of October 1915 French Take Over Front
30th of October 1915 Ready to Go
1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets
11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment
10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens
9th February 1916 Call Ups
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Those known to have served with7th Battalion, South Wales Borderers during the Great War 1914-1918. - Curwen Thomas. Pte
- Davies Charles Albert. 2nd Lt. (d.22nd Sep 1918)
- Davies Edward. Pte (d.16 Sep 1915)
- Greenway William Prosser. Sgt.
- Harrington William James. Pte.
- Jacobson William. Pte. (d.18th Sept 1918)
- Mason Stanley James. 2nd Lt.
- Reid George. Pte. (d.5th Nov 1917)
- Roberts William. 2nd Lt. (d.18th Sept 1918)
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Pte. William Jacobson 7th Btn. South Wales Borderers (d.18th Sept 1918) William Jacobson was killed in action on 18th of September 1918 in Salonika.
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2nd Lt. Charles Albert Davies 7th Btn. South Wales Borderers (d.22nd Sep 1918) My great uncle Charles Davies was born in 1884 in Oswestry. He worked as a clerk on Cambrian Railways until he enlisted in August 1914 as a Private in the 6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry. He served with 6th Btn. KSLI at Loos, Ypres and The Somme until late 1917 when he was selected for officer training as a Temporary Lieutenant.
He received his commission on 27th of February 1918 and was posted to 7th Btn South Wales Borderers, stationed in Salonika and Macedonia.
He was killed at the Third Battle of Doiran. He was listed as missing on 18th of September 1918 and as killed on or since 22nd of September 1918.
Charles has no known grave and is commemorated on the Doiran War Memorial. He is also remembered on St Oswald's Church and on Cambrian Railway war memorials.
My father's middle name is Charles in his memory.
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2nd Lt. William Roberts 7th Btn. South Wales Borderers (d.18th Sept 1918) William was the son of William and Emma Roberts, 8 Clifton Terrace, Denbigh.
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2nd Lt. Stanley James Mason 7th Btn South Wales Borderers Stanley James Mason served on the Western Front from September 1915 with the South Wales Borderers and is listed as Cadet Temporary 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) from 20th of December 1917, General List R.F.C.; Aeroplane Officer from 1at April 1918; 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Air Force from 25th May 1918. He joined 60 Squadron at Boffles, France 1 April 1918
On 3rd October 1918 Lieutenant Mason flying an S.E.5 from Baisieux shot down a Fokker DV11 in flames, and on the 25th he was credited with a similar German aircraft out of control (probable) and on the 29th of the same month flying from Beugnotre shot down another Fokker (60 Squadron Records and R.A.F. Communiqué refer). The History of 60 Squadron suggests that Mason was one of "... perhaps the most prominent and succesful pilots during the British advance..."
Mason was granted a short service commission from 19th of December 1919 as Flying Officer and on 28th of August 1924 was killed piloting a single seater Snipe aircraft at R.A.F. Duxford.
Information is from the Christie's Catalogue at the sale of his medals in 1992.
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Pte. William James Harrington 7th Btn. South Wales Borderers My father William James Harrington was in the 7th Battalion South Wales Borderers.
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Sgt. William Prosser Greenway 7th Btn. South Wales Borderers William Greenway served with the 7th Btn. South Wales Borderers
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Pte. George Reid 7th Btn. South Wales Borderers (d.5th Nov 1917) George S Reid was born in Cardiff in 1889 and was killed in action on 05/11/1917, he was with the South Wales Borderers, 7th Battallion during The Great War. He is buried in Doiran Military Cemetery in Greece/Macedonia.
He appears in the 1891 Wales Census age 2 yrs and is in the 1901 Wales Census age 12yrs resident at 27 Eleanor Street, Cardiff.He is listed with his parents John Reid born in Govan, Scotland and Mary Reid nee Murray born in Scotland.His father came to Cardiff to work in the Cardiff Dry Dock as a Boilermaker. George came from a large and loving family, with
two step sisters and a step brother from his fathers 1st marriage; William, Maggie and Mary Anne and siblings, Jennnie, Joseph, Edith, Mary, Christina, Jessie and John. George S Reid will live forever in the hearts of his family. We honour and respect his memory.
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