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11th Divisional Cyclist Company
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Pte. Alfred Long MM. 17th (2nd Leeds) Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment  Alfred Long died in 1972 aged 76. I was aged 8 years old at the time and the youngest of his 6 Grandchildren. My only memory of him was his short stature, kind wrinkley face and sitting on the floor next to his rocking chair whilst he rocked gently and puffed cigar smoke towards me.
I was always told never to ask Grandad about the war as it was too terrible for him to recall. In later years my cousin, who lived with my Grandparents for a couple of years, told me how Grandad would not allow vinegar in the house and that no-one was allowed vinegar on their fish and chips as a result of being a victim of a gas attack.
I was told that Alfred Long was in the KOYLI's but once I started to investigate I found that he was in the 17th (2nd Leeds) West Yorkshire Regiment. At 5' 3" he was only able to join the newly formed Bantam regiment. Army form z21 states that he was in the Army Cyclist Corps.
Alfred was was taken prisoner at the Somme. Again a story told to cousin said that he charmed and befriended a prison guard which ensured relatively good treatment and enabled a degree of trading to take place. He received the standard repatriation letter from the King (which stated he was in the 11th Cyclist Corps.
I have not been able to find which P.O.W. camp he was at or the date of his capture. He was awarded the Portuguese Military Medal.
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RSM. Albert Owen James MSM. 11th Btn. Army Cyclist Corps RSM Bert James MSM was my grandfather and was taken prisoner in Italy during the First World War. He was senior NCO at the Cottbus POW camp and I am seeking more information on his battalion.
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Sgt. Thomas Alfred Mills MM 11th Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment Thomas Alfred Mills was born on the 24th of Nov 1895,(his birth was registered 2 Jan 1896) at 13 Mill St. U.D. Walsall, he was the aon of Alfred Thomas Mills, a railway drayman and Hannah Mills, formerly Lowbridge.
During the Great War, Thomas A. Mills, served as No 1739, 39th Division, Army Cyclist Corps. and later 3905 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment,
as an Acting Sergeant. Thomas was wounded in action, 2nd Battle of the Somme, in April 1918 (exact date unknown). He was awarded the
Military Medal, which was gazetted 18.10.1917 in the London Gazette. These details were sent to me by my sister but we can find no further reference to him. I would of course be very interested to learn more about his service.
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