|
|
|
Wiltshire Regiment
Regular Battalions: - 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
Territorial Force: - 4th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
- 2/4th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
- 3/4th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
Kitchener's New Army: - 5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
- 6th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
- 7th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
- 8th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
|
|
|
Want to know more about the Wiltshire Regiment? There are:7815 items tagged Wiltshire Regiment available in our Library
These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. |
|
Those known to have served withWiltshire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Amor Arthur Stanley. Pte. 1/4th Btn. (d.8th Nov 1917)
- Andrews Jack. Sgt.
- Angell Arthur George. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.2nd July 1916)
- Anstee Walter John. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.13th Aug 1917)
- Ashman George William. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.11th March 1917)
- Baddley John James. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.5th May 1916)
- Badgley James Chester. 2nd Lt. 6th Btn. att. 58th Trench Mortar Bty. (d.7th Jun 1917)
- Bailey Victor. Pte. A Coy. 5th Btn. (d.30th March 1917)
- Baker Henry John. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.4th December 1917)
- Balson Bertie. Pte. 1st Battalion (Duke of Edinburgh's) (d.26th April 1918)
- Batchelor Ernest George. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.15th June 1915)
- Bathard James. L/Cpl. 6th Btn. (d.25th Sep 1915)
- Bathard Samuel. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.25th Sep 1915)
- Bevins Arthur Edward. L/Cpl. 1st/4th Btn. (d.13th Nov 1917)
- Bick Gilbert Walter. Pte. 5th Battalion (d.10th Aug 1915)
- Blackman Sidney Jacob. L?Cpl. 2nd Battalion (d.11th April 1917)
- Blackmore Ewart Gladstone. 2nd Lt. 1st Btn.
- Blandford Albert Edward. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.10th Aug 1915)
- Bowsher Thomas Leonard. Pte. 4th Btn.
- Bowsher Thomas Leonard.
- Brake Charles George. Pte. 1st Battalion
- Bullus Ralph Henry Samuel. Pte. 6th Btn.
- Burchell DCM Ernest. A/Sgt. 2nd Btn.
- Bushnell George Henry. Pte. 1st Battalion (d.22nd Sep 1914)
- Butler DCM. Edward H.. WO2. 6th Btn.
- Butt Arthur George. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.21st March 1918)
- Cannings Arthur Reginald. Pte. 5th Btn D Coy (d.21st Apr 1916)
- Carpenter Albert Frederick. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.11th October 1915)
- Carpenter John Abraham. 1st Btn. (d.30th March 1918)
- Carter Walter H. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d. 21st March 1918)
- Choules Albert Henry. Pte. 2nd Batallion (d.21st March 1918)
- Christopher George Thomas Anstey. L/Cpl. 2nd Bn (d.14th September 1918)
- Church George. Pte 6th Battalion (d.8th June 1917)
- Coggins MM. Henry. Pte. 7th Btn.
- Connor James. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.23rd Oct 1918)
- Cook Albert Henry. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.16th Sep 1914)
- Coram MM. Wilfred Jacob. Pte 8th Btn
- Cork Walter. Pte. 5th Btn. C Coy. (d.9th Oct 1918)
- Cork Walter. Pte. 5th Btn. C Coy. (d.9th Oct 1918)
- Crampton Charles John. Pte. 1st Btn.
- Cross William Henry. Pte 7th Btn
- Dale George. Sgt. 2nd Btn.
- Daniels Bertie. Pte. 1st Btn.
- Dash Edward John. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.25th Sep 1915)
- Davis William Thomas. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.7th Nov 1918)
- Deadman Edward Maurice. Pte. 5th Battalion (d.10th Aug 1915)
- Dean Harry Thomas. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.1st Sept 1918)
- Derryman Arthur Fredrick . Pte. 6th Battalion (d.7th June 1917)
- Durn Harry. Pte. 6th Btn (d.9th Jun 1917)
- Dyer DSO Stewart B.B.. Major 3rd Btn. (d.26th January 1917)
- Edwards David. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.16th May 1915)
- Edwards Emlyn. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.8th Dec 1915)
- Ellis Arthur Charles. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.26th May 1917)
- Emblen Frederick William. Pte. 6th (Wiltshire Yeomanry) Btn. (d.23rd Mar 1918)
- Epps Joseph Sydney. Pte. 7th Btn.
- Farr Henry John. Pte. 1st Btn., B Coy. (d.23rd Sep 1915)
- Fillis Charlie. Pte. 6th Battalion (d.6th November 1916)
- Fishlock William.. L/Sgt. 5th Battalion (d.20th Aug 1916)
- Fletcher MM Edward Charles. Sgt. (d.21st November 1918)
- Flippance George Noah. Pte. A Coy, 1st Battalion (d.26th Oct 1914)
- Foard Sydney. Pte. 1st Battalion (d.12th April 1918)
- Foster Sidney Dent. Cpl. 1st Btn (d.17th Feb 1917)
- Fox J. S.V.. L/Cpl. 1st Btn. (d.20th Apr 1915)
- Frampton Frederick George. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.5th April 1916)
- Frampton Frederick George. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.5th Apr 1916)
- Garland Edward. Sgt. 7th Btn. (d.16th December 1918)
- Giles Albert. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.26th Jun 1916)
- Girling Horace Augustus. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.3rd Aug 1917)
- Goater William Charles. Pte 4th Btn (d.19th Sep 1918)
- Gough Herbert Edwin. Sgt.
- Gower William John. L/Cpl. 6th Battalian (d.2nd July 1916)
- Gray A. C.. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.10th Nov 1918)
- Green Arthur. Cpl. 1st Btn. (d.12th April 1918)
- Hacker James. Pte 5th Battalion
- Harding Charles. 6th Btn. (d.1st Jul 1916)
- Harris Alfred George. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.16th-18th Oct 1918)
- Harvey Edward George. Capt. (d.16th Jun 1915)
- Hatherell Alfred James. L/Cpl. 1st Btn. (d.24th March 1918)
- Hawkins William Charles. L/Cpl. 1st/4th Bn. (d.22nd Nov 1917)
- Hayward VC, MC. Reginald Frederick Johnson. Lt.Col. 1st Battalion
- Hill James Dawson. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.14th Jul 1917)
- Hole Charles Edwin. L/Cpl. 5th Btn. (d.11th January 1917)
- Houlton William Charles. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.8th Jul 1916)
- Hughes Edward. Pte. 5th Btn.
- Hughes Stephen John Arthur. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.23rd Jun 1917)
- Hunt Edward. Private 1st Battalion (d.24th Mar 1918)
- Jackett Charles Joseph. Pte. (d.9 Apr 1917)
- James Samuel John. Pte. 6th Battalion (d.23rd March 1918)
- James Samuel John. Pte 6th (Wiltshire Yeomanry) Btn (d.23rd March 1918)
- Johnson George William. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.4th July 1917)
- Jones George William. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.29th July 1917)
- Jordan Leopold John. CQMS. 6th Btn. (d.4th November 1916)
- Kemp William Dunstan. Sgt. 2nd Btn. (d.9th April 1917)
- Kerr William Frederick. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.21st March 1918)
- Kilminster Edward George. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.2nd July 1916)
- King Frederick Henry. Pte 5th Btn.
- Leach Frederick Charles. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.18th Oct 1918)
- Leach Frederick Charles. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.18th October 1918)
- Longstreath J.. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.17th August 1918)
- Loveridge Edward. L/Cpl. 5th Btn. (d.18th Apr 1916)
- Lucas Horace Walter. Pte. B Coy., 7th Btn. (d.16th Oct 1918)
- Malledant William. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.30th Mar 1917)
- Marlow Percy. Capt.. 6th Battalion (d.7th July 1917)
- Martin Harry. Pte. 2/4th Btn. (d.28th November 1918)
- Maslen T.. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.9th April 1917)
- Matthews Sidney Herbert. Pte. 1st Battalion (d.9th May 1915)
- McCall Archibald Ness. Pte. 6th Battalion
- McCall Archibald Ness. Pte 2nd Btn.
- McGregor E. G.. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
- McKay Henry Donald. Pte. 1st Battalion (d.7th Jun 1917)
- Millen William Granthan. Cpl. 2nd Battalion (d.9th Apr 1917)
- Mizen Herbert William. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.10th Aug 1915)
- Monk Alfred George Esau. Pte
- Moore Thomas Henry. L/Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.18th Oct 1916)
- Morson George. Pte.
- Morton Alfred Edward. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.9th April 1917)
- Morton Alfred Edward. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.9th Apr 1917)
- Moss Thomas Henry. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.12th Apr 1918)
- Moulding George. Sgt. 1st Btn. (d.25th Mar 1918)
- Newsum Henry George. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.23rd October 1917)
- Nicholas Joseph. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.14th May 1916)
- Norris John William. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.9th April 1917)
- Oliphant K. J. P.. Lt.
- Owens George. Pte. 7th Battalion, C Company
- Paget Edwin. Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.24th October 1914)
- Paginton Tom. Pte. 1st Btn.
- Pearce MM Albert Edward. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.7th June 1917)
- Pewtress Frederick Donald. Cpl. 6th Btn., C Coy. (d.2nd July 1916)
- Pinchen Ernest Jesse. Pte 6th Battalion (d.23rd July 1916)
- Pinchen Ernest Jessie. Pte 6th Btn (d.23rd Jul 1916)
- Platt Walter Henry. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.14th April 1917)
- Pocock Frederick William Noble. Pte. 2nd/4th Btn. (d.22nd December 1918)
- Reed William Henry. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.9th April 1917)
- Reeves Maurice William. L/Cpl. 1st Btn.
- Ricketts Leonard Frank. Pte. 1st Btn.
- Robins John. Sgt. 5th Btn. (d.2nd Jan 1916)
- Robinson Benjamin. Cpl. 1st Battalion (d.25th Sept 1915)
- Robinson Walter. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.17th Sep 1918)
- Ruddle Herbert George. Cpl. 5th Btn. (d.25th January 1917)
- Sadd Frank. Pte. 5th Battalion
- Seager Hubert. Pte 1st Btn (d.14th Nov 1914)
- Sealey John. L/Cpl. 1st Btn. (d.22nd Mar 1918)
- Sheppard Josiah. L/Cpl. 6th Btn. (d.13th Nov 1916)
- Shiner Ernest Frederick. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.20th Jun 1917)
- Skull Sidney William. Pte. 1st/4th Btn. B Coy. (d.10th Apr 1918)
- Smith Alfred Richard George. Pte. 2nd Btn (d.6th November 1918)
- Smith Herbert. 1st Btn.
- Smith John Edward. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.10th August 1915)
- Smith William Lowne. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.25th Jan 1917)
- Swindells James Henry. Pte. 1st Btn.
- Tanner Edward. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.27th Oct 1914)
- Thompson Walter Lincoln. 2/Lt. 2nd Btn. (d.9th October 1917)
- Titcombe Walter Edmond. Pte. 1st Battalion
- Tucker Gordon Elijah. 2Lt. 1st/4th Btn.
- Tucker Walter John. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.9th April 1916)
- Waite Cecil Henry John. Cpl. 3rd Btn.
- Waite William Robert. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.19th May 1915)
- Walker Henry John. Sgt. 6th Battalion (d.7th July 1916)
- Westwood Arthur. Pte. 3rd Btn.
- Wheatley Henry John. Pte. 3rd Btn.
- Wild Ernest Frederick. Pte. 1st/5th Btn. (d.10th May 1916)
- Wiltshire Herbert. Pte. 1st Btn (d.27th Dec 1914)
- Wootton Charles. Pte. 2nd Battalion
All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed,
please.
Add a Name to this List
More Wiltshire Regiment records.
|
|
The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website.
- 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time.
|
Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our
Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text.
|
Looking for help with Family History Research?
Please see Family History FAQ's
Please note: We are unable to provide individual research.
|
|
Can you help?
The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors.
If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web.
If you enjoy this site
please consider making a donation.
Announcements
- 19th Nov 2024
Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than
264989 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit.
Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted
photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted.
|
World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery
Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a
Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.
|
|
|
1206160 Pte. Ralph Henry Samuel Bullus 6th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment  Ralph Bullus, born 3rd June 1896, volunteered at the start of the war and served in France and Flanders throughout. Wounded and captured in the German spring offensive 1918, he was taken P.O.W and enterned in Germany until repatriated by the red cross in January 1919 and taken to Blackfriars Hospital London for treatment of wounds. He lived out the rest of his life with his family in Nunney, Somerset until he died in 1969. He was my grandfather and we are very proud of him. Below is an extract from a letter he sent to the hospital in London and published in the Somerset Standard newspaper at the time;
"Private Ralph Bullus, of the 6th Wilts, from Nunney, writes to Mrs Milne-Redhead from King George’s Hospital, Blackfriars, as follows:-
I am safe back in the dear old country once more. We left Germany about the ninth of January under the French Red Cross people. They handed us over to our Red Cross about ten days after, to a hospital in the South of France, and I was very thankful for that day. The French Red Cross seems so poor to our own. Having stayed in the Field Hospital for three days we got transferred to the Base Hospital at Rouen, staying there a few days. We left Rouen on last Tuesday night, going by train to Boulogne, arriving there in the morning. We were then put on the Hospital ship and sailed for Dover, landing about five o’clock. We then had the pleasant train-ride up to Charing Cross, getting there about nine. It was a fine reception; we could not eat much or drink as we were filled with joy. I am now in King George’s Hospital. I am expecting every day to be transferred nearer home. I have booked for Bath; I hope it will go through alright. This is only a clearing station here for the wounded P.O.W. I am fairly well in health, but my leg is still very bad. The fracture is set in a bad position, and some short stiffening knee – all this is through German treatment. I was in a good hospital – I mean as a hospital, but the treatment they gave for a fracture was absolute torture. I entered this hospital on May 2nd, last year. They drove two nails into my knee, put my leg on a board at the side of the bed, attached two strings to these nails, and hung about 25lbs on them. This lasted for about a month, then while I was having the leg dressed one morning one nail broke off in my leg. They put me on the operation table, took it out, also the sound one, and then drove one clean through my heel; all this was done without chloroform of any description. I had the sand sack on the nail for another two months. Then the nails were taken out. I am now in bed, but am going to try my luck with crutches. Madam, I am now sending you my very best thanks for all your splendid kindnesses. I was on the point of death three times in Germany, and had it not been for the splendid parcels I got, I certainly should not have seen old Blighty again. I sent all the acknowledgement postcards back; hope you received them. The last Frome parcel I received was the beginning of November. Then when the armistice came, all the parcels were collected together and we had anybody’s. I also thank you for the memo cards; I received quite a good few, but not the later months. I hope all the Nunney prisoners of war are safely back. My first letter came yesterday from home. My brother is now enjoying his two months’ leave. Well, I believe the Germans paid very dearly for us lads; they had it in the March offensive. I shall never forget it. I am lucky to be alive. We had the odds of 111 to one against us, but we hung on to the very last. My battalion lost very heavily. I had an officer come to see me; he had such a list of the dear lads that have been missing since last March. I was able to tell him the news of three – two killed and one wounded and P.O.W. I am afraid most of them are killed. I would have given the world to have been in this last offensive of ours. By what I can gather from the lads it was fine sport; it’s a pity they gave in so soon. Well, madam, I expect you feel greatly relieved with the strain of all the parcel work off your mind. I am sure us P.O.W’s can never repay you for your kindness and strenuous work. I am patiently waiting now to get my transfer. I hope it won’t be long, as I have to go through another operation, and I am getting tired of this lying-in-bed sort of life."
|
1205782 Pte. Walter Cork 5th Btn. C Coy. Wiltshire Regiment (d.9th Oct 1918) Walter Cork died on the 9th of October 1918, aged 28 and is buried in the Kirkdee New Cemetery in India.
He was the son of John and Ellen Cork; husband of Laura Cork, of 18, Castle St., Burnley, Lancashire.
|
1205773 Pte. Frederick George Frampton 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.5th April 1916) Frederick George Frampton was killed in action on the 5th of April 1916 and is commemorated on the Basra War Memorial.
|
1205728 2nd Lt. James Chester Badgley 6th Btn. att. 58th Trench Mortar Bty. Wiltshire Regiment (d.7th Jun 1917) James Badgley was, I think, the name of the father of my Godmother. I have his details from the CWGC which state "6th Bn. Wiltshire Regt. attd. 58th Trench Mortar Bty." together with family details. He enlisted in the Canadian Contingent at Quebec in 1914. I have a photograph which again I think is him but only because we found it in her personal effects after her death.
|
264038 Pte. Herbert William Mizen 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.10th Aug 1915) Herbert Mizen is remembered on the Helles Memorial.
|
263565 Pte. Arthur Reginald Cannings 5th Btn D Coy Wiltshire Regiment (d.21st Apr 1916) Arthur Cannings died of his wounds in Mesopotamia.
|
263021 A/Sgt. Ernest Burchell DCM 2nd Btn. Wiltshire Regiment  Ernest Burchell, who was my grandfather, joined the Wiltshire Yeomanry on 5th of September 1914 at Marlborough and was posted to Number 1 Section of the 2nd Troop of B Squadron. His superiors were 2nd Lt A. Irwin, Sgt. 58 BRC Palmer and Sgt. 643 Drewitt. The other ranks in his section were: Pte. 1215 Maisey, Pte. 1213 Mace, Pte. 1214 Mace, Pte. 1483 Palmer, Pte. 1877 Hillier, and Pte. 1205 Langfear. The B Squadron commander was Major CS Awdry. This Squadron remained in England for the first part of the war in reserve. They carried out manoeuvres in Ashdown Forest in West Sussex and eventually ended up at Aldershot, where they were part of the South Western Mounted Brigade of the 41st Division.
On 5th of May 1916, they sailed on the SS Rossetti from Southampton to Le Havre, France. Upon arrival in France, they didn't take up combat duties at the front, but they did carry out the important roles of intelligence-gathering, police duties, helping get supplies to the front, digging trenches, and assisting the Engineers with laying communication cables. Some of the Yeomanry (including Ernest) were employed as dispatch riders. During this period, Ernest had two horses that he was riding killed from shrapnel wounds and eventually went to using a motorbike to deliver the dispatches.
On 25th of September 1917, the Yeomanry disbanded and Ernest joined the 6th Wiltshire Regiment. He spent his first day with his new unit in the front line trenches at Spoilbank, south of Ypres. As is well known, the 6th Wiltshires were almost wiped out in the following spring. His section was deployed at Spanbroekmolen, where he and 10 other soldiers were cut off during the Allied retreat. This gallant action earned my granddad the DCM. During phase 2 of the German Spring Offensive of 1918, Ernest and the 6th Wiltshires were involved in heavy fighting during the battles of Bapaume, Bailleul, and Mount Kemmel. Then followed a period of rest and training, after which Ernest was transferred to the 2nd Wiltshires on 13 May 1918 as Pte. 203241. On 23rd of June 1918, he was awarded the DCM, and on 2nd of July 1918 he was promoted to Acting Sergeant with pay.
On 3rd of September 1918, during the 100 days march to victory, Ernest was wounded by a German sniper at Hinges. The family still has the bullet that narrowly missed his heart. He was shipped back to England and spent the remainder of the war recovering from his wound at the East Leeds War Hospital. He was demobilised on 1st of March 1919. He died in 1976, and I am writing a book about his early life.
|
262379 Pte. Horace Walter "Jack" Lucas B Coy., 7th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.16th Oct 1918) Horace Lucas was my great-uncle. He died at age 26 leaving a wife, Ethel Rose Lucas, with a young child. I would like to find out more. I have letters from the Wiltshire Regiment to his mother.
|
261816 Pte. Leonard Frank Ricketts 1st Btn. Wiltshire Regiment Leonard Ricketts was one of my great-great-grandmother's brothers, of whom two fought in WW1. His war record does not survive, but he was wounded by a gunshot through the hand in 1915 and was captured at Ploegsteert on 11th of April 1918. He survived the war, married, had two children, and moved to Wales, where he died in 1968.
|
259686 Pte. William Robert Waite 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment (d.19th May 1915) William Waite was the eldest son of Robert and Harriet Waite of Easton Royal, Wiltshire.
|
259401 Pte. William Malledant 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.30th Mar 1917) William Malledant was the son of Y.M. Malledant of Rosemary Lane, Guernsey, and was 22 years old at the time of death. He was killed in action in Basra, Iraq. His name is inscribed on the Basra Memorial.
|
258469 Sgt. George Moulding 1st Btn. Wiltshire Regiment
(d.25th Mar 1918) On the 28 mile front held by the Third Army where in the days leading up to the German attack Sergeant George Moulding and other members of 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment were engaged in attack practices near the village of Achiet-le-Grand.
1st Wilts were right in the thick of the fighting during the Spring Offensive but, as part of 7th Brigade, 25th Division in VI Corps, were in reserve and not in the front line on 21st March. Their was some graphic accounts of the fighting over the next few days and it is not obvious when George Moulding became a casualty. We do know that he died of wounds on 25th March and is buried in Puchevillers British Cemetery some 17 miles from Achiet.
Taking these two facts plus that he was a sergeant it does seem very likely that he was wounded on 21st March in an incident.
On 21st March at 4.40 am Achiet-le-Grand was heavily shelled and 3 officers, 4 warrant officers, 6 sergeants and 7 other ranks were wounded.
Our conclusion is that Sgt Moulding died of his wounds in a field hospital at Puchevillers. He is buried in a small, walled enclosure at the far end of the cemetery. On his headstone is the inscription chosen by his family: Gone but not forgotten by his wife and two daughters Lillian and Winnie.
Much sympathy has been felt with Mrs. Moulding, whose husband Sgt. George Moulding, 1st Wilts, died of wounds on March 25th in France. Sgt. Moulding had nearly completed his time of service when the war broke out and he was called to the colours. Before then he came safely through the retreat from Mons and the battle of the Somme.
Interestingly, the shelling of Achiet is mentioned in "The Kaiser Battle" by Martin Middlebrook, his unreferenced account says:-
A complete reserve infantry Brigade was encamped around the railhead at Achiet-le-Grand. One of the first shells their hit the Medical Hut of the 1st Wiltshire's and killed nine men.
George Moulding was 32 when he died, he was born in Wootton Bassett and enlisted in Devizes though his home address which is given as Lechlade.
He was the son of Thomas Moulding of Quenington and the husband of Alice Elizabeth Moulding of Downingtown, Lechlade. We have not established when he arrived in France but it is probable that Sgt Moulding was either a regular or at least a reservist and may well have re-joined his regiment at Tidworth in August 1914 and landed at Rouen with them on 14th August.
He is also the highest ranking soldier on the First World War memorial in Lechlade.
|
257589 Pte. Victor Bailey A Coy. 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.30th March 1917) Victor Bailey served with the 5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment in WW1. He died 30th of March 1917 aged 19 years and is remembered on the Basra Memorial
in Iraq. Son of Alfred William and Caroline Annie Bailey of 1 Glen View Villas, Slade Rd. Stroud.
|
257454 Pte. Henry John Baker 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment (d.4th December 1917) Jack Baker served with the 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment.
|
257149 Pte Samuel John James 6th (Wiltshire Yeomanry) Btn Wiltshire Regiment (d.23rd March 1918) Samuel James served with the 6th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment in WW1. He died 23rd of March 1918 and is remembered on the Arras Memorial in France.
|
256882 Pte William Henry Cross 7th Btn Wiltshire Regiment William Cross was my grandfather. He served with the Wiltshire Regiment 7th Battalion in WW1. I found this information whilst researching my family tree. The details were written on my father's birth certificate as my grandfather's occupation.
|
256301 Pte. Emlyn Edwards 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.8th Dec 1915) Emlyn Edwards was the youngest of 5 siblings.
He died at age 17, after fighting in Gallipoli.
He is buried at Pieta War Cemetery, Malta.
|
255885 WO2. Edward H. Butler DCM. 6th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment Firstly, I am not a relative of Edward Butler.
I am a medal collector and also mount medals for wear and undertake to frame medals and ephemera for relatives.
I have just completed framing a group of six medals, a photograph, badges etc. and also a copy of the citation for his DCM taken from the London Gazette, October, 1918.
His medals are: Distinguished Conduct Medal,
British War Medal 1914 - 1919,
Victory Medal 1914 - 1918,
Territorial Force War Medal,
Defence Medal 1939 - 1945 and
Territorial Force Efficiency Medal.
He was initially a WO2 with the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry then with the 6th Battalion, Royal Wiltshire Regiment. His Territorial Force Efficiency Medal (GvR) was awarded for service with the R.A.S.C.
His citation reads:
Sjt. E. H. Butler (Warminster)
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion
to duty. After the enemy had succeeded in
pressing back the right flank, he formed
near him into a Lewis Gun team and
covered the retirement of the troops on
the right, and repulsed a frontal attack,
inflicting heavy casualties on the
enemy. By his courage and resource he
saved a critical situation. (3rd Oct 1918)
|
255145 L/Cpl. Josiah Sheppard 6th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.13th Nov 1916) Josiah Sheppard was the husband of Elizabeth Alma Sheppard of East Hendred, Steventon, Berks.
She never remarried.
He is commemorated on the village memorial at Steventon.
|
255130 L/Cpl. Thomas Henry Moore 2nd Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.18th Oct 1916) Thomas Moore is a member of our East Pennard Band of Brothers, one of over 100 soldiers connected to the small village of East Pennard in Somerset, who went off to fight in World War One. As a boy he attended our village school, then worked as a farm labourer in the village after that. He saw active service in France from the 1st June 1915 and is believed to have died at some point during the Battle of the Somme, during the Battle of the Transloy Ridges.
|
|
Site Home
Help & FAQs
