14648070 Pte Frederick William TAYLOR, 1st Bn Lincolnshire Regiment - Arakan, Burma, Sumatra

Looking at that again (re 22/47), it might not be what I thought and possibly No 1 BRC pending repat (riation) to UK...?

 

when he arrived it seems to be BBRC and before leaving (22/47) no. 1 BTC -'British Transit Camp'?? Thanks for the continued interest Kenny.

Anyone able to explain the star system for privates in the British Army, Thorough reading shows my Grandad was reclassified Pte 1 star & Pte 2 star, bizarrely both entries although on different documents are dated 01/07/46?

 

Any luck Drew?

 

Unfortunately not - I have only managed to recover around 95% of every file diary I have copied outside of 1940.

The only info I can give you is the thickness of the two diaries:

WO 172/4901 - 1 Lincolnshire Regiment - 1944 Jan.- Dec. = Approx 400 pages
WO 172/7651 - 1 Lincolnshire Regiment - 1945 Jan.-Dec. = Aprrox 520 pages

Regards
Andy

 

That's a days work at a push for an amateur... what you doing after lunch, Drew...? :biggrin:

 

Have you been watching me?

 

Don't suppose your heading to Kew anytime soon are you Andy? I am keen to see the diaries and it would cost me more than you charge for copying to make the trip.

 

I'll send you a PM mate.

 

Hi I realise these posts were 3 yr's ago but my father served with the 1st lincolns from 1935 until 1944 when he came home and joined the 4th battalion for Normandy. He is nearly 96 but remembers most people and places. He also has a lot of photos from NW frontier. But not burma he says he was too busy. He may remember yrgrandfather

 

Cliverr

Welcome to the forum.

Please ask him if he remembers the attack on Tessel Wood in Normandy!

Is he a Lincolnshire Yellow Belly or was he posted to the Lincolns from elsewhere?

 

Welcome to the Forum.

What was his name and service number? I have copied most of the Lincoln Nominal Rolls and should be able to give you a copy of his entry in the Lincoln registers.

Cheers

Rob

 

The Lincoln Nominal Roll entry for 14648070 Frederick William Taylor mentioned in post 1. (third entry from bottom of page).

He was posted to Class Z (T) Reserve on 17 October 1947.

 

i just joined this site and found abit of information about the 1st bn lincshire regt from sumarta days.

my uncle is 14800964 h.a larner kia nei 30/03/1946

i am trying to find out any information about my uncle as we have contact kew records but his records where destroyed either by fire in the 1970's or mistakely destroyed by admin error.

we are unsure how he was killed. my oldest brother recieved a letter from a member of the bn a few years ago but he would not tell me the contents of the letter as it was very upset and my father and other suriving brothers and sister are not to see the letter.

there was a few rumours over the cause of death that i heard my father say either hacked to death was one of them and the other was electruted.

i visited his grave in jakarta early 2000's and notice there was a few other solder from the bn that where kileed at the same time could any tell me the cause of death if possible i have attached a few photo's of my uncle harry he was posted to a few different units before he was finally sent to the 1 st bn lincshire regt.

thanks for any help
ian

 

From the battalion history, when they had just taken over Palembang:

 

There is further evidence on the CWGC website that Henry Larner was killed at Palembang, from the grave registration report notifying his previous burial at Palembang Cemetery, where his original grave reference was 3.C.11

See attached:

 

Hi plantie,

This is the entry of your Uncle's name in the Nominal Roll of the Lincolnshire Regiment.

 

Hi
My first post.
My father Reginald Staines was a Sarg.
In the last years.
Finished on 4th January 1947
Taiping.
Spooky but that book seems to be in his hand writing on front.

 

Do you know his service number?

 

I have his number but not with me.
I will come back with it early next week.
At the end of the war he accompanied Japanese prisoners by train
Before that he said that his CO Major? And a nurse were killed in their car.
He left many photos.

 

Hi

My Father, Reginald L. Staines.
Number
14989323
Demob number 57.

Regards