Is there anywhere i could get some information on Robert Mayers, he was born in Blackburn in 1889 to James and Hannah Mayers.
Moved thread to the 'prewar' section of the forum , it's where we prefer our WW1 enquiries to go, cheers.
Hello and welcome Commonwealth war graves commission has his number as 22697 http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/574473/MAYERS,%20R If you can get to your local library you can get Ancestry for free. You may find his medal card and perhaps his service records there-unless of course any members post the details up here first Lesley
That card shows entitlement to British War and Victory medals so he wasn't Overseas before 1916 otherwise he would also have a 1914 or 1915 Star. His medals had to be reissued as they had been returned for amendment (perhaps spelling) and were finally reissued in 1934, 17 years after his death. At least someone cared enough about him to want his medals. I know you probably have all this, but just in case it allows other Pals to find further information for you.... MAYERS, R. Rank: Corporal. Service No: 22697. Date of Death: 08/06/1917. Regiment/Service: Royal Fusiliers. 4th Bn. Grave Reference: IV. H. 23. Cemetery: FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS The Commonwealth section of the FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY was begun in March 1916, behind the French military cemetery established earlier. It continued to be used by field ambulances and fighting units until November 1918. The cemetery was enlarged after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields and from two smaller cemeteries in the vicinity. Name: Robert Mayers. Birth Place: Blackburn. Residence: Blackburn. Death Date: 8 Jun 1917 Death Location: France & Flanders. Enlistment Location: Jarrow. Rank: Corporal. Regiment: Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Battalion: 4th Battalion. Number: G/22697. Type of Casualty: Killed in action. Theatre of War: Western European Theatre. Name: Robert Mayers. Age in 1911: 22. Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889. Birth Place: Blackburn, Lancashire. Street Address: 74 Bolton Road Blackburn. Occupation: Meat Salesman Robert Mayers, 22; Sarah Mayers, 25, married 2 years, 1 child; James Mayers, 1. Name: Robert Mayers. Age: 12. Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889. Father's Name: James Mayers. Mother's Name: Hannah Mayers. Address: 20, Kirkham Lane, Blackburn, Lancashire. James Mayers, 31, fish salesman; Hannah Mayers, 30; Robert Mayers, 12; Thomas Mayers, 11; William Mayers, 9; Edith Mayers, 6; Grace Mayers, 2; Amy Mayers, 1. Georgina Nicholson, 23, domestic servant. It looks as though his father never got to see his son's medals:- Mayers, James, of 132 Shear Brow, Blackburn died 23 April 1932. Administration London 12 May to Hannah Mayers, widow and William Mayers, salesman. For what it's worth, both William (obviously) and Thomas survived (well, no CWGC record matches). It may be that Robert's widow remarried for the sake of their young child(ren?) and didn't complete the Additional Information field. There was only one other death that day,and he lies next to William, comrades even unto death. GREEN, A. Rank: Private. Service No: 13804. Date of Death: 08/06/1917. Regiment/Service: Royal Fusiliers. 4th Bn. Awards: M M. Grave Reference: IV. H. 22. Cemetery: FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS Name: Albert Green. Birth Place: Rotherhithe. Residence: Deptford. Death Date: 8 Jun 1917. Death Location: France & Flanders. Enlistment Location: Hounslow. Rank: Private. Regiment: Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Battalion: 4th Battalion. Number: L/13804 Type of Casualty: Killed in action. Theatre of War: Western European Theatre. Comments: M.M. It is possible the War Diary may have some reference, as Albert was a Military Medal holder...
