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From: "Anthony Forrest" <>
Subject: Re: [WW1] Riflemen
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 18:14:33 -0000
References: <002101c3c8b7$923cbbd0$2fb087d9@Forrest> <004501c3ca2f$5f754360$0300a8c0@TimChadwick> <006c01c3ca39$1aabf710$751a8451@TOMMITITS>


Thank you Tom, Andy & Tim

Some interesting theories especially "wounds received" but one of the
Riflemen was my GF (Byrne) and as far as I know nobody mentioned him ever
being wounded, however it was a long time ago I'll see what I can uncover if
I ever get to Kew.
Thanks again

Happy New Year to all

Anthony L


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Tulloch-Marshall" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [WW1] Riflemen


> snip > "........... The probable reason for transfer of these men would
have
> been due to wounds received. The men would have been posted back to the
> depot battalion for recovery and then drafted back abroad to fill gaps in
> other RB battalions when the need arose. Andy Riding .."
>
> Andy - agreed - that is probably 95%+ likely to be correct.
>
> snip > "......... took the only option open to him to reinforce his
> Brigades by disbanding (all of) his weakest battalions and by using the
men
> thus released to bring his other remaining battalions up to full strength
in
> anticipation of a probable 1918 German Offensive.> Tim Chadwick "
>
> Tim - that did happen, but I'd be 99% certain it isn't what happened to
> Anthony's two men from 1st Bn Rifle Brigade - as far as I'm aware no 1st
or
> 2nd Line Battalions were disbanded, - 1st Bn Rifle Brigade certainly
> weren't, they had active service in France & Flanders from August 1914
till
> the end of the war, departing for Iraq during October 1919. In fact - it
was
> the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 16th Battalions of the Rifle Brigade which
were
> reduced to cadres during 1918 - the 10th was the first to go, disbanded in
> France 5/2/18.
> Regards
> --
> Tom Tulloch-Marshall
> Great War Military Research
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