Border Regiment mention on antiques roadshow (forum archive)

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Posted by plbramham » Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:47 pm	plbramham General Global moderator Posts: 1369
Has anyone else just been watching The Antiques Roadshow tonight? They showed an interview with a VC winners family, then took them to his brother's grave on the Somme. His name was Halliwell of The Border Regiment! Obviously I wasn't expecting it, so did not have chance to make a note of the initial and number, but he must have been one of these two: HALLIWELL, T. Private. Service No: 18014 Died 02/10/1916 Border Regiment 6th Bn. WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION HALLIWELL, T. Private Service No: 11264 Died 19/04/1916 Border Regiment 2nd Bn. CITADEL NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT Paul

Posted by plbramham » Mon Dec 30, 2013 12:19 am	plbramham General Global moderator Posts: 1369
Checked on I player, he was this one: 18014 Private T Halliwell Border Regiment 2nd October l916.

Posted by plbramham » Mon Dec 30, 2013 9:16 am	plbramham General Global moderator Posts: 1369
Found him: Name: Thomas HALLIWELL Rank: PRIVATE Initials: T. Birthplace: Middleton, Lancs. Place of residence: Middleton Enlisted: Manchester Regiment Border Regiment: 6th Battalion Number: 18014 Date died: 2 October 1916 How died: Died of wounds Paul

Posted by kerchi » Tue Dec 31, 2013 7:59 pm	Kerchi Field-Marshal Administrator Posts: 2160 In memory of John Bardgett (15309 L/Cpl.) 11th Border Regiment Who died 1st July 1916.
Well spotted. It's not the kind of program I watch but I will check it out on iPlayer.