Something different: Paybooks

[boots and saddles]

Something different that some one may be interested in. This is my Wife's Uncle enlisted with the 36th Bn. went to the 9th Reserve Bn. then to the 2nd Bn. where he was badly wounded at Ypres & that was the end of the War for him, The only one to survive that incident, Most of his stomach was shot away,couldn't eat a full meal after , Scrapnel coming out of him (tiny black pieces)until he died at about the age of 75.Pte. Arthur franks 402080 2nd Bn.

I don't know if you can read the last page in his pay book but it is the amount of pay each person received during WW1 both OR's & Officers. I gave you 2 shots of it in case one came out better than the other. Ray

[boots and saddles]

I see different names in his pay book(station names I suppose) like Shorncliffe,Bushy park, Dibgate etc. Anyone know where they were (or are). He was paid in the field from Jan.1916 to July 1916, So his war was 7 months long I guess. He was discharged at Quebec Dec 31st 1916 & got the wopping sum of $90.00.

[BWEF]

Originally Posted by boots and saddles

I see different names in his pay book(station names I suppose) like Shorncliffe,Bushy park, Dibgate etc. Anyone know where they were (or are). He was paid in the field from Jan.1916 to July 1916, So his war was 7 months long I guess. He was discharged at Quebec Dec 31st 1916 & got the wopping sum of $90.00.

Bushy Park must have been where he was sent after being wounded: "During World War I, Bushy Park was home to the King's Canadian Hospital".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushy_Park

The other two were army camps in England, used by the Canadians in WW1.

Lots of Canadians were based in the Shorncliffe area, and a "Canada Day" remembrance service is still held each year:

http://vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.c...em/shorncliffe

Looks like you can now hire Dibgate as a film set:

http://www.films.mod.uk/south_east/dibgate_camp.htm

[BWEF]

[QUOTE=BWEF;41966]Bushy Park must have been where he was sent after being wounded: "During World War I, Bushy Park was home to the King's Canadian Hospital".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushy_Park

The other two were army camps in England, used by the Canadians in WW1.

Lots of Canadians were based in the Shorncliffe area, and a "Canada Day" remembrance service is still held each year...





Thinking about it some more he could also have been in hospital at Shorncliffe. As mentioned in the text of the link I gave some Canadians were killed in German bombing raids, the planes flew from Belgium.

After this the Canadian hospitals at Shorncliffe were evacuated to North Derbyshire, out of range of the bombers.

Lots of the posh hotels in the Spa town of Buxton were taken over by the Canadians.

[NorthStafford]

There was a Canadian General Hospital at Bodelwyddan ,North Wales during WW! and there are several graves of Canadians in the Marble Church there.

[wardog]

I was born at Cliveden Hospital. The site was in use as a Canadian Hospital in both world wars and continued as a NHS hospital. http://www.crcmh.com/abandonment.htm Bit of an odd site but gives history and pictures. Cheers, Paul.

[boots and saddles]

Interesting fellows,very interesting. yes he was hospitalized over there for some time, first off when he got back to England he was put on the wrong train & went to a hospital in the north of Scotland, How is that for a ride with your guts hanging out He was a tough Englishman a Wolverhamton fan. Ray