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Welcome to My Blog

 Welcome. This is my ‘Home’ Blog for ‘Any Other Business’.

I am not a RBL member but try to promote the RBL cause each year.

My Grandfather served in WW1 as a Pioneer in the Royal Engineers, 305th Road Construction Co. He was killed near Ypres on 17/9/1917 and is buried in the Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium. The original grave crosses in that cemetery can be seen in my Avatar photo.

My Father served for 6 years in WW2 as a gunner in the 38th Light Anti Aircraft Regt., Royal Artillery, 8th Army, North Africa and later in the ISLD on active service in Italy, Yugoslavia and Greece.

Please visit my Blog titled ’Remembering’.

2 Responses to “Welcome to My Blog”

  1. Rod Taylor said:

    Hello!
    My grandfather also served in 305th Road Construction Company, having enlisted in january 1917. Do you know anything about the role of the 305th - where they were deployed, what they did? I’m researching my family history, and would love to find out.

    Thank you!

    Rod.

    November 20th, 2009 at 4:42 pm

  2. ashley said:

    Hello Rod,
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    That’s amazing; you are the first person I have ever found with a relative in the 305th.
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    My grandfather lived in Brighton and enlisted on 1/1/17 and joined on 14/1/17. His service number was 227816. He did his training at Richborough Port, Sandwich, a fascinating place. I then have little knowledge of his movements or that of the unit. All I can say is that the unit was working north of Ypres in September when he was killed by shell fire.
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    At that time, the unit was almost certainly living in dugouts in the canal bank, either on the outskirts of Ypres or just north of the town, near Essex Farm.
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    Did your grandfather survive the War? What other details of him or the unit do you have? I don’t think there is a facility on this Blog to send a personal message, so do email me at:
    ashley _ leaney at hotmail . com with all the spaces removed and @ in place of the ‘at’.
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    I do have a list of all soldiers from the 305th who died and where they are buried and I think I have the date the unit went overseas. But as I have done no recent research I will have to dig this info out from my ‘archive’. As soon as I find it I will be happy to share it with you.
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    I look forward to hearing from you.
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    Regards,
    Ashley

    November 20th, 2009 at 6:01 pm

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