50th Div Sigs

50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers

Artillery Signal and Cable Sections - July 1918 (Below)

50Div.Arty. Signal & Cable Sections July 1918

Note: My thanks go to Paul Williams, whose Grandfather John Rees Williams is in the above picture 5th from the left

Go To Web page on John Rees Williams

50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers

50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Signal Company R.E. Christmas Card

50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Signal Company R.E. Christmas Card

Officers

Captain/Major C. J. Bagnall. (Commanding 50th Div sig Coy June 1918)

Captain S. J. Lindsay-Renton.

Captain F. Brooks 5th South Lancs Regt attached to 50th Div Sigs for duty 4th Jan 1917

Capt. C.Yare - P.O.W 'Twice' Link Read about Captain Yare.

2nd Lieutenant/Captain Albert Edward Odell. M. C. & (Bar Awarded 24th Nov 1917). No 1 & No 2 section. Link Read about Capt Odell

2nd Lieutenant Arthur John Jethro March (Died 24th October 1918. Buried, St.Sever Cemetary Extension, Rouen (S.V.J.9) Link / LinkCWGC

Read about 2nd Lieut March

Lieutenant/Capt Graham Adam (M.C. 28th June 1918). (Mentioned in Dispatches 4th Jan 1917).

Lieutenant W.R. Stewart (M.C. 28th June 1918).

Lieutenant G.V. Shaw. Mentioned in Dispatches 4th Jan 1917.

Lieutenant D.V.L. Craddock

Lieutenant C.J. Cadman. M.C. Mentioned in Dispatches 4th Jan 1917.

50th Divisional Signallers. Written in pencil on the back of this photograph:

Chemin De Dames ( France) Front beginning of May 1918 - 149th Northumbrian Infantry Signal Section. Taking over from the French. A French soldier (left front) three of our lads with French helmets on. 2nd on left Peter Crawley ( used to box at St James' Hall.) This photo taken prior to Jerry's Last Offensive 27th May 1918, when he got to within 15 miles of Paris. On this part of the front three divisions (21st 24th and 50th) were in a quiet sector, after being "smashed up" and replaced later by three ( July 1918) BATTALIONS ( 1st Leinsters, 1sr R Dublin Fus and 1st N.F.)

......Thanks to Helen Charlsworth (Grandaughter of Bob Edwards)

Other Ranks

Sapper John Rees Williams. Arty Signal & Cable Section

(Sapper John Rees Williams) Link

463032 Sapper John Robert 'Bob' Edwards (No 1 SectionBatman to Captain Odell) Link

2739 Sapper T. Waterman. (M.M. No 4 Section).

1634 Sapper G. Watson. (M.M. No 2 Section).

1685 C.S.M. F. King. (Mentioned in Dispatches 4th Jan 1917).

1663 2/cpl W. Thornley. (Mentioned in Dispatches 4th Jan 1917).

2706 Sapper H. Brown (k.i.a. near Eaucourt L'Abbaye 5th Jan 1917).

86726 Sapper R. Ditton. (Awarded M.M. 24th Nov 1917).

96639 Sapper F. H. Inns. (Awarded M.M. 24th Nov 1917).

458940 Pioneer F.C. Thorgilson. (Awarded M.M. 24th Nov 1917).

253233 Pioneer C. Borkett. (Awarded M.M. 24th Nov 1917).

463076 Sapper E. Mole. (Awarded D.C.M.. 24th Nov 1917).

463066 2nd cpl Scott. R.E. M.M & (Bar 5th June 1918)

463118 Sgt. R.E. Jenkins. M.M & (Bar 5th June 1918)

463072 M/C Cpl W. Halley. (M.M. 5th June 1918)

32228 Sapper J. Birminham. (M.M. 5th June 1918)

463113 Sapper H.M. Bright (M.M. 5th June 1918)

463046 Cpl J.B. Watt.(M.M. 5th June 1918)

463244 mc/cpl. T.A. Smith. (M.M. 5th June 1918)

126913 Sapper E.G. Barkham. (M.M. 5th June 1918)

56617 2nd cpl D. Bleakley. (M.M. 5th June 1918)

463139 Sapper R. Wilson (M.M. 5th June 1918)

218754 Sapper C. R. Brown (M.M. 5th June 1918)

463267 Sapper G. Halse (M.M. 5th June 1918)

463093 Farr Sgt J.H. Patterson (M.M. 20th June 1918)

463016 Sgt G.A.S. Mitcheson (M.M. 20th June 1918)

463055 Pioneer W.M. Cowley (M.M. 20th June 1918)

532214 Sapper G.W. Roberts (M.M. 22nd June 1918)

221786 mc/cpl S.E. Pearce. (M.M. 22nd June 1918)

182080 mc/cpl A.J. Bunn (M.M. 22nd June 1918)

463193 Sapper W. Rilson (M.M. 28th June 1918)

463129 Sgt J. Pringle (M.M. 28th June 1918)

463058 C.Q.M.S. J.Charlton (M.S.M. 28th June 1918)

Note: This list is far from comprehensive.

Brassard: A signaller went to war wearing the distinctive blue/white armband. Officers often wore the divisional sign sewn into the centre.