by scully » Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:33 pm
Hi Sarah,
Pte Frederick Chandler (6521) landed in France with the 2nd battalion Worcestershire Regiment on the 12-9-1914. It is very likely he was one of the men who fought at the famour Battle of Gheluvelt (details on this website under the HISTORY dropdown list).
Pte Frederick Chandler was discharged from the army on the 31-3-1916 due to wounds or illness and he was awarded the Silver War Badge. You will find some information about the Silver War Badge on this website (look on the Home Page and then click on the link).
The Regimental Archives at Worcester hold full details of what is recorded on the Silver War Badge list and it may be useful to contact them to get a copy of the information they hold. Their contact address is:
RHQ Mercian (Worcester), Norton Barracks, Worcester, WR5 2PA.
If you contact them for information it helps if you give them a small donation to help towards their work in maintaining the Archives which is done by volunteers.
Regards,
Louis