Summary Over the past few months, I’ve made significant progress. Notably, I found the first written account from a Brigade member and obtained the first photos of a Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) awarded to a Brigade member. Additionally, my research on Newspapers.com uncovered over 30 new portraits and valuable information Read more…
Summary It’s now been 14 months since I last sat down to write an update. While I could offer many excuses, the truth is that the demands of a very intensive job have meant I haven’t found the time to sit down and gather my thoughts. That said, this doesn’t Read more…
Summary Once again, over the last few months, I’ve been focusing on my new job so have not had too much time to dedicate to the project. That said, I have managed to grab a few hours here and there and have continued my second pass through the nominal role. Read more…
Summary The last couple of months, I’ve been back at work full time, so have had much less time to work on the project. That said, progress is still being made as I work through the nominal roll for the second time. Given limited time, instead of the usual update Read more…
Summary This month I’ve continued the second pass through the nominal roll. The first time I did this, my main objective was to quickly find ancestors via Ancestry family trees to attempt to gather more information. On reflection, I didn’t document my findings as well as I should have, so Read more…
Summary Image Catalogue finally completed My main focus for January was to finish the Image Catalogue and I’m pleased to say that this is finally done. The aim of the catalogue is to group the pictures of the Brigade together to allow them to be more easily found. I have Read more…
Its taken a long time, but I’ve finally managed to get the Image Catalogue up and running. Thanks to the generosity of so many people, I have a wide range of fantastic pictures and documents relating to the Brigade. Unfortunately, up until now, you could only find them if you Read more…
Summary My plan for December was to focus on the Image Library and to start a second run through family trees on Ancestry. Although I did make progress on both of these, as usual I got a bit distracted and ultimately found another 5 new solders. A new block of Read more…
Summary Filling the 1908 service gaps & Searching for Casualty Photos As promised last month, I started this month off working my way through the gaps in the 1908 service numbering sequence. A lot of men only have a 1917 service number. However, given they were issued sequentially against the Read more…
Summary As we approach Remembrance Day, for the first time I have put a direct focus on researching the Brigade’s casualties. At a high level, it is quite noticeable how few casualties the Brigade suffered in action as opposed to through accidents or sickness. I will need to do more Read more…