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Sidami

Sidami Report 13 Oct 2021 18:01

I have in my possession some war medals Pte 2398 T Lound Lincs Yeo how do I go about finding out who he is I would like to give them to his family first works war

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 13 Oct 2021 18:37

Son of Tom & Fanny Lound of Bassingham, Newark. Notts . You could have found that info by looking at CWGC site.
Born 1893 - died 5/11/1915 at Gallipoli

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 13 Oct 2021 18:40

You haven’t returned to a number of your recent threads on various message boards

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 13 Oct 2021 20:45

Thomas Lound
in the UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Name: Thomas Lound
Birth Place: Wilsford, Lincs
Residence: Gaythorpe
Death Date: 3 Nov 1915
Death Place: At Sea
Enlistment Place: Lincoln
Rank: Private
Regiment: Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line
Battalion: Lincolnshire Yeomanry
Regimental Number: 2398
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: At Sea



Thomas Lound
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Thomas Lound
Age in 1911: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Wilsford, Lincolnshire, England
Civil Parish: Caythorpe
Country: England
Street Address: Frieston Caythorpe Nr Grantham Lincs
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Labourer On Farm
Registration District Number: 432
Sub-registration District: Claypole
ED, institution, or vessel: 03
Piece: 20756
Household Members:
Name Age
Tom Lound 45
Fanny Lound 44
Thomas Lound 17
John Richard Lound 12
Gertrude Lound 9
Ethel May Lound 8
William Lound 6
Emily Doughtry 4
Clara Lound 3
George Henry Lound 11


Thomas Doughty
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Thomas Doughty
[Thomas Lound]
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Father: Tom Lound
Mother: Fanny Lound
Birth Place: Wilsford, Lincolnshire, England
Civil Parish: Caythorpe with Frieston
Ecclesiastical parish: Caythorpe St Vincent
Town: Caythorpe with Frieston
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Condition as to marriage:
Registration District: Newark
Sub-registration District: Claypole
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors:
Piece: 3201
Folio: 19
Page Number: 8
Household Schedule Number: 32
Household Members:
Name Age
Tom Lound 34
Fanny Lound 32
Eliza M Doughty 16
Walter E Doughty 10
Thomas Doughty 8
Mary J Doughty 4
John R Doughty 2

Lots of siblings for you to investigate in case any of them have living descendants.

Maddie

Maddie Report 14 Oct 2021 12:21

there are a number of family trees on ancestry
eg
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Sidami

Sidami Report 14 Oct 2021 13:57

Thankyou so much for your help I have the medals of two of his siblings as well J R. And WE..

Sidami

Sidami Report 14 Oct 2021 14:07

I can’t seem to find the siblings on commonwealth John R Lound number 52163 Leice reg and sibling Walter E number 25212 AVC ?

Sidami

Sidami Report 14 Oct 2021 14:47

Would you be able to see if these two men died in the war please?

Maddie

Maddie Report 14 Oct 2021 14:52

John R
Stories -
Last name Lound
Links John R: Medal Index Card
John R: CWGC record
Birth year -
Source View the Source record
Birth date -
Copyright -
Service number 52163
User facts Cemetery/Memorial : Somme France ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT IV.B.30
Place of Death : France
Rank Private
Country Great Britain
Year 1914-18
Record set Lives Of The First World War 1914-1918
Death year 1919
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Death date 07 Jul 1919
Subcategory First World War
Corps Leicestershire Regiment
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
Service British Army

Name: John Richard Lound
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 5 Feb 1898
Baptism Place: Caythorpe, Lincoln, England
Father:
Thomas Lound
Mother:
Fanny
FHL Film Number: 1542302
Reference ID: item 2 p 69

Maddie

Maddie Report 14 Oct 2021 15:01


Walter E
Service record Soldier Number: 25212, Rank: Private, Corps: Army Veterinary Corps
Last name Lound
Second service record Soldier Number: 75872, Rank: Private, Corps: London Regiment
Year 1914-20
Third service record Soldier Number: 44771, Rank: Private, Corps: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Service number 25212, 75872, 44771
Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D3719017
Second service number 75872
Country Great Britain
Third service number 44771
Medal type British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
Rank Private,Private,Private
Archive reference WO372/12
Second rank Private
Archive reference description Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards
Third rank Private
Record set Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
Regiment Army Veterinary Corps, London Regiment, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Second corps London Regiment
Third service record Soldier Number: 97741, Rank: Sapper, Corps: Machine Gun Corps
Second service number WR40786
Fourth service record Soldier Number: 234625, Rank: Sapper, Corps: Royal Engineers


Walter Edward
Grave reference Panel 7.
Last name Lound
Cemetery or memorial Vis-En-Artois Memorial
Birth year -
Burial country France
Death year 1918
Link https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead
Death date 08 Aug 1918
War First World War, 1914-1918
Number 44771
Record set Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour
Rank Private
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Unit 8th Bn.
Subcategory First World War
Regiment Royal Berkshire Regiment
Collections from Great Britain, UK None


Walter Edward
Death year 1918
Last name Lound
Death day 8
Service number 44771
Death month 8
Rank Private
Cause of death Killed in action
Regiment Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Death place France & Flanders
Battalion 8th Battalion.
Theatre of war Western European Theatre
Battalion details -
Supplementary Notes FORMERLY 25212, R.A.V.C.
Residence -
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Birth place Wileford, Lincs
Subcategory First World War
Enlistment place Grantham
Collections from Great Britain, UK None

greyghost

greyghost Report 14 Oct 2021 15:09

Both are easily found on the CWGC site. Don't necessarily put full names in the Search facility.

However, as it's an uncommon name, just enter surname and there are only 5 Lound entries.

There are various forms attached to each entry.

Maddie

Maddie Report 14 Oct 2021 15:10

Name: Walter E Doughty
[Walter E Lound]
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Father: Tom Lound
Mother: Fanny Lound
Birth Place: Wilsford Valley, Lincolnshire, England
Civil Parish: Caythorpe with Frieston
Search Photos: Search for 'Caythorpe with Frieston' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Ecclesiastical parish: Caythorpe St Vincent
Town: Caythorpe with Frieston
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration District: Newark
Sub-registration District: Claypole
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors:
Piece: 3201
Folio: 19
Page Number: 8
Household Schedule Number: 32
Household Members:
Name Age
Tom Lound 34
Fanny Lound 32
Eliza M Doughty 16
Walter E Doughty 10
Thomas Doughty 8
Mary J Doughty 4
John R Doughty 2


Name: Walter Edward Lound
Gender: Male
Death Date: 8 Aug 1918
Death Place: France
Rank: Private
Regiment: Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment
Regimental Number: 44771
Other Records: Search for 'Walter Edward Lound' in other WWI collections

mother fanny

very sad that the family lost all 3 sons

Maddie

Maddie Report 14 Oct 2021 15:47

sent pm for er uop to 2021 for a relative decended from clara lound born 1908

Sidami

Sidami Report 14 Oct 2021 17:50

Thankyou very much how sad is this I have all their medals