Tag Archives: Frank Skinner Rowland

On this day 1st April 1919: Men proceeded to join PoW Companys

Captain FS Rowland, Lieut L Parkinson, 2/Lt AT Ault and 63 other ranks proceeded to join 120 P of W Company.

Frank Skinner Rowland, MC

Leonard Parkinson


Captain G Glossop, Lieut WA Grundy and Lieut RA Frith and 51 other ranks to join 182 P of W Company.

Gilderoy Glossop

William Arthur Grundy

64th Trench Duty 9th – 11th April 1918

9.4.18 ST EMILE SECTOR: Battalion relieved 1/8th Sherwood Foresters in LEFT SUBSECTOR.

9.4.18: C in C’s List No 182 Lt FS Rowland MC to A/Capt whilst Commanding a Company

Frank Skinner Rowland

1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]


9/4/18: Back areas were shelled with gas during the night. One of our patrols entered enemy trench in vicinity of NORMAN brick stacks and found dead German of 209th Infantry Regiment.

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]

On this day 19th October 1917 – Capt Joseph Tolson was mortally wounded

Joseph Tolson in January 1916

19.10.1917 HILL 70: Capt J TOLSON wounded whilst examining his wire in front of the QUARRY. Lieut FS ROWLAND took over Command of Letter “B” Company.h32d

Rowland

Frank Skinner Rowland

1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]


19/X/19: Quite day.

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]

On this day 16th October 1917

16/10/1917 HILL 70: Battalion relieved 1/5th Battn in the line.

London Gazette Second Lieutenants to be Lieutenants as from 1.7.17:

  • R Evans (d of w)
  • T Greaves
  • KH Bond MC
  • FW Hipkins
  • VTG Hore
  • WA Lytle MC
  • E Kershaw MC
  • WT Stephens
  • FS Rowland MC
  • WL Cooper

october-1917-officers

Second Lieutenant to be Lieutenant from 26.7.17: AF Briggs

1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]


16/X/17: Movement above normals on tracks behind enemy’s lines. Inter-Battalion reliefs during night.

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]

On this day 23rd June 1917

23.7.1917 FOSSE 10: Battalion relieved by 5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters and moved into Brigade Support dugouts in ST PIERRE.

2/Lt FS ROWLAND awarded Military Cross.

rowland military cross

Frank Skinner RowlandRowland MC April 1917

1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]


23 June: No change.

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]

On this day 3rd July 1916

3.7.1916 WARLINCOURT: Battn marched into billets vacated & handed over by 5th North Staffs.

(Divisional Reserve) at BAILLEULMONT.

4440 SeatonOfficers rejoined:- Capt W SEATON from England. Capt W SEATON to Command “D” Company – Capt Jackson to be 2nd in Command.

ooper rowlandOfficers joined:- 2/Lt WL COOPER (left), 2/Lt FS ROWLAND (right) from England.

Draft of 54 OR joined from Base.

War Diary [WO/95/2694]


3 July: I went to the funeral of Lt RD Wheatcroft (above) Wheatcroft rdour most popular Officer. Great sympathy felt for his brother Capt Wheatcroft who has now lost 2 brothers in this War.

We now expected rest but no such luck we moved to billets in the village of ———.

Robinson_FBHere we learnt that Capt Robinson (bubbles) was dead. He was the cheeriest fellow ever known (above).

[Lieutenant Josiah Taylor]


WarlincourtThe following men died of their wounds on this day and were buried in at SaultyWarlincourt

2315 Charles Pell2315 Pte Charles Ricard Pell (above)

1681 Pte George Byfleet

2052 Pte Walter Francis Joseph Murph