Regimental name help

[Katherna]

Okay located my great grandfathers (on my grandmothers side) WW1 record -

James Burman
Residence: Woodside Farm, Haydock
Document Year: 1915
Regimental Number: 8375
Regiment Name: W L D R E

Anyone any clue? I'm going to assume W L is West Lancs? He signed up at St Helens. On one page it has qualification driver written - don't know if this means he was a driver in the army or not.

Thanks in advance

 

[josie7644]

Hello Katherna,

Here are the details of his medal card from "documentsonline".

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/...asp?Edoc_Id=1722930&queryType=1&resultcount=1

So now we've got two more letters! R. E. = Royal Engineers.

I'll see if I can find anything else!

Josie

Edit: I think this is the one...

http://www.1914-1918.net/55div.htm

 

[dochines]

and the D is for Division
so

West Lancashire Division of the Royal Engineers


dochines

 

[dochines]

http://litherland-digital.co.uk/album_3/pages/55thwestlancs_div.htm


This may give you more details of the West Lancashire Division. it was a territorial force


dochines

 

[Katherna]

Thanks guys

That was really quick! All I had was the initials of the regiment so was guessing about the regiment. I'll go check those links out now.

 

[Katherna]

I can now understand why the recall point was Deganwy in N. Wales, and he was a driver!