Rodaways of ww1-2

 THIS SITE  STARTED WITH
my uncle billy telling me very little about ww2 but intrigued me                                 enough to want to find out, i was brought up with his parents my                                   . g/parents and as you  guessed i was told nothing by my grandfather
 WHO signed up underage  only 15 into the Cheshire regiment  ww1                                 only that he was gassed and his mother who i called ninnie got him                             out after spending time in France and Salonika
 he was still underage  when he signed up again aged 16+
 into the Manchester regiment
i like thousands of other sons and grandsons i admire them deeply                              and i thank everyone who as served in the armed forces in                                      .     war and peace my sincere thanks. to the FAMILYS of crews  and                            .       pals who served along side my family of RODAWAY'S
         I THANK THEM ALL.

                      HIGH WOOD  Frederick was killed in one of these fields      

    copyright  photo ww1 battlefields

august 1916
4th Battalion (Extra Reserve). 98th Brigade, 33rd Division:

Relieved 1/9th Royal Scots south- east side of Mametz Wood (6/8). To Fricourt Wood (7/8), front line south corner of High Wood (13/8), Bazentin-le-Grand (14/8) - 2 companies in trenches north-east of village. To front line (17/8). 'B' and 'D' Companies attacked (18/8) - 'C' company in support - 'A' in reserve. Objective Wood Lane - War Diary records 'survivors came in at dusk.' Casualties - 227. War Diary entry for (18/8) also records 'One man to base under age.' Relieved by 1st Cameronians and to Mametz Wood (19/8). Later to position south of Fricourt Wood. To Mametz Wood in divisional reserve (24/8), Carlton Trench north of Bazentin-le-Grand (25/8). In support of 1st Middlesex and 2nd Argyll and Sutherland at front line - working party dug communication trench to join up battalions. Relieved and to bivouacs north of Dernancourt (30/8).

18th August 1916
Troops moved into position on the night of the 17th and morning of the 18th of August, and a methodical British barrage pounded High Wood for 26 hours before the infantry attack at 2.45 p.m. on the 18th.

The 4th Kings Liverpool and 4th Suffolks were to attack Wood Lane. None of the former even reached Wood Lane, due to the German barrage and fire from the well-defended German positions. Some Suffolks did reach Wood Lane, but were forced out.

In High Wood itself, the 2nd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders attacked, but suffered from the British bombardment, which also damaged the flame-throwers, and the 'pipe-pushers' did not work as hoped. However the Highlanders advanced, and despite losses from machine-gun fire, some did reach the German trenches - but again could not hold on there.

Whilst there was some success to the north-west of the wood, where the 1st Loyal North Lancs gained and held some trenches, once again there was little success in High Wood itself.

Over the next few days there were some skirmishes, and on the 24th of August a smoke screen and machine gun covering fire helped men of the 100th Brigade take trenches near Wood Lane. The covering machine gun fire was co-ordinated by then Captain G.S. Hutchison, who later wrote Pilgrimage, in which he also described his experiences during the 14th and 15th of July attacks on High Wood, as well as his return to the spot several years after the War.

 On the Voi - Taveta road

 2nd Bn The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on parade, Nairobi 1916.
Copyright QLR Museum, Preston, UK.

john served in east Africa with the 2nd bn  loyal north lances, when the battalion moved down to south Africa for rest  due to the numbers going down with different illness's john stayed behind along with about 180 fit men  he finished the war in the asc. born 1893 liverpool   eldest son of frederick

JOHN WAS A L/CPL AT ONE TIME and listed  as fighting with the MOUNTED INFANTRY COMPANY, from the SALAITA action up to the company's disbandment on the LUKIGURA RIVER  4/7/1916 could have gone in to ZULU COMPANY or THE LOYALS M.G.C. he was in the mounted infantry  from its inception and may have served in COLES SCOUTS before that,

on 14.sept/1915 the mounted infantry under CAPT GEORGE ATKINSON L.N.L .REG    fought a very successful action 7 miles southwest of MAKTAU they worked with 100 riflemen of the 130 baluch under LT WILDMAN,    AN AMBUSH WAS LAID  on a  known  GERMAN route  the first sign was 5 buck running across the killing ground       two minutes later about 60 GERMANS troops appeared  the MI COY AND THE BALUCH opened fire at 100 yds range  advanced to within 22 yds of the grounded enemy & fired again, LT WILDMAN  led a BALUCH bayonet charge into the killing ground, but was killed in the action there,    the unwounded GERMAN troops fled leaving 32 dead  behind.

 INFO  HARRY FECITT L.N.L.REG, .

 2nd Battalion

August 1914 : in Bangalore, India.
3 November 1914 : Landed at Tanga, German East Africa, with the 27th Indian Brigade. Moved to Mombasa on 7 November and commenced operations in East Africa.
Moved in May 1916 to South Africa, to allow for recovery from mass ill-health.
18 January 1917 : Moved to Egypt, landing at Suez.
14 April 1917: attached to 232nd Brigade in 75th Division. The Battalion was moved in rapid succession to the 233rd and 234th Brigades of the same Division, and then detached as a result of a medical board on 9 August 1917. Proceeded to Sidi Bashr and then placed onto Lines of Communication at Gaza.
27 May 1918 : Moved to France, landing Marseilles.
4 June 1918: attached to 94th Brigade in 31st Division.
28 June 1918: transferred to 101st Brigade in 34th Division.

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WILLIAM  was discharged underage after serving in France and Salonika with the CHESHIRE'S  he then signed up again underage into the Manchester regiment 79184  and back to france finishing up in the DEVONSHIRE regiment 066 this could have been at the end of the war,  WILLIAM is the smaller of the two in the Manchester regiment photo before going over the second time  he never spoke about his time in ww1 only that he was gassed but it never stopped him smoking his woodbine's he died in BLACKPOOL 1966 2nd son of FREDERICK

2nd Battalion  CHESHIRE REGIMENT
August 1914 : in Jubbulpore, India. Returned to England, landing at Devonport on 24 December 1914.
Attached to 84th Brigade, 28th Division, at Winchester. Landed at Le Havre 17 January 1915.
Moved in October 1915 to Egypt and then on to Salonika.
12 January 1916 : the 1st Manx (Service) Company joined and became 'A' Company.

       THE 20th battalion 5th  city pals MANCHESTER REGIMENT   

he would have joined them late 1916 or 1917

 November 1915 : landed at Boulogne.
20 December 1915 : Brigade transferred to 7th Division and Bn then transferred to 22nd Brigade in same Division.
November 1917 : moved with Division to Italy.
13 September 1918 : left Division and returned to France. On arrival joined 7th Brigade in 25th Division.

  at some stage he was listed into the  DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT                              
8th (Service) Battalion
Formed at Exeter on 19 August 1914 as part of K1 and attached as Divisional Troops to 14th (Light) Division.
May 1915 : left Division and landed at Le Havre 26 July 1915.
4 August 1915 : attached to 20th Brigade, 7th Division.
Moved with the Division to Italy in November  1917

1916  7th division
 Battle of Albert* in which the Division captured Mametz
 Battle of Bazentin  attacks on High Wood
 Battle of Delville Wood
 Battle of Guillemont

1917
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line
The Arras offensive  the Division fought in the flanking operations round Bullecourt
The Battle of Polygon Wood 
The Battle of Broodseinde
The Battle of Poelcapelle     

WILLIAM was discharged wounded and given the swb, he was the son of Frederick's elder brother William born 1868 young William was born also in Liverpool  1897  the H stands for  HENRY his grandfathers name

 1/8th (Irish) Battalion
August 1914 : in Shaw St, Liverpool. Part of Liverpool Brigade, West Lancashire Division.
February 1915 : transferred to North Lancashire Brigade.
18 April 1915 : transferred with Brigade to Highland Division; brigade retitled as 3rd Highland Brigade.
3 May 1915 : landed at Boulogne.
12 May 1915 : new titles adopted: 154th Brigade, 51st (Highland) Division.
17 January 1916 : transferred to 165th Brigade, 55th (West Lancashire) Division.
31 January 1918 : transferred to 171st Brigade, 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division.

YOUNGER BROTHER TO FREDERICK BORN 1881 LIVERPOOL...

9TH SERVICE BATTALION , OVER TO FRANCE  6-9-15 DISCHARGED 11-5-1919, 9th WAS FORMED WARRINGTON SEPT 1914 PART OF K3 MOVED TO SEAFORTH  ATTACHED TO 66TH BRIGADE IN 22 DIVISON MOVED  EASTBOURNE DEC 1914 AND BACK IN MARCH 1915 ,  MOVED OVER TO FRANCE 6-8-15  THEN TO MARSEILLES 29-OCT-15 LANDING SALONIKA 5 -NOV-1915

CHRIS WAS IN THE 2ND BATTALION AND KILLED IN ACTION 7/8/1917  the battalion was in  a resting area Christopher was killed in a dugout  6 other men injured, only man in is battalion killed that day   IN JULY 1917 at the begining of the 3rd YPRES offencive groups of casualty clearlng stations ( ccs} were establisted in readiness at three positions called by the soldiers,BANDAGEHEM,DOZINGHEM ,AND MENDINGHEM  ,tommy humour for  bandage, dosing,and mending

  the son of George  born 1871 younger brother of Frederick ,Christopher was born 1895 also in Liverpool hope to visit the grave next time over

 REMEMBERED WITH HONOUR MEDINGHEM MILTARY CEMETERY,    CWGC

 2nd Battalion
August 1914 : in Tidworth. Part of 7th Brigade in 3rd Division.
Landed at Le Havre 14 August 1914.
18 October 1915 : transferred with the Brigade to 25th Division.
26 October 1915 : transferred to 75th Brigade in same Division.
21 June 1916 : transferred to 64th Brigade in 21st Division.
30 June 1918 : transferred to 89th Brigade in 30th Division.

                   grave photo sent to me by, MARNIK VANDERPER

..                         ATTESTATION PAPERS ALFRED ERNEST RODAWAY                                     AND CHARLES WILLIAM RODAWAY

   ALFRED ERNEST SIGNED UP IN CANADA  BUT I CAN FIND NO   RECORD OF HIM GOING OVER HE HAD SPENT 21 YEARS IN THE BRITISH ROYAL ENGINEERS  SONS OF ALFRED AND SUSANNAH RODAWAY    THEIR GRANDFATHER JAMES 1819 WAS BROTHER TO GEORGE RODAWAY           

PTE 132062 ALFRED  RODAWAY R.A.M.C                                              PTE 9089 GEORGE ALFRED RODAWAY SCOTS GDS  KIA                           PTE 2355 JACK W RODAWAY R.A.M.C.                                                   PTE 241671 WALTER F RODAWAY  HAMPSHIRE REG                             SGT 2648 CHARLES W RODAWAY LORD STRATHCONAS HORSE           BORN ENGLAND 10-11-1878  enlisted CANADA                               PTE 10380  ARTHUR H RODAWAY HAMPSHIRE REG                            GUNNER 75157 ARTHUR E  RODAWAY R.F.A.

PTE 44722 GEORGE W RODAWAY  WELSH REG DEPOT                           PTE 425800 LIONEL A RODAWAY LONDON REG                                 PTE 39432  NATHANIEL RODAWAY WEST YORKS REG                         L/CPL.6785 ARCHIBALD T RODAWAY R. WAR. REG                            CPL.12392 WILLIAM T RODAWAY MIDDLESEX REG  KIA                     GUNNER 3049 A A RODAWAY  R.F.A.                   

ALONG WITH MY FAMILY THESE ARE ALL THE RODAWAYS TO SERVE IN  WW1    2 IN SEAMANS REGISTER

                HENRY ALFRED  RODAWAY J66092                                                 HUNGERFORD SURRY     

               FREDERICK CLEMENT RODAWAY J62195                                         WHITCHURCH HAMPSHIRE                                                                                WILLIAM ,CHESHIRE REG 2 MEDAL CARDS                             CHARLES W ,  LORD STRATHS HORSE  3 MEDAL CARDS                      MANY OF THESE COULD WELL BE RELATED, FREDERICK RODAWAYS FATHER WAS FROM HOLBORN BORN 1841, SO YOU NEVER KNOW

                            
1  RODAWAY, A E  Serjeant 73151 12/10/1916  Unknown Royal Field Artillery United Kingdom IV. P. 3. EUSTON ROAD CEMETERY, COLINCAMPS                                    ALFRED ERNEST was born22-11-1871 england he enlisted in CANADA
2  RODAWAY, ARTHUR HARRY  Private 10383 01/09/1918  21 Hampshire Regiment United Kingdom F. 1195. KARASOULI MILITARY CEMETERY
3  RODAWAY, C  Private 26333 07/08/1917  22 South Lancashire Regiment United Kingdom IV. A. 42. MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY
4  RODAWAY, F  Private 307255 18/08/1916  Unknown The King's (Liverpool Regiment) United Kingdom XIII. E. 1. CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL
5  RODAWAY, GEORGE ALFRED  Lance Corporal 9089 15/09/1916  Unknown Scots Guards United Kingdom Pier and Face 7 D. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
6  RODAWAY, WILLIAM THOMAS  Corporal L/12392 15/02/1915  Unknown Middlesex Regiment United Kingdom Panel 49 and 51. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

                                              WILLIAM THOMAS                                                         THE SON OF WILLIAM  RODAWAY AND MARY ANN RODAWAY AND BORN 1888            married  CHARLOTTE MAPPLEY DEC 1910 HAMPSTEAD                                      WILLIAM WAS BORN 1855 AND  BROTHER TO HENRY  BORN 1841 THEIR

   PARENTS, GEORGE RODAWAY AND LITITIA RODAWAY   ( NEE BRUMPTON)

  SO CPL WILLIAM THOMAS RODAWAY WAS 1st COUSIN TO MY GREAT GRANDFATHER

                                             PTE FREDERICK RODAWAY

  JOHN WAS BROTHER TO MY GRANDMOTHER  ESTHER WILKINSON

MARRIED WILLIAM C RODAWAY ST JUDES LIVERPOOL 1919

PTE ANDREW ARON RODAWAY  BORN 30-5-1895                       PARENTS GEORGE & MAY RODAWAY ENTERED SERVICE 1917

EDGAR P RODAWAY                                                                 MILTON S RODAWAY       BOTH       CASS COUNTY NEBRASKA   IVAN MURRY RODAWAY                                                              EARL RODAWAY        BOTH NORTH RUSSALL NEBRASKA                   JAMES RODAWAY    OTOE COUNTY  NEBRASKA