Around 3,000 Guernseymen served in WW1 – about one third of those in the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry. Both of my grandfathers, and nine of my great uncles fought in the Great War. My grandfather George Foote (pictured right), was one of the first Guernseymen to join up, and enlisted with the Royal Irish Fusiliers. He gained his officer's commission and transferred to the Royal Munster Fusiliers before they arrived in France. He fought as part of the 16th "Irish" Division until he was gassed in the trenches in April 1916 at Noeux-Les-Mines. Following a lengthy period of recuperation, he transferred to the King's African Rifles, and spent the rest of the War in Tanganyika & Nyasaland.
In 1916, the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry was formed, and George's elder brother was appointed second-in-command. Both his brothers fought with the RGLI at Cambrai in 1917. A great uncle, Ernest Brouard, joined the Royal Gloucester Hussars, fought in Gallipoli, before being killed in action in Egypt. My maternal grandfather, Oscar Ozanne, joined the RGLI as soon as he was old enough, and just reached the front in time for the armistice.
The best starting point for researching Guernsey ancestors in the Great War is the book by Major Edwin Parks "Diex Aix: God Help Us - The Guernseymen who Marched Away 1914-1918", published by the States of Guernsey in 1992. In addition to providing the definitive history of the Guernsey regiments that served in World War 1, there are comprehensive appendices listing all those known to have served in these regiments.
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