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km1971
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When searching WW1 records you need to search for Welsh Regiment. The use of Welch was not re-introduced until the 1920s.
Ken
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evie
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When searching WW1 records you need to search for Welsh Regiment. The use of Welch was not re-introduced until the 1920s.
Ken
That is interesting as the transcript I have in 1911 for this regiment says Welch  so at that time was it Welch then did they change it to Welsh for WW1?
Evie
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Booth, Hornsby, Northumberland & Durham Jackson, Northumberland & Durham Douthwaite, N Yorks & Durham Geldard, N Yorks Ward, Cheshire & W Yorks Swallow, Boid, W Yorks Kirby, Lowe, Studholme, Geary, Emery, Baldock census info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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osprey
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2nd battalion was in India at the time of the Boer War according to their website. Ist battalion was in South Africa 1899 - 1906.
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Cornwall: Bosisto, Carnpezzack, Donithorn, Huddy, James, Retallack, Russell, Vincent, Yeoman
Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Kellett, Tebb
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km1971
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Hi Evie
Very interesting. They were 're-spelt' in 1921 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welch_Regiment, so either they were a bit slow in transcribing the census, or the transcriber was a bit old.
In the 1844 Army List they (the 41st Regiment) are Welch, but by 1850 they were Welsh. Being now the Royal Regiment of Wales, makes things are lot easier, although it took the British army 70 odd years to fully adopt the Gregorian calendar.
Ken
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evie
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Hi
Ken - thank you for your reply 
Osprey - I was googling yesterday about the Welsh Regiments and came across I think it was the Great War forum.
There was a thread on there and a soldiers reg number was 8758, the person thought that their relative had joined in 1914 but this person who was answering the query was able to tell them when the soldier had actually joined the regiment by his number. I cannot remember exactly but it was something like 1905 ish. Are you able to do this with Thomas's number?
Evie
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Booth, Hornsby, Northumberland & Durham Jackson, Northumberland & Durham Douthwaite, N Yorks & Durham Geldard, N Yorks Ward, Cheshire & W Yorks Swallow, Boid, W Yorks Kirby, Lowe, Studholme, Geary, Emery, Baldock census info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Ladyhawk
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Hi everyone,
Just looked back on info. I had for T. Jones - all info. previously given from the picture of him in his uniform 1918 - then with help set about looking for a notification of him having received his MM & MM bar.
I'm hoping the T JONES found in L.G. with reg. number is correct, didn't come across any others
The medal/roll cards for T Jones Welsh 5975 are
MM (FRANCE) Jones T L/Sjt. 2nd Bn. Welsh R dated 14/9/1916 awarded Bar 9/12/1916
15* (Welsh R Cpl. 5975), VM, BM (Welsh R Sjt. 5975) theatre of warfirst served (1) France date entry 24/11/1914
Ken kindly helped me out last year to find him in L.G and regarding rank, he was
Corporal when he entered theatre to earn 1914-1915 *
L/Sjt. when he earned bar to MM and
Sjt. at the end when he earned BWM & VM
So it looks are if he was in 1st Bn. Welsh R Boer War then 2nd Bn. Welsh R.
Ladyhawk
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Ladyhawk
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Hi Everyone,
Have had a search on census overseas military no luck yet
Thanks to everyone whose tried to help
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Ladyhawk
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Hi Everyone,
I'm going to mark this request as completed - even though I havn't found him on 1911 census.
A paper clipping found that my grandmother had kept about her brother's death.
Thomas enlisted 1899 Welsh Regiment, served in three wars, Boer War, WW1 and in the last war was a Lieutenant 16th Bn. Glamorgan Home Guard.
He received 10 decorations, including MM and bar, Italian Medal Militaire, KSA & QSA.
He was an Inspector since 1926 on the Cardiff Corporation Tramways and died aged 64, he's survived by a widow and 1 son.
Thanks to everyone who contributed - appreciated
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