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docthetinman
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Sarah Margaret Nora and Benny 1915
Regiments of Cumberland 1914 - 1918
« on: Monday 10 August 09 20:27 UTC (UK) »
My gg grandfather was in the Seaforth highlanders bamton reg but i was wondering what other regiments there was for the Cumberland man
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Mccracken Cumberland and Ireland and S Yorkshire
Duffy(e) Cumberland and Ireland
Moore Cumberland and Ireland
Geoff-E
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Re: Regiments of Cumberland 1914 - 1918
« Reply #1 on: Monday 10 August 09 20:44 UTC (UK) »
The Border regiment mainly I think.

http://www.korbr.co.uk/KORBR/index.html

http://www.army.mod.uk/korbr/ (site closed but links may still work)
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docthetinman
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Sarah Margaret Nora and Benny 1915
Re: Regiments of Cumberland 1914 - 1918
« Reply #2 on: Monday 10 August 09 20:47 UTC (UK) »
Thanks Geoff,if one member of your family was in a certain reg would the rest of the family follow you into the same regiment???
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Mccracken Cumberland and Ireland and S Yorkshire
Duffy(e) Cumberland and Ireland
Moore Cumberland and Ireland
ainslie
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Re: Regiments of Cumberland 1914 - 1918
« Reply #3 on: Monday 10 August 09 21:32 UTC (UK) »
Many men joined regiments without any local connection, depending on recruiting policies at the time they were attested.  The Seaforths had no link with Cumberland, but your man may have had a reason to join them, or they were short at the time.  Some men travelled great distances to join units far from home, in some cases merely to travel and see the country!
Ther are many cases where brothers joined the same regiment, but probably just as many who did not.
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docthetinman
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Sarah Margaret Nora and Benny 1915
Re: Regiments of Cumberland 1914 - 1918
« Reply #4 on: Monday 10 August 09 21:36 UTC (UK) »
My nan told me that her father was a short man,i didn't realize that the Seaforths did have a contention with Cumberland.Thanks you
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Mccracken Cumberland and Ireland and S Yorkshire
Duffy(e) Cumberland and Ireland
Moore Cumberland and Ireland
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