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Finding serial number
« on: Saturday 05 July 14 14:59 BST (UK) »
Hi there, hope someone can help me out please.
I have a lot of history on my great great uncle, Captain Walter Short.  B 31/5/1879 KIA 20/7/1918
KOYLI . Married Rosa and had a son called George in 1910.
But can I find his serial number, can I 'eckerlike!!   We would love to have the number so we can add it to the WW1 centenary tapestry.   

Thanks for any info.
 Chris

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Re: Finding serial number
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 05 July 14 15:41 BST (UK) »
Hi Chris,

Medal card of Short, Walter
Corps   Regiment     No: NONE       Rank Captain
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry attached
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry   

The National Archives, Kew
Reference:WO 372/18/54684   
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D5146166

Sorry there is no number ...

Rudolf
Goldschmidt; Gregory, Maude, Nancy Price, Welby (UK),
Goldschmidt > Goldsmith, Benetta, Bloom, Gillis, McDonough, Moses, Wheaton (Australia / NZ),
Spatz & Henderson (Greater London),
Herbert Spatz MC > H. Spence MC (Salisbury),
Spatz > Spence, Nichols. Kidd (Bromley > Manchester South, India),
Spatz > Spaatz (Boyertown, PA - USA),
Engel & Joly (Philadelphia, PA - USA).
Kummerer (London, Chicago & Australia).

WW1 - Cousins Killed in Action in the Australian, English, French & German Armies

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Re: Finding serial number
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 05 July 14 15:46 BST (UK) »
Hi
Where was he born?

Cathy
Sinnock/Sinnicks...Brighton,Greenwich.
Clements,Coles,Mc Donagh,Rock

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Re: Finding serial number
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 05 July 14 15:52 BST (UK) »
Hi Chris,

I have just checked 28 captains, none has got a Service Number, except one from New Zealand.

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Goldschmidt; Gregory, Maude, Nancy Price, Welby (UK),
Goldschmidt > Goldsmith, Benetta, Bloom, Gillis, McDonough, Moses, Wheaton (Australia / NZ),
Spatz & Henderson (Greater London),
Herbert Spatz MC > H. Spence MC (Salisbury),
Spatz > Spence, Nichols. Kidd (Bromley > Manchester South, India),
Spatz > Spaatz (Boyertown, PA - USA),
Engel & Joly (Philadelphia, PA - USA).
Kummerer (London, Chicago & Australia).

WW1 - Cousins Killed in Action in the Australian, English, French & German Armies

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Re: Finding serial number
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 05 July 14 16:21 BST (UK) »
Officers in the British Army did not have numbers until after WW1.
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Re: Finding serial number
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 05 July 14 16:23 BST (UK) »
From 2009, some additional information not yet posted on R.C.

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=135053

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Re: Finding serial number
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 05 July 14 16:36 BST (UK) »
If you go to
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C14542?v=r
it is possible to download a scan of the index to numbers. See list on right han side of page.
The nearest I've found is Walter Short on page 338 listed in 3/51. KOYLI was 51st foot so might be connected. This Walter's number is 138879. It says he is dead, but doesn't give rank
Berks / Oxon: Eltham, Annetts, Wiltshire (surname not county), Hawkins, Pembroke, Partridge
Dorset / Hants: Derham, Stride, Purkiss, Sibley
Yorkshire: Pottage, Carr, Blackburn, Depledge
Sussex: Goodyer, Christopher, Trevatt
Lanark: Scott (soldier went to Jersey CI)
Jersey: Fowler, Huelin, Scott

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Re: Finding serial number
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 05 July 14 16:45 BST (UK) »
Berks / Oxon: Eltham, Annetts, Wiltshire (surname not county), Hawkins, Pembroke, Partridge
Dorset / Hants: Derham, Stride, Purkiss, Sibley
Yorkshire: Pottage, Carr, Blackburn, Depledge
Sussex: Goodyer, Christopher, Trevatt
Lanark: Scott (soldier went to Jersey CI)
Jersey: Fowler, Huelin, Scott

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Re: Finding serial number
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 05 July 14 17:01 BST (UK) »
138879 is a reference no.

"Officers in the British Army did not have numbers until after WW1." (ainslie)
Goldschmidt; Gregory, Maude, Nancy Price, Welby (UK),
Goldschmidt > Goldsmith, Benetta, Bloom, Gillis, McDonough, Moses, Wheaton (Australia / NZ),
Spatz & Henderson (Greater London),
Herbert Spatz MC > H. Spence MC (Salisbury),
Spatz > Spence, Nichols. Kidd (Bromley > Manchester South, India),
Spatz > Spaatz (Boyertown, PA - USA),
Engel & Joly (Philadelphia, PA - USA).
Kummerer (London, Chicago & Australia).

WW1 - Cousins Killed in Action in the Australian, English, French & German Armies
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