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Re: Recognise Unit or Regiment please
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 06 June 18 17:17 BST (UK) »
Was not the MGC formed in October 1915.


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Re: Recognise Unit or Regiment please
« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 06 June 18 17:34 BST (UK) »
Good afternoon,

Correct Tony, oct 1915 to be precise.

This has to be 1921 to 1922 to fit with issue of medals and demise of the MGC. I doubt he enlisted post war, 3 years would be a little short to achieve staff sergeant in peace time. So he must have had war service somewhere.

Still looking to see what MGC units did home service only, I would have thought they were all needed on the front line.

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Added, sorry but missed out the 14th in the start date.
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Re: Recognise Unit or Regiment please
« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 06 June 18 17:37 BST (UK) »
Quote from: BW252 on Wednesday 06 June 18 15:40 BST (UK)
Could the WO2s 1st medal be the DCM???

Could be, the dark centre stripe between two only slightly lighter stripes could well come out looking like one colour on a BW photo.


That said, the left and right men don't seem to come into this anyway.

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Re: Recognise Unit or Regiment please
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 06 June 18 17:47 BST (UK) »
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Was not the MGC formed in October 1915
Quite right. Can't imagine where 1917 came from.
Happy to be corrected.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
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India Kane;Felton;Cadby
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Re: Recognise Unit or Regiment please
« Reply #22 on: Wednesday 06 June 18 17:52 BST (UK) »
Back again,

Only the 200th and 201st companies may not have gone to France as far as I can see. But not a definitive answer by any means.

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Re: Recognise Unit or Regiment please
« Reply #23 on: Wednesday 06 June 18 19:02 BST (UK) »
They both did John, 200 in 59 Division and 201 in 62 Division.


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Re: Recognise Unit or Regiment please
« Reply #24 on: Wednesday 06 June 18 23:04 BST (UK) »
Thank you for all your help. It seems he could have been 41 in the first photo then and 47 in the second...I suppose it could be possible, what do you all think?

How do I find out if he could have done home service?
Robson (NBL ENGLAND); Armstrong (NBL ENGLAND);Richardson (NBL ENGLAND); Money (NFK & NBL ENGLAND); Gibson (NBL ENGLAND);
Swoish/Swash (NFK ENGLAND);Reed (NBL ENGLAND);
Watson (NBL ENGLAND); Church (NFK ENGLAND); Trobe/Trollop (NBL ENGLAND); Lowes (NBL ENGLAND);
Sherwood (NBL ENGLAND); Harrison (NBL ENGLAND)

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Re: Recognise Unit or Regiment please
« Reply #25 on: Thursday 07 June 18 00:02 BST (UK) »
He would've been younger in 2nd photo when he was a Corporal ?

If he hasn't any medal card that would probably mean no overseas active duty. You could try and find any absent voters list wherever he was from that may identify his number?

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Re: Recognise Unit or Regiment please
« Reply #26 on: Thursday 07 June 18 00:10 BST (UK) »
Quote from: mmm45 on Thursday 07 June 18 00:02 BST (UK)
He would've been younger in 2nd photo when he was a Corporal ?

If he hasn't any medal card that would probably mean no overseas active duty. You could try and find any absent voters list wherever he was from that may identify his number?

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Thanks Ady, apologies, I posted the photos the wrong way round, by the first photo I meant the one where he is younger and a corporal. I’ll try absent voters list as you’ve suggested - Update, I’ve tried this on Ancestry and he doesn’t appear
Robson (NBL ENGLAND); Armstrong (NBL ENGLAND);Richardson (NBL ENGLAND); Money (NFK & NBL ENGLAND); Gibson (NBL ENGLAND);
Swoish/Swash (NFK ENGLAND);Reed (NBL ENGLAND);
Watson (NBL ENGLAND); Church (NFK ENGLAND); Trobe/Trollop (NBL ENGLAND); Lowes (NBL ENGLAND);
Sherwood (NBL ENGLAND); Harrison (NBL ENGLAND)
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