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Title: Info on Post Office Rifles of ww1
Post by: LAURIE81 on Monday 15 September 14 21:47 BST (UK)
My great grandfather was in the Post Office Rifles based in London even though he was from Selkirkshire. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about the regiment. His marriage certificate is all I have as proof he was in this regiment. :)
Title: Re: Info on Post Office Rifles of ww1
Post by: nanny jan on Monday 15 September 14 21:51 BST (UK)
Hi,

There might be something of interest here:

http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/page/postofficerifles


Nanny Jan
Title: Re: Info on Post Office Rifles of ww1
Post by: LAURIE81 on Monday 15 September 14 22:05 BST (UK)
Cheers!
 
Thank you that link is great. Already planning my trip to London! ;D
Title: Re: Info on Post Office Rifles of ww1
Post by: gortonboy on Tuesday 16 September 14 03:08 BST (UK)
hi,,,can you post his full name,,and when and where born ?  :)
Title: Re: Info on Post Office Rifles of ww1
Post by: joboy on Tuesday 16 September 14 10:27 BST (UK)
I had a gg/uncle who was in the 1st/8th battalion and they had a tough time;
ARTHUR FLOWER
Rifleman 3854
1st/8th Bn., London Regt (Post Office Rifles)who died on
Friday 15 September 1916 . Age 25 .

Additional Information: Son of the late William James and Amy
Flower.
Cemetery:THIEPVAL MEMORIALSomme, France
Grave or Reference Panel Number:Pier and Face 9 C and 9 D
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Joe
Title: Re: Info on Post Office Rifles of ww1
Post by: LAURIE81 on Tuesday 16 September 14 14:28 BST (UK)
WILLIAM MCKINNON born 9/6/1882 in Cossarshillfoot in Ettrick, Selkirkshire.
He survived the war as his children were born in 1918 and 1923.
I dont have a date of death tho.
Title: Re: Info on Post Office Rifles of ww1
Post by: ev on Tuesday 16 September 14 16:55 BST (UK)
Does the marriage cert. have his service number ?


ev
Title: Re: Info on Post Office Rifles of ww1
Post by: LAURIE81 on Tuesday 16 September 14 19:08 BST (UK)
The marriage certificate doesn't have any numbers but I did find a Pte William Mckinnon in the National Archives in the medal role. His number was 3283. Poss the same person?
Title: Re: Info on Post Office Rifles of ww1
Post by: christiemoore on Monday 22 December 14 20:47 GMT (UK)
Hullo Laurie81, my Grandfather was in the London Regiment but he was in the Post Office Rifles. Even though it is called the London Regiment, anyone from all over the country who worked in the Post Office would probably have been a member as they were already in the Post Office Rifles, an early form of Territorial Army. The London's were divided up and the Post Office Rifles were the 8th London. Go to my site www.christiemoore.co.uk and click on "Tom", there will be links to some videos I have done on YouTube which explain the subdivisions of the 58th (which contain the London Regiments)
Title: Re: Info on Post Office Rifles of ww1
Post by: sarah on Monday 12 January 15 12:04 GMT (UK)
Hi Christie,

Your video's sound very interesting but I was unable to find them ???

Regards

Sarah