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General => Armed Forces => Topic started by: Rebecca Totten on Saturday 23 June 18 13:50 BST (UK)
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I have a ww1 pension record for my great great grandad (William Henry Squires) and it says he also served with the MM Rifles (South Africa) where would i find records for the MM Rifles?
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Is the record completely clear as to the title? There were four South African infantry battalions in the Great War (along with other types of unit) but none that I can identify with a title like that.
Would you like to either post a clip from his record or if his record is on line preferably give his service number and we can cross check (there are a number of William Henry Squires).
MaxD
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Is the record completely clear as to the title? There were four South African infantry battalions in the Great War (along with other types of unit) but none that I can identify with a title like that.
Would you like to either post a clip from his record or if his record is on line preferably give his service number and we can cross check (there are a number of William Henry Squires).
MaxD
Hi,yes sorry his service number is 10006 i have attached a snip of the MM Rifles.
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That does help, it was previous service I see.
MR is highly likely to be Mounted Rifles, there wer a number of such regiments, can't find one yet with M first letter - still looking, someone may find them!
maxD
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I find Midland Mounted Rifles
https://www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/south-african-units/426-midland-mounted-rifles
a unit raised in South Africa. There are enrolment records at the National Archives but they are not on line.
Could he have been there as a civilian and joined up there? He doesn't appear on any Boer War medal roll.
MaxD
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I find Midland Mounted Rifles
https://www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/south-african-units/426-midland-mounted-rifles
a unit raised in South Africa. There are enrolment records at the National Archives but they are not on line.
Could he have been there as a civilian and joined up there? He doesn't appear on any Boer War medal roll.
MaxD
Ok thank you for helping :) i will see what i can find.