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Title: Coldstream Guards
Post by: Neon_strobelight on Thursday 16 August 18 21:25 BST (UK)
Can anyone help?

My Great Grandfather was Frederick White, born around 1878 in Barlboroug, Derbyshire. He was the son of Charles White and Elizabeth Jane Rollinson. In his obituary of 1930, it states he was once in the Coldstream Guards, but we cannot get any information about this. I can only assume he was in the army before he married my Great Grandmother in 1902.

Can anyone assist with this at all or point me in the right direction?
Title: Re: Coldstream Guards
Post by: [Ray] on Thursday 16 August 18 21:33 BST (UK)


There is a marriage cert on Anc that says marriage 1931
What documentation / more info do you actually have?
Ray


Title: Re: Coldstream Guards
Post by: Bookbox on Thursday 16 August 18 21:36 BST (UK)
Quote from: Neon_strobelight on Thursday 16 August 18 21:25 BST (UK)
In his obituary of 1930, it states he was once in the Coldstream Guards, but we cannot get any information about this.

His service record is on FindMyPast.
Title: Re: Coldstream Guards
Post by: Jebber on Thursday 16 August 18 21:53 BST (UK)
He attested in September 1897 only to be discharged in October 1897 having served only 41 days.
Title: Re: Coldstream Guards
Post by: [Ray] on Thursday 16 August 18 21:59 BST (UK)


You say "About" "Assume"
What documentation have you actually got?
Who was your GtGr-mother?
Documentation re marriage?
Do you want us to give you options?

Ray

Title: Re: Coldstream Guards
Post by: Neon_strobelight on Thursday 16 August 18 22:27 BST (UK)
Thank you, my Great Grandmother was Mary Forrest of Whitwell Derbyshire. Both of his parents died when he was a young man. He had one sister Sarah Gregory and a number of brothers, Joseph, Ernest, David, Harry, George and Herbert.

He definitely wasn't married in 1931 as he was dead by then. I'm afraid I'm not subscribed to Find my Past, but am on Ancestry and cannot find it.

The only thing I've ever really heard was that he was very tall, 6'7" and very strict. He was also a bit of a shady character who refused to ever have his photograph taken in case he was recognised by the police!

That seems to be all the information I have.
Title: Re: Coldstream Guards
Post by: Jebber on Thursday 16 August 18 22:57 BST (UK)
According to his Attestation he was five foot seven and a half inches tall. He gave his older brother George as next of kin.

The marriage was in the June quarter of 1903 not 1902.
Title: Re: Coldstream Guards
Post by: Neon_strobelight on Wednesday 24 June 20 22:21 BST (UK)
So does anyone have any ideas why he would only be enlisted for such a short period of time?
Title: Re: Coldstream Guards
Post by: Bookbox on Wednesday 24 June 20 23:21 BST (UK)
The reason for discharge given in his service record is 'Not likely &c.', which usually means 'Not likely to become an efficient soldier'.
Title: Re: Coldstream Guards
Post by: Neon_strobelight on Thursday 25 June 20 00:04 BST (UK)
Thank you.