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Title: County Kerry?
Post by: MacGrigor on Thursday 12 May 22 12:54 BST (UK)
Hello,

Does this say ‘C. Kerry?’ It’s from some Tank Corps records; the battalion this man came from was on the Curragh in Ireland at the end of WW1, and this record is from 1919.

I’d appreciate any help!

Adam
Title: Re: County Kerry?
Post by: MacGrigor on Thursday 12 May 22 12:57 BST (UK)
Here it is again, in a different hand:
Title: Re: County Kerry?
Post by: dublin1850 on Friday 13 May 22 10:00 BST (UK)
Odd to have left the O out of Co..
Could it be a placename beginning with Castle? C. Kenny?
Any other counties on the page written in the same way?
Title: Re: County Kerry?
Post by: MacGrigor on Friday 13 May 22 10:05 BST (UK)
Or C for Camp perhaps? There’s only three places on that page, all the same, written in two different hands.
Title: Re: County Kerry?
Post by: a-l on Friday 13 May 22 10:40 BST (UK)
It doesn't look like a k to me. What does the rest look like so we can compare ?.
Title: Re: County Kerry?
Post by: MacGrigor on Friday 13 May 22 11:26 BST (UK)
Here’s the rest of the scan :) I’ve had to reduce the quality slightly, due to the maximum file limit.
Title: Re: County Kerry?
Post by: jnomad on Friday 13 May 22 14:15 BST (UK)
Chester. Written with a bit of space after the initial C.
Title: Re: County Kerry?
Post by: JenB on Friday 13 May 22 14:30 BST (UK)
Quote from: jnomad on Friday 13 May 22 14:15 BST (UK)
Chester. Written with a bit of space after the initial C.

But the word in question (on the right-hand page) clearly ends with a 'y'  :-\
'Chester' is written on the l-h page and is quite different.
Title: Re: County Kerry?
Post by: JenB on Friday 13 May 22 15:38 BST (UK)
The column in which the mystery word occurs is 'Discharge or becoming non-effective: place'.

Looking back at previous pages the word in that column is always the same, until one comes to page 159 when the word Canterbury appears. On various pages before that you will find Canterbury and C'bury in various different hands. See example below

So I suggest your mystery word is also C[anter]bury. In fact looking back through the records I can’t see anywhere else than Canterbury/C.bury ever being mentioned.
Title: Re: County Kerry?
Post by: a-l on Friday 13 May 22 16:21 BST (UK)
Well done JenB !
Title: Re: County Kerry?
Post by: jnomad on Friday 13 May 22 16:58 BST (UK)
Yes, great.  (I was looking at the wrong page; sorry.)
Title: Re: County Kerry?
Post by: MacGrigor on Tuesday 17 May 22 13:33 BST (UK)
Quote from: JenB on Friday 13 May 22 15:38 BST (UK)
The column in which the mystery word occurs is 'Discharge or becoming non-effective: place'.

Looking back at previous pages the word in that column is always the same, until one comes to page 159 when the word Canterbury appears. On various pages before that you will find Canterbury and C'bury in various different hands. See example below

So I suggest your mystery word is also C[anter]bury. In fact looking back through the records I can’t see anywhere else than Canterbury/C.bury ever being mentioned.

Brilliant; thanks JenB! I'll note that down now.