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World War One / Re: William John Hopkins Barber Army Service Record Help Please
« on: Friday 24 March 17 17:53 GMT (UK)  »
Not sure re a post war enlistment as he was, previous to the Rifle Brigade, already serving in the Buffs and I have a single photograph of him in uniform. I know he worked with horses inside and outside of the Army. The cab driving would have been a horse drawn cab.

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World War One / Re: William John Hopkins Barber Army Service Record Help Please
« on: Friday 24 March 17 17:32 GMT (UK)  »
Yes and well found! This was a dreadful tragedy for the family and storied down through the family. My Gt GMother grew an abundance of violets in her garden as a remembrance. This newspaper cutting was a pointer for me to the Rifle Brigade.

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World War One / Re: William John Hopkins Barber Army Service Record Help Please
« on: Friday 24 March 17 15:03 GMT (UK)  »
It is a strong contender and it still needs to be 'triangulated' to be sure. I am thinking this is it but still need that extra piece of evidence. Thanks for your ongoing help. Dee

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World War One / Re: William John Hopkins Barber Army Service Record Help Please
« on: Friday 24 March 17 14:35 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks, will post back the reply when I hear.

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World War One / Re: William John Hopkins Barber Army Service Record Help Please
« on: Friday 24 March 17 12:33 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

Yes, I had the same thought and emailed them on the 21st March. I am still awaiting a reply and have just sent a 'chaser'.

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World War One / Re: William John Hopkins Barber Army Service Record Help Please
« on: Friday 24 March 17 08:09 GMT (UK)  »
Not sure that this medal record is actually my William John Barber. His mother on his birth cert was a Barber not 'Amos'.

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World War One / Re: William John Hopkins Barber Army Service Record Help Please
« on: Thursday 23 March 17 13:14 GMT (UK)  »
Having looked up records today, William's mother Jane Barber, subsequently married John Hopkins in 1886 in Canterbury. John Hopkins was already married and clearly his surname comes under a third christian name on William's 1876 birth certificate. I think it can therefore be concluded that John Hopkins was in fact William 'Barber's father.

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World War One / Re: William John Hopkins Barber Army Service Record Help Please
« on: Thursday 23 March 17 08:32 GMT (UK)  »
The name of 'Hopkins' was used as a double barrelled surname for many years and he was known as Hopkins-Barber; this was eventually dropped to just using Barber. William was illegitimate and his father's name unknown to our family. He adopted his mothers surname with another family name added as a middle name.

The middle name quoted of Henry is therefore a mistake and it should be Hopkins.

So we are actually looking for William John Hopkins Barber born 4th Feb 1876. I will amend the original post to read this. Thanks



 




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World War One / Re: William John Henry Barber Army Service Record Help Please
« on: Thursday 23 March 17 07:22 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for your help. Yes this is the correct John. He married Alice Foreman in 1899.

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