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Armed Forces / Re: Thomas McDonald - WW1 Records
« on: Thursday 06 May 21 16:44 BST (UK)  »
Hi Annie,

Surnames that match this set of records in the Edinburgh area are:
Milne
Drury
Fee

I have retrospectively added these people as 3rd and 4th Great Grandparents in the tree linked to my DNA results. So far haven't found any obvious matches. Yet i have found at least one obvious match on all other sides.

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Armed Forces / Re: Thomas McDonald - WW1 Records
« on: Tuesday 20 April 21 09:21 BST (UK)  »
Hi Annie,

I wasn't aware mothers did this, but now you mention it there are a lot of records on Scotland's people that list two obvious surnames. I just assumed the middle name was mothers maiden name but not that it indicated a potential fathers name. I'll do a bit more digging and see what i can find.

I looked at that particular record that you sent and the birth is given as 6th Feb.

Please see father and mother image attached.

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Armed Forces / Re: Thomas McDonald - WW1 Records
« on: Sunday 11 April 21 17:31 BST (UK)  »
Hi Annie,

Thanks for your help.

I have not yet come across any records to suggest our Thomas has a middle name and therefore we have already checked out the record, you have referenced.

Thomas date of birth on the record is given as 28th January 1889.

Census checks on the family show them as living in St Giles in 1891 and 1901 living in Cannongate.
Thomas appears on the 1891 and 1901 census with the family. He is not with the family on the 1911 census. Given our Thomas joined the army in 1910 he could be in army residence in 1911 , that why i'm trying to figure out where he joined.

On his marriage certificate to my great grandmother in 1912 he listed his father James as deceased boot maker, however his the James in these records has a second marriage in 1929. I've found no evidence of this James ever been a boot maker.

Records also show a marriage for the Thomas in these records marrying in 1909. One year before joining the army and three years before our Thomas is married in Sheffield.

So i have gathered all this information in a separate family tree online, I'm just waiting for some more concrete evidence before i can be sure I'm on the right track. Other than name, farthers name and year of both I'm not sure i have a match.

I have also been analyzing my ancestry DNA results, on all other sides of my grandparents lines i have DNA matches matching my tree going back as far as 5th great grandparents, but adding in the records above still cant find any matches.

Thanks again for your help



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Armed Forces / Re: Thomas McDonald - WW1 Records
« on: Tuesday 30 March 21 15:43 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: MaxD on Tuesday 30 March 21 11:22 BST (UK)
This is by way of a mind clearing exercise:

The attestation record for 746477 Dvr T McDonald whose former number was 63470 is a re-engagement in 1922 at the age of 33 having already served 8 years 71 days in the RFA.  He is living with wife Emily Crawford in Sheffield having married her in 1912.  He is working as a riveter in 1922.

63470 would have been his original number.  The number system changed in 1920/21 hence he has a new number on re-enlisting.  He left that engagement in 1930.   He was already serving in 1914 when war broke out and was in a pre-war regular brigade so seems to have joined up yet again sometime after 1930.

In a medical register of Dec 1917, he is recorded as having served 9 years (figures in the register are not accurate to the day!) which sort of adds up to having enlisted in about 1908/09 although the Silver War Badge record says 1910 which would be more accurate.  He left in 1919.

He has pension records on Ancestry Fold 3 to which I don’t have access. The ones that say Royal Fusiliers are almost certainly Ancestry mis-transcriptions).  These may give more information. Mcdonald - Ancestry.com (top four).

My scenario:
Joins as a regular soldier in 1910, marries in 1912.   Serves through the war to 1919.  Moves to Sheffield and works as a riveter.  Re-joins in 1922, serves to 1930.  I don't see any "other regiment" involved.

MaxD

Hi Max.
I would definitely agree with every you have said. I've checked all the pension records as yes all say living in Sheffield and Regiment no is 63470 RFA. I believe there is only two records that show his new number post 1922 that's the Royal Artillery Attestation. And a transcript only record I believe Shaun has found that give Thomas's birthday as 18 March 89.

I am working with another family member to trace Thomas and his family. We believe we have find the correct family living in Edinburgh, Midlothian. We are trying to establish is Thomas join up in Scotland are elsewhere. Previous interaction on this thread suggested a possible sign up in the South of England. (looking at Soilders with similar reg numbers)

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Armed Forces / Re: Thomas McDonald - WW1 Records
« on: Tuesday 30 March 21 15:13 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: ShaunJ on Tuesday 30 March 21 11:55 BST (UK)

Date of birth of this soldier was 18 March 1889 per the MoD FoI spreadsheet 4:

746477   MC DONALD T   1889-03-18

Thank you.

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Armed Forces / Re: Thomas McDonald - WW1 Records
« on: Monday 29 March 21 20:35 BST (UK)  »
Hi Max D

His birth year is 1889.

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Armed Forces / Re: Thomas McDonald - WW1 Records
« on: Sunday 28 March 21 21:24 BST (UK)  »
I have recently found a record in the 1883-1942 Royal Artillery Attestation that gives Thomas's birth place as Edinburgh, Midlothian.

I have a question regarding Thomas regiment number 63470 RFA Driver.

Records show he enlisted in 1st December 1910.

Would he have enlisted to RFA in 1910 or another regiment?

Could he have joined the army in Scotland in another regiment and been posted in Sheffield? Would 63470 have been issued to him in 1910 enlistment (if not RFA) or given to him when he joined the RFA?

Thanks

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Possibly Thomas McDonald ? Possible Silver War Badge. Date Please
« on: Friday 31 July 20 14:09 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: jim1 on Friday 31 July 20 13:30 BST (UK)
This is his SWB:
This is consistent with the date I gave of 1918/19.
You'll notice his discharge Bde. was 5C.
This is what the LLT says:
5C Reserve Brigade
Charlton Park, consisting of 49, 50 and 51 Reserve Batteries.

That's great Jim. Thanks.

I guess there is a high chance this could be Thomas? Would you say the age of the man coincides with a birth in 1888-1889?

Thanks again

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Possibly Thomas McDonald ? Possible Silver War Badge. Date Please
« on: Friday 31 July 20 14:07 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: MaxD on Friday 31 July 20 13:57 BST (UK)
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=835110.msg7001927#msg7001927 gave details of the units he served with in France.

MaxD

Great thanks Max  :)

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