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World War One / Re: Help wanted identiying regiment from uniform
« on: Friday 29 March 24 11:49 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: jim1 on Friday 29 March 24 10:52 GMT (UK)
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I'm wondering if he signed up during WWI
Yes.
His Medal card shows he received the BW & Victory medals.

Find My Past hold a service record for this man. It shows:

Residence --  3 Button Street, Frome, Somerset
Age -- 19 years 2 months
Height -- 5 feet 6 inches
Eyes -- Blue
Hair -- Light Brown
Complexion -- Fresh
Next of Kin -- Joseph Lay (father)
Date of enlistment -- 5/2/1916
Regiment -- 20th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Joined battalion -- London 7/2/1916
Embarked -- Southampton 27/3/1916
With British Expeditionary Force -- 30/3/1916
To 20th Infantry Base Depot, Etaples, France (from 'In the field') -- 5/5/1916
8/5/1916 -- Transferred to England (under age) Authority CR No 5544/3270/A, dated 2/5/1916
His Statement of Services form states 19/5/1916 Discharged having made a mis-statement as to age on enlistment Para 392 VI King's Regulations

His record confirms that he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

If deejayEn has access to Find My Past, the link below will take you to his record.

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fwo363-4%2f007276714%2f02409&parentid=gbm%2fwo363-4%2f7276714%2f236%2f2409



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The Common Room / Re: Well done FindMyPast!
« on: Monday 18 March 24 11:36 GMT (UK)  »
Yesterday BumbleB said -- BUT whilst the transcript fitted, the image did not.  So I rang them to ask for a correction.  After the weekend I received a response, and all is now OK - correction made and 15 March able to see Doreen's card.

This has happened to me two or three times when looking at military records -- each time FindMyPast have apologised and corrected the problem quickly. I have been with FindMyPast and Ancestry for 20+ years and I am seriously considering ditching Ancestry because of the past and current problems.

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World War One / Re: Arthur Ernest Smith 1895-1971
« on: Thursday 14 March 24 17:42 GMT (UK)  »
I have searched the National Archives for an Arthur Ernest Smith / Arthur E Smith and finally just Arthur Smith with a date of birth of 24/11/1895 but nothing came up.

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World War One / Re: Arthur Ernest Smith 1895-1971
« on: Thursday 14 March 24 14:35 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Macj99 on Wednesday 13 March 24 22:41 GMT (UK)
While researching Arthur discovered he was in the Navy during W W1 as found photo with HMS Bacchant on cap of uniform. Also on marriage cirtificate to a French woman in Le Harve, France
(Suzanne Camont ) in1920 stated he was a sailor. Cannot locate any Naval records any help gratefully received. Many thanks

Do you know what year he was born? Likewise where he was born -- even just the County may assist.

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World War One / Re: Arthur Ernest Smith 1895-1971
« on: Thursday 14 March 24 14:34 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: CaroleW on Wednesday 13 March 24 22:55 GMT (UK)
Royal Navy or Merchant Navy?

HMS Bacchant was a WW1 Cressy-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy

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World War One / Re: Regt on WW1 Medals?
« on: Thursday 14 March 24 14:26 GMT (UK)  »
John Burke disembarked with the 15th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers on the 22nd November 1915 and entered Theatre of War 1 (France and Flanders). His 1914/15 Star would be stamped with his LF number, 10288. (as per the Medal Rolls for 1914/15 Star)

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The Common Room / Re: Ancestry Problems...
« on: Thursday 14 March 24 14:20 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: coombs on Thursday 14 March 24 12:33 GMT (UK)
Yes I have been having a few glitches on Ancestry such as the bad gateway message and "page no long available" etc.

Seconded >:(

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World War One / Re: War Diaries - put forward for Military Medal query
« on: Monday 11 March 24 10:39 GMT (UK)  »
A great uncle, Benjamin Hunter, 6th Battalion, Tank Corps won his MM for actions at Cambrai (20 to 27 November 1917) this didn't appear in the London Gazette until 19th March 1918. He also won a Bar to his MM for actions at Fraicourt Wood on the 8th October 1918, this wasn't Gazetted until 17th June 1919.

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The Common Room / Re: Crew Lists, Merchant Navy Ship, 1891
« on: Saturday 09 March 24 13:59 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Romilly on Saturday 09 March 24 13:55 GMT (UK)
A Marriage Certificate only requires a current occupation.

Romilly.

Very true but from a Sailor to a Painter without some sort of training / apprenticeship?

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