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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Birth Thomas Clarke Bradford
« on: Saturday 10 December 22 07:16 GMT (UK)  »
Just had another look at this thread today, what fantastic work everyone, I could not have achieved this without the help of so many.

So many alias's for my grandfathers mother!! Maybe I should change my middle name of Clarke to Hume, Lyons etc etc  ;)

Thank you again Tommy

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World War One / Re: Decipher discharge cerificates
« on: Sunday 04 December 22 20:20 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Andy.  :)

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World War One / Re: Decipher discharge cerificates
« on: Sunday 04 December 22 20:01 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Andy.

I only wanted to know the regiment as I could not make it out. What does the TF on the Welch Reg stand for?.

I knew my grand father, however, he never talked of his past life.
My other grandfather, who I did not know was a pre 1st war regular in the Royal Scots Fusiliers.

thanks again.
Tommy

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World War One / Re: Decipher discharge cerificates
« on: Sunday 04 December 22 19:30 GMT (UK)  »
They were posted on another board where I was making inquiries  regarding my grandfathers childhood and teenage life.

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World War One / Re: Decipher discharge cerificates
« on: Sunday 04 December 22 19:22 GMT (UK)  »
Unable to upload files as saying too large, unfortunately I am not savvy enough to compress.

I will give two numbers which may help? As follows 19592 Regimental number.
Chelsea number 190541

Tommy

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World War One / Decipher discharge cerificates
« on: Sunday 04 December 22 19:07 GMT (UK)  »
H, I have recently found. with the help of others. background information about one of my grandfathers Thomas Clarke.
It would seem he was born in Bradford Yorkshire in 1891. Owing to family issues he was placed in a home in Leeds.
At the age of 16 he was sent to work on a farm in Wales.
At some stage he joined a Welsh TA regiment later enlisting in the regular Army, however, he was diagnosed with a spinal disease (not owing to military service) and medically discharged after a short service.
I will attach the 4 relevant forms. I cannot make out which regiment/regiments.
I wonder if anyone here can help or advise where I can find this out.
All based on the premise this is in fact my grand father (He died in Scotland 1979)
regards
Tommy Owen

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Birth Thomas Clarke Bradford
« on: Sunday 04 December 22 08:14 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, once again thank you to every one for the fantastic work done with this research.

As I have said before, my late mother said her dad never spoke of his past, so nothing that I can confirm as my mother and her siblings all deceased.

If all this information is regarding my grandfather and it does appear likely, it makes for difficult reading, having known him.

Thank you all once again.

Tommy


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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Birth Thomas Clarke Bradford
« on: Friday 02 December 22 09:35 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, firstly I want to thank everyone for taking the time to carry out searches in connection with my inquiry about my grandfather Thomas Clarke.

I did not see a great deal of him when I was a young lad, (I'm now 69 ;)), however in later years up until he passed I got to know him quite well. He always struck me as a gentle, quiet man.
My late mum always said her dad was a kind man.
In later years Thomas became a  'soldier' in the Salvation Army in Greenock.

I know there was mention in the family that he had worked in the Welsh Mines?? and that he had served during WW1 but no way of confirming that.
I also know Thomas was subject on occasion to periods of what we now mental health problems having to be admitted to hospital.
A thought occurred, when he married in Glasgow 1918 (on the marriage certificate, it states by Declaration) he must have had a birth certificate?
I think Neale1961 may be correct in that my granfather never knew much of his younger life.
I know my late mum said her dad never spoke of his past!!
thanks again one and all
Tommy C Owen

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Birth Thomas Clarke Bradford
« on: Thursday 01 December 22 20:27 GMT (UK)  »
arthurk Hi Arthur,
I am not 100% on dates. My mother and her older brother were I think perhaps incorrect with their fathers DOB. To explain, when they registered his death in 1979, his age is given as 89, making his year of birth 1890.
On his marriage certificate of 1918 he is noted as being 26 and on the 1921 census his age is given as 29 which would make his year of birth 1892.

Witnesses on his marriage certificate were a workmate and my grans sister. So no clues there.

He was employed as a foundry labourer in Greenock, what his occupation was before coming to live in Scotland I have no idea. I was told he had served in WW1, however, I don't think it was the same T. Clarke as Shauns.

The place of birth he gives on the 1921 Scotlands People census is Bradford. And his deceased parents names on his marriage cert are William Clarke and Elizabeth Beaumont.

Sorry this is all the info I have, granddad Clarke remains a bit of an enigma.

thanks for you help
kind regards
Tommy

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