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Offline 1000xlch

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Help reading rank or profession in army
« on: Sunday 26 February 06 18:26 GMT (UK) »
Hi All

Having a problem reading the rank or profession of Private in what army or is it Absent on Leave?  He is 28 and getting married in Leicester as that is where he was born.  Do not know any other details yet.

Many thanks

John Rowley
DUNN - Cambuslang, LKS
FORSYTH - Shotts, LKS
FRAME - Hamilton, LKS
HODGSON - Hamsterley, DUR
HUMPHREY - Easingwold, NRY
HUNT - Frimley, Surrey
MCKECHNIE - Argyll - Shotts
NETHERCLIFF(T)/ DRAYCOTT Sandhurst, BKS
PEPPERCORN - Lolworth, Cambs
PRATT - Thirsk, NYK
REDSHAW - Hamsterley, DUR
REYNOLDS - Fritton,Stratton,NFK
ROWLEY - STS to DUR
TALLACK - St Agnes Padstow,CON
WALMSLEY - NRY,Brum
WILSON - Hamsterley, Co Durham
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Re: Help reading rank or profession in army
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 26 February 06 18:31 GMT (UK) »
Army Ordnance Corps?
Jones, Mantle; Radnorshire
Russell, Stonehouse, Agar; Yorkshire/Durham
Brown, Fair; Durham,  
Little, Cumberland
Morris, Woolley, Owens; Montgomeryshire.

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Re: Help reading rank or profession in army
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 26 February 06 18:40 GMT (UK) »
Hi Ruthie

Never thought of the last letter as a C.  Were the Army Ordinance Corps just one unit across the army or for each county?

John Rowley
DUNN - Cambuslang, LKS
FORSYTH - Shotts, LKS
FRAME - Hamilton, LKS
HODGSON - Hamsterley, DUR
HUMPHREY - Easingwold, NRY
HUNT - Frimley, Surrey
MCKECHNIE - Argyll - Shotts
NETHERCLIFF(T)/ DRAYCOTT Sandhurst, BKS
PEPPERCORN - Lolworth, Cambs
PRATT - Thirsk, NYK
REDSHAW - Hamsterley, DUR
REYNOLDS - Fritton,Stratton,NFK
ROWLEY - STS to DUR
TALLACK - St Agnes Padstow,CON
WALMSLEY - NRY,Brum
WILSON - Hamsterley, Co Durham
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Re: Help reading rank or profession in army
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 26 February 06 18:45 GMT (UK) »
That was simply a guess  :-\ and I am now hoping that someone else will  jump in and suggest something different or tell you all about the AOC!!
Jones, Mantle; Radnorshire
Russell, Stonehouse, Agar; Yorkshire/Durham
Brown, Fair; Durham,  
Little, Cumberland
Morris, Woolley, Owens; Montgomeryshire.

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Re: Help reading rank or profession in army (Completed)
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 26 February 06 21:03 GMT (UK) »
Hi Ruth

Your guess was right.  It was the Royal Army Ordanance Corps.  Found his medal on the pro website.  Many thanks!  :D

John Rowley
DUNN - Cambuslang, LKS
FORSYTH - Shotts, LKS
FRAME - Hamilton, LKS
HODGSON - Hamsterley, DUR
HUMPHREY - Easingwold, NRY
HUNT - Frimley, Surrey
MCKECHNIE - Argyll - Shotts
NETHERCLIFF(T)/ DRAYCOTT Sandhurst, BKS
PEPPERCORN - Lolworth, Cambs
PRATT - Thirsk, NYK
REDSHAW - Hamsterley, DUR
REYNOLDS - Fritton,Stratton,NFK
ROWLEY - STS to DUR
TALLACK - St Agnes Padstow,CON
WALMSLEY - NRY,Brum
WILSON - Hamsterley, Co Durham
Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: Help reading rank or profession in army
« Reply #5 on: Monday 27 February 06 09:43 GMT (UK) »
john,the AOC went wherever the army went,they took care of guns and munitions,mack
military history,mainly ww1,manchester pals battalions,tyneside irish +tyneside scottish brigades,leeds,liverpool,accrington,birmingham,hull,barnsley,swansea and salford pals.
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