George Worton

[Cember]

I am looking for information on George Worton
Family stories say that he served in the Boer war but so far I have been unable to confirm it.
I have been unable to find him on the 1891 or 1901 census, but he had obviously been home because he had aquired a  wife and two children. He is with his family in 1911.
I do have his service record for WW1 and a photograph of him taken c1915 in uniform. He has 4 white chevrons on the lower left arm which I believe indicate length of service.
All suggestions gratefully received.

[gortonboy]

hi,,when and where was he born?

[ShaunJ]

Is he the George Warton born around 1867 who married Ann Pagett and lived in Lye? If so his WW1 service record says that he had previously served in the Worcestershire Regiment "T of E 1902" (presumably that's  Termination of Engagement).

[Cember]

Shaun - Yes that him - those are the records i have but I can't see any indication on them of where he served during his previous service.
Gortonboy - c1867 and Lye Worcesterhire

[ShaunJ]

Soldiers' discharge papers for 1901 to 1913 are due to be released by FindMyPast within the next few weeks - with luck you may find his prior service record there

[Cember]

Thanks for the info ShaunJ.
I've waited a few years so I guess i can wait a  few more weeks.

I have a photo of him from 1918 with four stripes on his left cuff and some ribbons on his chest, I'm interested to see if i can find out what they were for.
cheers
John

[km1971]

Hi John

If you post a high-resolution scan of just of the medal ribbons we can confirm if they are Boer War medals or not. If you have information on his WW1 experience the rest of the photograph is not important.

If you are correct with either date of the photograph they cannot be WW1 medals, as they were not issued until a few years after the war had ended. So there is a good chance that they are Boer War medals, or one for South Africa and one for Long Service and Good Conduct. Four good conduct ‘badges’ in 1914 indicated 18 years of ‘good’ service. So for him to be time-expired in 1902 he must be getting on a bit when WW1 started.

Ken

[Cember]

I'll try a scan,its a postcard size with George seated and his son Alfred standing both in uniform, so gow it will turn out is uncertain
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The actual date is written on the back (15/10/18) along with a physial description.
regards
John

[Cember]

i think I need a new scanner
but here goes...