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Army Records - DECEASED
« on: Sunday 24 June 12 13:16 BST (UK) »
I know this is going to sound daft, but would there be any reason why a persons Army records has DECEASED stamped on each page - when he was alive and kicking 10 years after being discharged please?

According to the 1911 census though, he was totally blind .. but still breathing !!  I have a William Willington & Harriett (nee Gorsuch) on the 1911 in Storey Street, Caladonian Road, and they are also there on the 1901 census.  He was discharged in 1901 for being medically unfit ....

Could it just have been human error?

Homer, Smith : Kington, & Tirphil
Davies : Carmarthen & Tirphil
Greenway : Cornwall, Bristol & South Wales
Nicklen : Exeter
Squire & Stone : Cadleigh & Exeter
Vigers : Exmouth
Smith : Corsham
Webber, Salter : Morchard Bishop
Evans, Balsom, Farrent, Salter, Shallis, Snell : Otterton & Heavitree
Thompson, Smith, Leek : Brynmawr & Monmouth
Davies :  Merthyr & Neath
Ridd : George Nympton
Dando : everywhere
O'Mara : Ireland & Wales
Manfield : Bristol & Cardiff
Pollexfin : Devon (var)

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Re: Army Records - DECEASED
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 24 June 12 13:43 BST (UK) »
Hi

This might be best on the Armed Services Board but I did wonder if Deceased was stamped on the records when he actually died.

Andy

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Re: Army Records - DECEASED
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 24 June 12 13:43 BST (UK) »
Is there any indication when 'deceased' was stamped on the records? (perhaps after he actually did die)
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: Army Records - DECEASED
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 24 June 12 13:46 BST (UK) »
no, nothing at all - no dates.  I'd thought of that - but then also wondered why they'd go back to his old records to do that ...
Homer, Smith : Kington, & Tirphil
Davies : Carmarthen & Tirphil
Greenway : Cornwall, Bristol & South Wales
Nicklen : Exeter
Squire & Stone : Cadleigh & Exeter
Vigers : Exmouth
Smith : Corsham
Webber, Salter : Morchard Bishop
Evans, Balsom, Farrent, Salter, Shallis, Snell : Otterton & Heavitree
Thompson, Smith, Leek : Brynmawr & Monmouth
Davies :  Merthyr & Neath
Ridd : George Nympton
Dando : everywhere
O'Mara : Ireland & Wales
Manfield : Bristol & Cardiff
Pollexfin : Devon (var)

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Re: Army Records - DECEASED
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 24 June 12 13:54 BST (UK) »
Hi

If he was receiving a pension then his Service Records might be part of his Pension Records

Andy

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Re: Army Records - DECEASED
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 24 June 12 14:14 BST (UK) »
ahhhh right !! Thanks Andy - didn't think of that - they could have date-stamped it though .. how inconsiderate !! HA HA
Homer, Smith : Kington, & Tirphil
Davies : Carmarthen & Tirphil
Greenway : Cornwall, Bristol & South Wales
Nicklen : Exeter
Squire & Stone : Cadleigh & Exeter
Vigers : Exmouth
Smith : Corsham
Webber, Salter : Morchard Bishop
Evans, Balsom, Farrent, Salter, Shallis, Snell : Otterton & Heavitree
Thompson, Smith, Leek : Brynmawr & Monmouth
Davies :  Merthyr & Neath
Ridd : George Nympton
Dando : everywhere
O'Mara : Ireland & Wales
Manfield : Bristol & Cardiff
Pollexfin : Devon (var)

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Re: Army Records - DECEASED
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 24 June 12 20:16 BST (UK) »
just had a look in pension records for your wm willington and there are only 2 and neither of those has deceased written across them but can you tell us which regt he was in please
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Re: Army Records - DECEASED
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 24 June 12 20:31 BST (UK) »
Hi T Mo .. he was in the Kings Royal Rifles ... signed up in 1886

It's one of those stamps, not hand written (not that I think that'll matter) :)

Thanks for checking for me ....
Homer, Smith : Kington, & Tirphil
Davies : Carmarthen & Tirphil
Greenway : Cornwall, Bristol & South Wales
Nicklen : Exeter
Squire & Stone : Cadleigh & Exeter
Vigers : Exmouth
Smith : Corsham
Webber, Salter : Morchard Bishop
Evans, Balsom, Farrent, Salter, Shallis, Snell : Otterton & Heavitree
Thompson, Smith, Leek : Brynmawr & Monmouth
Davies :  Merthyr & Neath
Ridd : George Nympton
Dando : everywhere
O'Mara : Ireland & Wales
Manfield : Bristol & Cardiff
Pollexfin : Devon (var)

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Re: Army Records - DECEASED
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 24 June 12 20:53 BST (UK) »
there,s something amiss here just had another look and neither of the wm willingtons i saw are right for an att date of 1886 so did a variants search and the nearest wm is for a wm  willing in the krr , what site did you get the record from ,i,m looking at find my past service /pension records .
regards
trevor
morters-cambs-norfolk   clements london    copas newington
went colchester essex    goodey essex -suffolk
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