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Help with Army Service Record please.
« on: Tuesday 07 August 12 21:37 BST (UK) »
Hi All,

I am writing out a full description of my GG Uncle that served in WW1, but the handwriting in this section is very hard to read.
I can make out the first part which states he joined the Royal Engr's Signal Depot. Posted as a Driver on the 22/11/15 to Fenny Stratford Signal Depot, but under that i need help.

Any translations greatly welcomed. Thank you.


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Re: Help with Army Service Record please.
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 07 August 12 22:16 BST (UK) »
This may help a little Tidgy.

RE     Harper ?    Transferred Records No 8854 - 0/22/ ?  - 17/12/15.

Home from 22/11/15 to 8/3/16. Transferred and Embarked for No 6 Draft.

Base Signal Depot. Transferred )

Med ?? Force  Embarked 13/3/16   )

I'll keep looking  ::) :)

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Re: Help with Army Service Record please.
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 07 August 12 23:53 BST (UK) »
I wonder if the Med Ex Force refers to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Expeditionary_Force
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Re: Help with Army Service Record please.
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 08 August 12 11:45 BST (UK) »
It's Haynes Park Signal Depot, RE - it's in Bedfordshire. Here is some background:

http://www.greatwarci.net/women/jersey/nr/pdf/nellie-rault.pdf

It looks as if he was due to embark for the BEF France on the 9th but was sent to the MEF a few days later. You should look on what is normally page 4 of the record - it usually also has his next of kin, medal details etc. It should summarize the Home and overseas service.

By March 1916 the MEF was basically just Salonika.

Ken

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Re: Help with Army Service Record please.
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 08 August 12 21:14 BST (UK) »
Wow brilliant! Thank you very much. I do have another form that has additional information but I dont want to be rude and post it all! Half the fun of Genealogy is the challenge  ;D 

I won't turn down help though and If anyone has access to WW1 records then they can look him up. His name is Luther Hankins and he was born in 1891. I can make out some of the writing, but I need to look up some of the military codes to work out what it all means :) If someone is willing to help me work out his movements then i would be very grateful and then I can read up about it all.

Many thanks to all that have posted replies.

Tidgy

Edit:

So have i got this right?

22/11/15 - Posted to RE Signals Corp Fenny Stratford (but he remained at home)
17/12/15 - His records were transferred to Haynes Park Signal Depot (but he didn't go?)
22/11/15 to 8/03/16 - Luther remained at home
09/03/16 - due to go to BEF but didnt
13/03/16 - He embarked for the MEF

So when would he have done his training? He only signed up on the 22nd November...


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