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« Reply #9 on: Saturday 08 December 12 02:10 GMT (UK) »
HI
Charles Staveley, demob address Bowling Green Cottage, Stonegate, Hunmanby?

Served with RFA (Royal Field Artillery).
Joined 19th June 1915; demob 13th July 1919.


Reg No 2917, Driver, Teritorial RFA, North Riding Depot
and 771626, RFA

Medal Rolls Index Card also on Ancestry.
Could this be my Charles Staveley? or not the right uniform?
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Re: 'Uniform ID, please'
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 08 December 12 08:31 GMT (UK) »
Do the papers on ancestry give right next of kin?

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Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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« Reply #11 on: Saturday 08 December 12 17:31 GMT (UK) »
 yes i think so
 i have a number to ring but with you saying about the letters on the coat
I was not to sure what to do then
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Re: 'Uniform ID, please'
« Reply #12 on: Saturday 08 December 12 21:08 GMT (UK) »
Good evening,

As ady say's, probably the Yorkshire regt, (ex 19th foot) although they didn't become the Green Howards until 1921. There were also the East Yorkshires (ex 14th) and the West Yorkshires (ex 15th) but I assume this would show on there shoulder titles.

Buttons are of no assistance in regt'l ID as they were all the same, in brass, or black if you were light infantry.

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Re: 'Uniform ID, please'
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 09 December 12 04:53 GMT (UK) »
Hello
Could it be  the Army Ordnance corps? or Royal field Artillery
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« Reply #14 on: Sunday 09 December 12 16:33 GMT (UK) »
The shoulder title would be AOC or RFA so too short.

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Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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« Reply #15 on: Sunday 09 December 12 22:42 GMT (UK) »
:)Hello
Army Ordnance corps? or Royal field Artillery could i find out if they were at the Dale camp in Chester
1915/1919?
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« Reply #16 on: Sunday 09 December 12 23:53 GMT (UK) »
Hello anneelaine,

Got this reply back from one of the military boards and I wanted to pass it on to you.


Before the war Charles was in the North Rideng REA then in the war Northumberland RFA serving mainly in France.

Hope this of help to you when you go to the Military Museum .

I was also told before the advent of motorized transport an officers batman was also in charge of the officers bathorse that carried the pack saddle with the officers kit during a campaign.

This seems to fit with him as he was a driver one who works with horses not vehicles as we know it today.


Hope this will be helpful to you.

Lilybell :) :) :)
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McCrimmon Invernesshire  Scotland

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« Reply #17 on: Monday 10 December 12 00:52 GMT (UK) »
HELLO
 sounds like we have the right man
Going to post the photo off to him on Monday
 to his  Gt Gt  grand son,  to see what he thinks!!
 hope he gets back to me  THANKS
 Anneelaine
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