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what was his regiment and rank
« on: Thursday 08 August 13 18:18 BST (UK) »
liberty james b 1887.we think he came back to england butnever heard of .

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Re: what was his regiment and rank
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 08 August 13 19:06 BST (UK) »
Hi, looking at the photograph he could have been in the Royal Artillery, he looks to have a signalers trade badge on his forearm, could be wrong, but someone will tell you for sure.
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Ramsey Ridsdale Ridgway Kempen Knight Harrison Denby Sisson Graney Spilsbury Wain Hebden Abbott Skinn ........ Yorkshire (Doncaster Goole Snaith Thorne area)Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire The Netherlands

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« Reply #2 on: Thursday 08 August 13 19:08 BST (UK) »
I agree with Frank, probably a bombardier as no rank insignia visible.

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« Reply #3 on: Thursday 08 August 13 19:10 BST (UK) »
Hi again, there is a medal index card on Ancestry for a Liberty James, Royal Field Artillery, number 135259 who is shown as a driver, hence footwear in photograph I would assume.
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday 08 August 13 19:21 BST (UK) »
Hi again achooo, there is a Liberty James, Driver, Royal Field Artillery died 26th July 1919 Hampstead, Greater London, England.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24643170

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Just to add this persons number is diferent to the first Liberty James I mentioned, he is also shown as Driver, R.F.A but his number is 135261.
Ramsey Ridsdale Ridgway Kempen Knight Harrison Denby Sisson Graney Spilsbury Wain Hebden Abbott Skinn ........ Yorkshire (Doncaster Goole Snaith Thorne area)Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire The Netherlands

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« Reply #5 on: Thursday 08 August 13 20:34 BST (UK) »
Hi,

The Liberty James who died in 1919 is shown as aged 25 in the GRO Index.


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« Reply #6 on: Thursday 08 August 13 21:00 BST (UK) »
can i find who that liberty parents or next of kin is please

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« Reply #7 on: Thursday 08 August 13 21:08 BST (UK) »
Hi,

You could look for him in 1901/1911 census; birth around 1894.  His birth certificate should show parents; around 70% of WW1 army records were destroyed in the bombing in WW2.

Just checked the birth index.  3 possibles; 2 births registered in MarQ 1895 (so possibly born in 1894)...one in Poole, Dorset and one in Torrington, Deveon. One birth in SepQ 1896 in South Stoneham, Hampshire.   :-\


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Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: what was his regiment and rank
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 08 August 13 21:28 BST (UK) »
my liberty parents are william and jemima
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