Looking for my Grandad Frank Horton of Edge Hill

[heywood]

I've been informed there are some held in a private location at the Western Front Association. Not sure whether I'm going to get anything back.

We've got a service card - with a regimental number - so I'll have to see if they find anything else.

Rob

How do you know his father is given as George in his army record?

[robjones]

Oh yes sorry.

He had a 1st service record that ran from Sept 1914 to Jan 1915. This is where the fathers name is put as George, living at 14, Alfred St Liverpool and Franks place of birth is Edge Hill, Liverpool. I can't find a suitable record of this man.

There is also a second war record from Aug 1915 to 1920 - which I can find a medal card for and someone has given me some further info on this period. It is that service/pension record that I think may have a clue. If I can find it.

Frank then got married in 1915 and had his fathers name as Walter. This marriage was then confirmed in a Catholic ceremony in 1919 with the name latinised to Walteri & Mothers maiden name give as Anne (or Anna) Baker

In 1939 Frank gets married again and says his fathers name is William.

There are also several DoB's given. I am not sure if he ever knew his fathers name or DoB (maybe because he was orphaned) or he was running from something. It's getting close to a point where I'm thinking if he didn't know, how would we ever find out?

[robjones]

Blue

This is the info I was given from the WW1 message board at Circlecity.co.uk and I will let you know how that goes.

"The Western Front Association holds an otherwise unavailable archive of First World War army pension records......The W.F.A. charges for manual searches of the records. See:
http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/all-about-the-wfa/wfa-news-events/pension-records/pension-record-lookup-request-fee.html"

[Blue70]

Thanks Rob. Looking at the wiki page for the WFA they say they have saved records that would have otherwise been destroyed by the MOD!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Front_Association


Medal Cards:-

http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/history-wfa/2079-did-you-know-medal-index-cards.html


Pension Index Cards and Ledgers

http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/all-about-the-wfa/wfa-news-events/pension-records/the-wfa-preserves-a-major-great-war-archive-of-6-5-million-records.html


Blue

[robjones]

Great! friendly fire! haha.

Blue, are you the same Blue who has access to Gores/Kellys 1911 directory?

[Blue70]

Hi Rob

Yes I've got it. Who are you looking for or what address?


Blue