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Offline Canuc

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Medical Record for Sapper C Hetherington
« on: Wednesday 08 November 17 23:42 GMT (UK) »
Would anyone with a "Forces War Records" membership be willing to take a look at what they have for  Sapper Christopher Hetherington R.E. (Corps No.25612) there is a record dated 1919. He was still enlisted then and possibly still being treated for the eye wound he received Oct 1, 1917.

Some idea of what is in the record would be brilliant.

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Re: Medical Record for Sapper C Hetherington
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 09 November 17 08:58 GMT (UK) »
There are several threads on RootsChat pertaining to Forces War Records! None good!
Apparently most, if not all, of their records can be found elsewhere?

Both Ancestry and FindMyPast have free access to War Records this weekend.
So might be worth a look?
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Re: Medical Record for Sapper C Hetherington
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 09 November 17 09:15 GMT (UK) »
I don't use Forces War Records - they don't have a very good reputation . The record they have is the entry from the Silver War Badge List. This is available on Ancestry which has free access for War Records this weekend as has been said.
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Re: Medical Record for Sapper C Hetherington
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 09 November 17 21:49 GMT (UK) »
Thank you both, that does decide it for me. I'm hoping for more details of his medical treatment (did he get sent to Birmingham meaning he probably did pinch the book I have in my possession clearly stamped BirminghaM Eye Hospital), but if they are being loose with the use of medical...

Again thank you
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Hetherington (William - born England Aprox 1834 Salford, Cabinet Maker, died Dublin - Father also William born Ireland),
Wilson, Wright, Morely, Morris (Jewish blood and a name change in there somewhere, but who and when?)
James, Driscoll, Collins, Murphy (all end up in Ireland far too quickly)
Sewell (Bexley, Kent)
Harrison, Higginson, Mitchell - Sussex
Tench, Ireland
Hogg,


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Re: Medical Record for Sapper C Hetherington
« Reply #4 on: Friday 10 November 17 09:05 GMT (UK) »
I'm afraid you won't find any details such as you mention in the record. It will give you Regimental Number , Rank , Name , Unit , Badge Number , Enlistment & Discharge Dates and Cause of Discharge.
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Re: Medical Record for Sapper C Hetherington
« Reply #5 on: Friday 10 November 17 11:13 GMT (UK) »
That was "decide it" as in not paying out any money.

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Hetherington (William - born England Aprox 1834 Salford, Cabinet Maker, died Dublin - Father also William born Ireland),
Wilson, Wright, Morely, Morris (Jewish blood and a name change in there somewhere, but who and when?)
James, Driscoll, Collins, Murphy (all end up in Ireland far too quickly)
Sewell (Bexley, Kent)
Harrison, Higginson, Mitchell - Sussex
Tench, Ireland
Hogg,