WW1 RFA Shoeing Smith

[CaroleW]

William Wright 56338 served in Egypt from 2.4.1915 according to MRI but again so surviving service record and no death on cwgc

[Ruskie]

Thanks for checking Carole. Would you say it is looking like the 56338 William is more likely?

I know "my" William survived (died 1963).

[CaroleW]

He’s a possibility but I wouldn’t like to say he’s a certainty.  Is there anything at all on the photo you have that could give any further clues?

[Ruskie]

I will dig the photos out a bit later Carol in case they hold any clues. (I have to sign off shortly)

Thanks. 

[jonw65]

Hi
William Wright at 80 Lovat Street was not marked up as an absent voter on the 1918 electoral register. I guess it means he'd been discharged from the army by then!
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01n0z/
John

[jonw65]

Don't forget that you can see the medal index cards for free on ancestry
So this is Wm Wright, 1512
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01n10/

He has a Silver War Badge, he was discharged from 1/1 West Riding Bde. R.F.A. on 27.7.16 (which is quite a way back from the January 1918 marriage)

[Jebber]

Corporal William Wright 1512 enlisted 8 October 1914,  was discharged 27 July 1916 through sicknes, no longer fit for service. Source Silver War Badge.

[ainslie]

What source is MRI, please?

[ainslie]

There is a medal index card for William on Ancestry, and two medal roll entries, the first for his “pair” of medals, the other for his 1915 Star.  The number 56338 features on both, but the only other details are his date of disembarkation in the Egypt war zone: 2/4/1915 and rank in1915, Cpl. SS.
The Royal Artillery had a vast number of men and it is very hard to track a unit, but if you can find one arriving in Egypt on that date it would help.
(This might be better in the WW1 section of Armed Forces, to catch the real experts.)