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WW1 military record for a soldier in 1/5 Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
« on: Sunday 01 November 20 12:11 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone find any military records for Joseph Morris born 1891 died 1951 fought in the Gallipoli campaign with 1/5 Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers have tried family search forces records and find my past without success any help greatly appreciated. Sorry I do not have a service number.

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Re: WW1 military record for a soldier in 1/5 Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 01 November 20 14:20 GMT (UK) »
It is quite likely that his records were among the those  lost in a fire in WW2, nearly 70% were lost.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: WW1 military record for a soldier in 1/5 Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 01 November 20 14:24 GMT (UK) »
I was thinking the same thing actually so I will mark as complete but it was worth a shot thanks for replying.

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Re: WW1 military record for a soldier in 1/5 Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 08 November 20 18:48 GMT (UK) »
Do you know where he lived/was from?

Flintshire Records Office at Hawarden have a card indexed for Flintshire men who served (compiled immediately post war).
Also, Absent Voters exist for the whole of North Wales (and Cheshire).
Getting his number from these would be a start.

How sure are you of the Gallipoli and 1st 5th Bn. There's none of the Joseph Morris in RWF Medal Cards showing entered Gallipoli that I can see.

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Re: WW1 military record for a soldier in 1/5 Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 08 November 20 18:52 GMT (UK) »
My info may be wrong but his service no was 4519

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Re: WW1 military record for a soldier in 1/5 Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 08 November 20 19:10 GMT (UK) »
Joseph Morris 4519 was Special Reserves man and not a 5th Bn man. He went to France in December 1914.]
I have addresses of 39 Chirk Green, Chirk and 26 Railway Terrace, Cefn (Ruabon) for him.
I'll have a look where I got the addresses from if you think he's yours.


Scroll down to Special Reserves
https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/a-soldiers-life-1914-1918/enlisting-into-the-army/british-army-reserves-and-reservists/

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Re: WW1 military record for a soldier in 1/5 Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 08 November 20 19:13 GMT (UK) »
39 Chirk Green is spot on that was his fathers address.

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Re: WW1 military record for a soldier in 1/5 Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 08 November 20 19:21 GMT (UK) »
I had picked him up on a Times casualty list...Times Casualty List 1915March22, Base List dated Mar 4th.
In my database I indicate having seen some pension records giving enlistment date of 3/1/1912 (RWF Special Reserves) and those addresses above. I'm trying to find them now but can't readily spot them. I'll try again now (I might have found them amongst another man's records)

He has a Pension Card/Ledger on Fold 3 (Ancestry).  Do you have access?

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Re: WW1 military record for a soldier in 1/5 Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 08 November 20 19:25 GMT (UK) »
No I don't have the pension card but do have the medals info I was aware he was a casualty and think he may have been sent to Eastbourne Military Hospital
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