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Offline Skoyen89

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Re: 3061492 Pte James George Williams 1 Bn Royal Scots
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 09 May 21 21:24 BST (UK) »
There is a way of estimating his likely enlistment date.  His Regimental Number was issued from a range allocated to the Royal Scots so if you can find someone who has a number near it and their enlistment date you can estimate when your soldier enlisted. 

Did he serve in Burma with 1st Bn Royal Scots?
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Re: 3061492 Pte James George Williams 1 Bn Royal Scots
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 09 May 21 21:45 BST (UK) »
Thanks for your advice Skoyen89 but I didn't give it a thought and dated my cheque back in February,

Oh well nothing I can do about it now will just have to wait and see what happens,

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Re: 3061492 Pte James George Williams 1 Bn Royal Scots
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 28 November 21 07:54 GMT (UK) »
not sure what you have found out but your James George Williams was killed during the 1st Arakan Campaign.1942/43. The Royal Scots were attached to the 6th brigade of the 2nd British Division. The campaign was a disaster from start to finish and ended with a general withdrawal
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