Manchester Regiment

[kenandjulie]

Hi, just trying to help out a friend of mine, he has very little to go on, he has his grandfather's medals and he has given me his grandfather's service number as 2681 A Harvey. (he is not sure sure of his grandfather's christian name) Manchester Regiment.
He is  very very curious to know more about his Grandfather, can anyone help?

Best
Ken

[heywood]

There is a Fold3 record (pay site) for Alfred Harvey, 2681, Manchester Regiment and mentions his widow Violet Nellie Harvey.

Does this fit?

[rosie17]

There is a Fold3 record (pay site) for Alfred Harvey, 2681, Manchester Regiment and mentions his widow Violet Nellie Harvey.

Does this fit?

A record also on Ancestry for Alfred Harvey regiment number 2681

Rosie

[heywood]

Where was the family based?
Do you have a name for Alfred’s child?

The medal record shows he was a Corporal.

[heywood]

There is a Fold3 record (pay site) for Alfred Harvey, 2681, Manchester Regiment and mentions his widow Violet Nellie Harvey.

Does this fit?

A record also on Ancestry for Alfred Harvey regiment number 2681

Rosie

Is that one viewable, Rosie ? I only see the Fold3 on ancestry?

[rosie17]

There is a Fold3 record (pay site) for Alfred Harvey, 2681, Manchester Regiment and mentions his widow Violet Nellie Harvey.

Does this fit?

A record also on Ancestry for Alfred Harvey regiment number 2681

Rosie

Is that one viewable, Rosie ? I only see the Fold3 on ancestry?

Heywood  was just going to add it was British War Medal record

Rosie

[ShaunJ]

Private Alfred Harvey 2681 Manchester Regiment enlisted 3 November 1913, discharged (from 11th Battalion) on 19 June 1919 (per Silver War Badge records).

Had also served with 2nd Battalion. (BWM and VM medal roll).

Disembarked in France 1 March 1915 (1914-15 Star medal roll).

[ShaunJ]

Around 50 pages of his army file have survived, some very damaged but worth paging through. There are details of his original attestations in 1913 (formerly a hairdresser), previous militia service, dates of service in France, wounds received, a letter from an anxious friend, quite a lot of disciplinary stuff, an address for his family etc

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM%2FWO363-4%2F007401557%2F00117&parentid=GBM%2FWO363-4%2F7401557%2F6%2F117

[bbart]

Hi Ken,

What is left of his record are also on FindMyPast.  They are heavily damaged, some pages just bits of shredded paper remain. Here are some bits of info from these scraps:

He originally was with the 4th Manchester, service number 1909.
The bulk of the file is of a court marshall offence of insubordination to a RCO.

His civilian occupation was hairdresser, and he gives his address as 325 Milkwood Road, Herne Hill, London SE 24.  This was not with his family.  There is a letter of concern from a Barnes from this address, stating he used to make his home with them, and they had not heard from him for a while.

There is a next of kin on one attestation, which shows his mother and a brother, but I can't read their names... Welton perhaps?  Clip attached, maybe someone else can figure it out from the address.

He suffered a GSW to the right hand in 1917.  His discharge was 04 Aug 1919.

He indicates he was born in Brixton, near London, county of Surrey.