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Offline corblimey

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Re: Royal Artillery
« Reply #9 on: Monday 10 June 24 03:31 BST (UK) »
Thank you for your further searching.  Letitia and her husband Charles Lynn were in and out of the workhouse with their children, sometimes just the children.  They ended up on their own at a home in Swansea for a while.  Herbert later changed his name to Victor.  I have his service records that give information on his military life but other than the tracer card, nothing else for David George Lynn.  He was called just George in one entry at the workhouse. I have information on their sister, Lily Lynn and her family but David just seems to disappear.

As the tracer card is in the name of David G Lynn, I can only assume that he went by the name David, if this is indeed the David G Lynn that I am looking for.  It is odd that only his tracer card can be found to date, no other military or civilian records.  Royal Artillery information or 1911 or 1939 census information may help in finding him but these are only available via subscription.

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« Reply #10 on: Monday 10 June 24 17:18 BST (UK) »
 says on his tracer card enlisted 13 April 1939. service number 5570292.
  transferred from Wiltshire regt   1/12/1939.

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« Reply #11 on: Monday 17 June 24 07:58 BST (UK) »
Hello Steviebyday, thank you for this information.  I have now found this tracer card but this is the only information that seems to be available online.  It is odd that only his tracer card is on Ancestry but no other military information about him at all.  There are usually medal lists, attestation documents, discharge papers, etc. but nothing but one tracer card.  Unfortunately, I can't get any further with my research on David G Lynn until I find out more about him.

If anyone can help with any other information about  David G Lynn, civilian or military, I would be very grateful.   :)

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« Reply #12 on: Monday 17 June 24 08:13 BST (UK) »
Military records post 1920 used to be held by the MOD.
These are slowly being transferred to TNA (National Archives) and expected to be complete by 1927.

See: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-soldiers-in-service-after-1918/
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Re: Royal Artillery
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 18 June 24 00:33 BST (UK) »
Thank you so much for this information.  I will see what I can find at the National Archives.