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Finding WW1 service record number
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 5 Mar 2014 21:24 |
There is a record for him? A medal card on the national archives Merchant seamen's campaign medal records 1914-1918 |
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Mary | Report | 5 Mar 2014 21:10 |
Hi re. above thread which is now very old but still not resolved in spite of trying hard . Has anyone got any new suggestions as to where I might find my Dad.s |
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Mary | Report | 5 Sep 2011 16:28 |
Hi Chris Thanks for trying to help.I have just received a reply from N.A. as to whether reverse of Dad's card shows any ships he sailed on and the answer is no information on reverse. According to find my Past they did occasionally list ships on reverse. One day out of the blue the answer may just turn up |
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Chris Ho :) | Report | 5 Sep 2011 09:22 |
On having another look round on National Archives and above links, also on FMP, as they added below Records last week, but no lo luck as yet!... |
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Mary | Report | 4 Sep 2011 20:43 |
Hi Chris Apologies for delay in reply.Dad's medal shows as 130533 but his index card at National Archives was 30533 shows he was in Machine Gun Corps from 2.3.16 - 28.2.19 and was awarded Badge and Medal. |
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Chris Ho :) | Report | 28 Aug 2011 08:33 |
Can you tell us the Number please Mary, might help with below... |
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Mary | Report | 28 Aug 2011 00:59 |
Just to update Dad's medals were eventually found .His Army number was on his medal and through National Archives found his index card for a £2.00 fee. Just need to find names ofships he served on between 1914 and 1916 now |
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Mary | Report | 2 May 2011 01:44 |
Dea As Ancestry only shows a few next of kin addresses any suggestions as to how I find out which is the correct Army number to find out his record.Many thanks for any help you can give |
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Mary | Report | 9 Apr 2011 22:23 |
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Mary | Report | 6 Apr 2011 21:16 |
Dea |
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Mary | Report | 5 Apr 2011 12:32 |
Thanks Betty for that advice Dad was of Irish parents so same might apply.We think he served on the Somme and lost his index finger when those machine guns overheated and jammed so will work on artillery basis and also as he was from Liverpool checking Lpool regiments |
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Betty | Report | 5 Apr 2011 12:08 |
Just one piece of advice/information. During WW1 if you had an Irish surname you would usually be put in an Irish regiment. Also, towards the latter stages as more men were being killed, the remainder of one regiment would be included into another regiment and would then probably be given a new service number. My grandfather was born in England of Irish parents and actually joined up in Fulham, and even though he was married and had children, he was sent to Cork to join an Irish regiment which then served in the Balkans as well as other places. |
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Mary | Report | 5 Apr 2011 11:38 |
annielaurie big apology for not answering sooner but after reading your reply I got into National Archives site and did not finish looking until late.Merchant navy crew records are in Find my past site but I did find army site and have now got a list of 16 possible army numbers for my Dad all I need now is ti find out how I can check on these numbers to see if any relate to Dad |
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was plain ann now annielaurie | Report | 4 Apr 2011 17:29 |
The records on Ancestry are for the Army. Merchant Navy is not included. |
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Mary | Report | 3 Apr 2011 00:12 |
Thanks for all your help .Yes they did live in Johnson Street in 1901 .The Nursery Street is not them as they later moved in with my Dad's married sister and the Sylvester St is given as Next of Kin address for my uncle Philip (P) when he was killed .Ancestry has so many Andrew Kelly's I would probably use up loads of credits and still not find my Dad's records.I have been down the Ancestry road before and done just that. |
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Dea | Report | 2 Apr 2011 07:43 |
Re: The Army detail posted by Carol above on an Andrew at 17 Nursery St. |
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Dea | Report | 2 Apr 2011 07:24 |
For reference, - this looks like the family on 1901 at 54 Johnson St. ?? |
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Carol | Report | 2 Apr 2011 01:39 |
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Catherine | Report | 1 Apr 2011 23:00 |
i don't know a next of kin site but if you open the Ancestry pages it usually gives the next of kin. |
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Mary | Report | 1 Apr 2011 22:49 |
Does anyone know of a next of kin site for men who served in WW1 |