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ww1 elusive soldier!
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Alek | Report | 17 Feb 2006 20:40 |
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thank you again for the advice. Sounds as though I need to visit London. Luckily, I live only sixty miles away. Teresa. |
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krimpers | Report | 17 Feb 2006 19:37 |
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TNA stands for the national archives good hunting |
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Alek | Report | 17 Feb 2006 19:32 |
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don't mean to be thick (haven't been doing this long) but what is TNA? Oops', just realised as I've typed this. I,d love a list of the Abbreviations that people use. Thanks for all the advice Teresa |
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Michael | Report | 17 Feb 2006 19:23 |
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Luck is probably on your side if he actually survived the war and drew a pension for his disability, as this means apart from searching the infamous 'burnt' records in WO/363, you might also find him in WO/364. The odds aren't good - some say as high as 40%, but TNA say about 25%. You will really need a regiment and/or battalion and/or service number to get any further. Pardoxically, it's easier to find this information if he actually died. Otherwise, you're working in the dark and would have to check all the guys with the same name one-by-one - wrong rank, died, incorrect age, unlikely regiment, etc., and see who you have left. This isn't a field I would venture into lighly, and you may find that it will be worth your while employing a professional. Tell him what you know (it seems like you have quite a bit) and let them take it from there - these people know exactly where to look. I know that if I went to TNA myself, I'd be wondering around in a daze all day and never find anything! Not for the feint-hearted, I fear. |
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Alek | Report | 17 Feb 2006 19:20 |
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yes, you're right, I stand corrected Roy. It's just that my rellies change on each census. Sometimes it's Congleton and others it's Barnsley. I do know on his birth certificate it is Congleton. I was just hoping there was list I could look at with the details I have.If they had his records, would it not state next of kin? |
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Kate | Report | 17 Feb 2006 19:18 |
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Yes, I was just going to come back and say I thought Congleton was in Cheshire too! Never heard of a Yorkshire one, though I suppose there could be one... Kate. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 17 Feb 2006 19:15 |
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I thought Congleton was in cheshire? you would need his regiment and number Roy |
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Kate | Report | 17 Feb 2006 19:14 |
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Unfortunately, only the details of soldiers who actually died in the war. Kate. |
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Alek | Report | 17 Feb 2006 19:11 |
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can anyone help me? My grandfather was born in Congleton, Yorks in 1888. He fought in WW1 and was injured. He was nursed in Standish Red Cross Hospital, Glos. It was fairly early on in the war .as he married my grandmother in 1917. He met her at the hospital where she was a nurse. He didn't go back to war as his injuries were too severe. I have searched the national archives, but Arthur Gibson is a very common name. Do any records online allow you to search their personal details to ensure you have the right person? |
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