The Manchester Regiment Forum
The Great War => 1914 - 1918 => Topic started by: wendyg on September 01, 2013, 05:08:04 PM
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As you know I am researching the men in my Gt uncle Ted's platoon. Today I am trying to find out about William Freeman.
In my searches on FMP I located William on the Battalion Roll of Honour. There were also 2 records on the Emplyers section which recorded William as working for Manchester Corporation - city police. There was also a William Freeman on the Manchester Police Index (1858-1941) which states that this chap joined the force 12 August 1903 aged 27 hometown Manchester, single. That would make his birth around 1875/6. I looked on the census for 1911 and there was such a person living at 23 Nesbit St Hulme fitting the criteria. Would this man be too old to be 'my William'?
Would it be a coincidence that the man listed underneath him a Cpl JT Hobson 9250 was also a policeman and that they joined up together?
Wendyg
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both freeman and hobson were policemen,sgt hobson was killed at montauban on 1st july 1916,in order for a policeman to enlist,he had to resign from the force first,those who joined the manchester pals regiments resigned en bloc on 25th jan 1915,theres a photo of sgt hobson in our manchester police section.
mack ;D
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Thanks Mack