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1914 - 1918 / Re: Hello and thank you for accepting me into the forum

« Last post by malcolmraf on October 11, 2023, 10:08:22 AM »

Thank you RAFling, Great news, I have already found him on the 16th's forum. Albert is listed as having survived Manchester Hill, he was in 'A' Company.  Still trying to find out more details about his service; when and where he enlisted and served. I have been unable to source his service record, I think it may possible be one of the ones destroyed in September 1940. I am relatively new to this genealogy business but enjoying it, and this forum is excellent.

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1914 - 1918 / Re: Hello and thank you for accepting me into the forum

« Last post by RAFling on October 10, 2023, 08:52:53 PM »

Welcome to the forum Malcomraf.

Plenty of Manchester Regiment specific knowledge on here. Have a good root around the topics and i hope you find out about your relative.

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Applications for Commemoration / Re: L/Cpl 14730 Thomas Kelly

« Last post by Tim Bell on October 10, 2023, 02:41:55 PM »

Thomas Kelly's case has been rejected for commemoration by CWGC
The pension record clearly states he had "Tuberculosis due to"  service and he died from this condition.  There is no evidence contradicting the statement of attributable.

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Applications for Commemoration / Re: Private 8837 Thomas Riding. 17th Bttn & 29740 1st Border Regiment

« Last post by Tim Bell on October 10, 2023, 02:26:39 PM »

Thomas Riding's case has been rejected for commemoration by CWGC
The pension record clearly states he had "Pul Tuberculosis Attrib" to service and he died from this condition.  There is no evidence contradicting the statement of attributable.
Maybe we'll receive an explanation some time....

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1914 - 1918 / Hello and thank you for accepting me into the forum

« Last post by malcolmraf on October 10, 2023, 02:23:44 PM »

I have just recently posted my request for help on the Manchester Regiment Facebook page, with some helpful replies, and so I thought I would ask the forum the same.
I am researching my Great-Grandfather.  I discovered he served in WW1 with the 16th Manchester. He shows up on 'Findmypast'  revealing  his POW details. - He was taken POW on 21st March 1918 at St Quentin- 50361 Pte Albert Mansfield 'A' Company 16th Battalion Manchester Regiment.  Just wondered if anyone might have any more information to hand to help in my research. I think he might have been called up in May 1916,  his service number appears to be higher up than the 1914 - 4 digit originals - but I am not sure.  I have bought a copy of 'Manchester Pals' to help me along the way but any help from the forum would be appreciated.
Cheers.

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1939 - 1945 / Re: James (Jim) Viner Manchester Regt

« Last post by RAFling on October 09, 2023, 08:12:46 PM »

Same person, new name.

UPDATE: applied for service records but it's likely a 6 month wait. Service number was passed from the museum incorrectly, maybe due to handwriting. It should read 3535731 Pte/Cpl J Viner.

Still haven't found details of basic training for the soldiers joining up in 1940. What i'm really looking for now is some personal accounts of 6th/1st Bttn in NW Europe from the UK to the end of the war. Does anyone have anything or know of any books written from this point of view?

R

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Applications for Commemoration / Re: Samuel Jones 30641 (32516 Lincolnshire Regt)

« Last post by PaulC on October 07, 2023, 01:02:37 PM »

Find-a-Grave, no headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/260101498/samuel-jones

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POW WW1 section / Re: A place for PoW database amendments and additions

« Last post by Tim Bell on October 07, 2023, 07:45:07 AM »

L/Cpl 9274 Walter Shooter
Walter Shooter enlisted 12/10/1903 serving with 2nd & 1st Bns.  Mobilised from Reserve on 31/07/1915 (Possibly in India), he was posted to 1st Manchesters and attached to 1st Bn OBLI, disembarking Mesopotamia 25/08/1915. Captured at Kut-al-Amarah, Walter Died as PoW of Beri Beri at Aleppo in January 1917.  The service record refers to a burial but he is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1219&h=1774837&tid=&pid=&queryId=3748caadbff0e2c8de0c147d3f6022b0&usePUB=true&_phsrc=hMb7622&_phstart=successSource

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Hello / Re: Father in Law

« Last post by rafboy on October 06, 2023, 04:06:06 PM »

Thank you, I most certainly will, on retrieving his military records, could I do using my wife's name, his daughter?

You should be able to, you will need a death certificate.
The records have been moved to the National Archive at Kew, I am aware from contacts that when requesting a RAF record the reply was it won't be available for 12 months because the records are being digitised. Worth a try though.
See: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mod-open-foi-request-step1
Cliff

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Hello / Re: Father in Law

« Last post by Bob Jones on October 06, 2023, 12:51:42 PM »

Thank you, I most certainly will, on retrieving his military records, could I do using my wife's name, his daughter?