Hello.
I have been directed to this Boer War forum by timberman. My name is Fred Clark, I'm 57 and from Manchester. I first joined the forum for assistance in finding John William's war records. All the team have helped but can't him at all for the forces. They have assisted in other ways by finding members of my extended family brilliantly. JW was born in Gommersall, Yorkshire in 1880. He is shown as a "iron planer" in the 1911 census. I am attaching a page from the National Roll, he is bottom right. I know this is JW because my dad told me he lived in Hughes St, Ardwick as a kid. There is something amiss here as he can't be found. Can any one else please assist me in finding him. I have also been down to the museum in Ashton with no joy. If his record has been destroyed in the blitz then OK, but they would still have some record in the Manchesters at Ardwick. It is not JW Clark 4217 as he went to France in 1915.
Regards,
Fred Clark.