128 Oxford Heavy Battery

[SteveE]

Albert Edward Harris served 12 years with the Oxfordshire Light Infantry but did not serve in the 2nd Anglo-Boer War, he was with the 2nd Battalion in India at the time.

His record is available in the WO97 series at Kew and on FMP, a quick resume of which shows he:

10.08.96 Attested and Posted to Depot with service number 5258.

12.08.96 Joined at Oxford.

24.11.96 Posted to 1st Battalion OLI.

08.09.98 Posted to 2nd Battalion OLI.

24.11.03 Transferred to Army Reserve Section B

09.08.08 Discharged on Termination of 2nd Period of Engagement.

He served:

Home 10.08.96 to 07.09.98

India 08.09.98 to 23.10.03

Home 24.10.03 to 09.08.08

He gave his age as 18 when he attested. Parents Job Edward & Sarah Harris and Wilfred, a younger brother, were living at 6 King Street, Oxford.

Regards

Steve

[thor432]

Well Blow me down, thats great information Steve

I will pass this info on to (SOFO) for there records, by the way Wilfred is Arthur Wilfred Harris who serverd with the 15th (The Kings) Hussars. As I am new to all this what is the FMP ?

Thanks

Dave

[SteveE]

FMP = Find my Past, the genealogical website.

Steve

[thor432]

Thanks Steve

your information has been, as with others first class and will help me build a profile on my family war history

[yeokeith]

Hi At the moment I'm creating a record of Albert's service for upload to the Soldiers Of Oxfordshire) SOFO database. Just thought I'd point out his service no. went from 69 to 291381

(not 281934 - this is the service no. for another Albert Edward Harris in the RGA) I expect you know it then went to 494886 when he transferred to the Labour Corps.

Regards,

Keith