Un-identified WW1 dog tag

[Guest Mikee]

I believe this is a WW1 dog tag belonging to my great uncle, William Elliott, and would be grateful for any help in deciphering the information it contains.

I know he eventually joined the RMLI and was killed in North Russia in 1919 but the service number (?)on the tag is completely different to his RMLI records. However, there is a family "legend" that says he tried to enlist in the army when he was too young and was returned to his parents when he was found out. I wonder if this tag is related to that event.

[HarryBettsMCDCM]

R12877 KRR [Kings Royal Rifle Corps] C of E.

[trenchtrotter]

KRR = Kings Royal Rifles.

CE = Church of England

R 12877 = regimental number.

Regards

TT

[apwright]

Your family legend is true!

Ancestry has 14 pages of a "pension record" for 12877 William ELLIOTT of Gosport, Hants, occupation Porter, declared age 18 yrs 0 months, enlisted King's Royal Rifles at Gosport on 16/10/1915.

At Military Hospital Winchester 28/10/15 to 5/11/15 with tonsillitis.

Posted 6th Bn 13/11/15.

Discharged 7/2/16 "having made a mis-statement as to age on enlistment".

NoK: father William, mother Emily, brother George, of 17 Chapel Lane, Gosport.

Adrian

[Guest Mikee]

Wow- I am stunned! The NoK information stacks up perfectly. Now we know - he was only 15 yrs 7 mths when he first enlisted.

Many thanks for your help Adrian

Rgds

Mike

(PS Can you give me fuller details of the "Ancestry" source please?)

Your family legend is true!

Ancestry has 14 pages of a "pension record" for 12877 William ELLIOTT of Gosport, Hants, occupation Porter, declared age 18 yrs 0 months, enlisted King's Royal Rifles at Gosport on 16/10/1915.

At Military Hospital Winchester 28/10/15 to 5/11/15 with tonsillitis.

Posted 6th Bn 13/11/15.

Discharged 7/2/16 "having made a mis-statement as to age on enlistment".

NoK: father William, mother Emily, brother George, of 17 Chapel Lane, Gosport.

Adrian