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Charles Frederick Grant - WO1 in RAMC


corisande

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Thanks to a felicitous contact, I have been able to turn my spotlight on a branch of my family that I never had expected to open up. However such is the way of life that I immediately run into a dead end

I have fuller notes on Charles Frederick Grant, including his MIC on this link - click

In essence he was a WO1 in RAMC, but MIC shows only BWM. He was a regular soldier, a sergeant in RAMC in 1911 census, does not appear to have been commissioned, and I assume served on after 1920. The link shows you

1. He was born in Dublin in 1884

2. A clerk in 1901 census in Dublin

3. Married in Ireland in 1908 to Adelaide Victoria Goodwin

4. A RAMC sergeant in 1901 census living in London

5. MIC for BWM only for him as WO1

6. Died in Rugby in 1945

I have never researched anyone in RAMC in WW1, so although the MIC gives his service number - 18613 - I have not been able to find anything out about his WW1 service. Nor do I know when he would have enlisted with that number

Any help with any part of his life would be most welcome.

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corisande

Having just the BWM would put him as serving in a non-war zone like India.

You may know that the RAMC Medal Rolls aren't too helpful in terms of unit served .

WO329/2103 page 127 has his Roll.

Sotonmate

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Living in Charlton in 1901, he was probably posted to the Royal Herbert Hospital, Shooters Hill.

Jon

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You may know that the RAMC Medal Rolls aren't too helpful in terms of unit served .

Yes, that was the conclusion I reached.

The tip on a non war zone like India is something I can explore, if I manage to find any of the family who knew him. In other words it tends to stimulate memories more if I can say "India/" rather than asking if they knew where he served.

And thanks for the lead on Royal Herbert Hospital, I will see what I can find on that.

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