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Looking for Pte Gills - Leamington Spa


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Whilst looking for another mans papers on ancestry I came across 4 pages belonging to a Pte Gills of 22 Gordon Street, Leamington Spa, the papers a very badly damaged and do not offer much other than dates of transfer and reason for pension. I cannot find him listed on ancestry and there a a few possibilities on the MICs.

Age on enlistment in August 1917 is given as 18 years, his initial could be a G.

it would be a shame for what is left of this mans papers to remain hidden

Jon

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In the 1911 Census 22, Gordon St. Leamington Spa was occupied by the GELFS family.

There are pension records on ancestry (10 pages?) for 1822 Pte. Ernest Wilfred Gelfs, 10th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. His N.O.K. was his father Ernest Gelfs of 22, Gordon Street, Leamington Spa. The papers note that he was a P.O.W. He was older than the age indicated on the papers for Pte. Gills.

Not Pte Gills but the same address. Could you please post a link to the pension records which include the pages for Pte. Gills. He does not come up searching under that name, so assume his papers are mixed in with another man's.

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Now that you have posted the name Gelfs I would concur that this is in fact the name on the paper and the first initial which could have been a 'G' could also be a 'C' so I would suggest that these scant and very badly damaged papers belong to Ernest's brother Charles Gelfs who served with the Berkshires before being transferred to the LC. The papers in question can be found tucked at the back of Albert Beadle's papers (Clay End Walkern) Gelfs papers start at page 4940 - 4945.

Jon

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