joloste Posted 24 August , 2015 Share Posted 24 August , 2015 I've found an article in a newspaper for a marriage of a Sergeant W.J.Pickering with the initials R.H.I.J. afterwards. Is someone able to tell me what these initials stand for. I've tried searching but can't come up with an answer. I'm assuming it's an army regiment as the marriage took place during World War 1. Many thanks, Gillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 24 August , 2015 Share Posted 24 August , 2015 Is it definitely an I? Could be Royal Horse Artillery J (Battery). Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackblue Posted 24 August , 2015 Share Posted 24 August , 2015 Is it in the British Newspaper Archive Gillian? If so what paper and date? Tim D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackblue Posted 24 August , 2015 Share Posted 24 August , 2015 Found in the Newcastle Journal 27 April 1916. Definitely says R.H.I.J! Ancestry has Sarah J Welton marrying William J Pickering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackblue Posted 24 August , 2015 Share Posted 24 August , 2015 None I can see in the RHA....there is a RFA TF and an ASC man. What about some sort of abbreviation for the Northumberland Hussars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 24 August , 2015 Share Posted 24 August , 2015 If the the newspaper printed H as a mistake for an M, it could be Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackblue Posted 24 August , 2015 Share Posted 24 August , 2015 Looking at Ancestry he appears to have spent his whole life in Northumberland. If I have the right man he is born 1880 and a Railway Relief Porter with the North Eastern Railway in 1911. Might not be the right man as this one is already married in 1911. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackblue Posted 24 August , 2015 Share Posted 24 August , 2015 Wrong family that one....I think the right one is William John Pickering born 1881/2 Dinnington Parish. Farm worker in 1911 Census. http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1911England&h=30260911&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6598 Rgds Tim D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 24 August , 2015 Share Posted 24 August , 2015 I think he might have been Lt William John Pickering, 15th Hussars, commissioned 24/8/1917, captured 22/3/1918. Formerly 730/270189 Northumberland Hussars. Address Britley Cottage, Wark-on-Tyne. Ancestry Medal Card - http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1262/30850_A001235-02774?pid=5603186&backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fgss%3dangs-g%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26gsfn%3dwilliam%2bjohn%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dpickering%26gsln_x%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26gskw%3d%2522hussars%2522%26gskw_x%3d1%26cp%3d0%26catbucket%3drstp%26uidh%3didw%26pcat%3dROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3d5603186%26recoff%3d11%2b22%2b23%2b24%26db%3dMedalRolls%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true NA medal card - http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D4635507 Red Cross Info - http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Zoom/E/04/01/C_G1_E_04_01_0132/C_G1_E_04_01_0132_0023.JPG/ Mention of Lt William Pickering, Little Swinburne, as a prisoner, in North Tyne Magazine - http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6809 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackblue Posted 24 August , 2015 Share Posted 24 August , 2015 Nice one. That's the lad I was looking at...what is RHIJ though?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 24 August , 2015 Share Posted 24 August , 2015 Reserve Hussars Imperial Jeomanry. Not a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joloste Posted 24 August , 2015 Author Share Posted 24 August , 2015 Thank you to all those who have helped and commented on this topic. I didn't expect so many replies so quickly. It is the William John Pickering born Dinnington and living in Little Swinburne, Northumberland in 1911. I also had found the medal card for Lt. William John Pickering 15th Hussars but was thrown as there is no mention of him being a Sergeant as quoted in the newspaper article in 1916. However, the address of Britley (possibly should be Birtley) Cottage Wark-on-Tyne does fit as this is where his wife's family were living in 1911. Thank you also for the additional information from the Red Cross and the mention in the North Tyne magazine. Lots of new leads to follow. Although we still don't know what the RHIJ stands for!! Best wishes, Gillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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