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George Taylor L/46917


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Hi there,

 

George Taylor, L/46917, RA

 

I have a relation who lived at 60, High St Poplar and I have found his pension record on Ancestry. Therefore there should be a MIC and a Medal Roll or 2 also. The problem is I am unable to find it. I have been looking for ages and although have put in all the usual variants can't find them.

Perhaps I'm missing something, then I thought the chaps on the War Forum have never let me down in the past.

 

I thank you all in advance for your help, this is a great site and I have always found the members very helpful. Once again thanks in advance.

 

I would love to know what I'm doing wrong.

 

Cheers,

 

Alan

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L/46417 in fact.

 

He enlisted 11/10/1915, but was discharged 10/2/1916 having lied about his age (claiming to be 19 when he was 17). He hadn't gone abroad and so had no entitlement to medals.

 

He may well have re-enlisted later.

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fmp search George Taylor use optional keywords 46417  no prefix.

6 or 7 pages, clearly no medal entitlement and had been absent on a couple of occasions.

 

as IPT said, he may have enlisted later when needed, BUT probably not Army as record was on file OR maybe gave a false name.

also , as he went missing a few times I doubt he would have re signed on again....

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interestingly, they also have another George (Henry) also born 1896 showing as being from Poplar as well, joined in Feb 1917 discharged due to appendicitis march 1918.

would probably be a common name but from same area of London, who knows

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