BIFFO Posted 24 October , 2018 Share Posted 24 October , 2018 I recently bought from a well known auction site a BWM-VM both inscribed R JONES 12124 SWB trying to trace this mans mroll-mic it took me ages,then I saw ee jones Manchester reg service number 12124 do gwf think these are fake or have been erased then re stamped please see copy of mic and medal edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 24 October , 2018 Share Posted 24 October , 2018 Hi Biffo, How about this chap? Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin RussT Posted 24 October , 2018 Admin Share Posted 24 October , 2018 Why don't you think it is this chap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIFFO Posted 24 October , 2018 Author Share Posted 24 October , 2018 (edited) tthank you both chaps,at least now I know his battalion where on earth did you find this,I have trawled records all this morning till me bums numb,how did they both have the same service number probably is my man Edited 24 October , 2018 by BIFFO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 24 October , 2018 Admin Share Posted 24 October , 2018 (edited) Ancestry has him here https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1262/30850_A000869-01888?pid=5556949&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DvQI309%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3Dmedalrolls%26gsln%3Djones%26gsln_x%3DNP_NN_NS%26cp%3D0%26_F00061C3%3Dsouth%20wales%20borderers%26_F8007A65%3D12124%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26redir%3Dfalse%26uidh%3De21%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D0%26h%3D5556949%26recoff%3D10%2054%2055%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=vQI309&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true Absent voters list https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61320&h=25514&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=vQI310&_phstart=successSource And it looks like service records might survive too... Edited 24 October , 2018 by DavidOwen being cautious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIFFO Posted 24 October , 2018 Author Share Posted 24 October , 2018 GOOD OLD GWFcomes up trumps again,with all your help have found record of my man,yep even think I have found his service record mind he`s English born in Bedford still every one cant have the privilege of being a taffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxD Posted 24 October , 2018 Share Posted 24 October , 2018 24 minutes ago, BIFFO said: how did they both have the same service number probably is my man There are 69 medal cards for men with the number 12124 - 'cos numbers were at the time regimental, service, ie unique, numbers were introduced in 1920. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Inspector Posted 24 October , 2018 Share Posted 24 October , 2018 (edited) Hi His service records are here https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1219&h=1056963&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=tIF4396&_phstart=successSource Regards Barry Born 18.12.1897, died March 1973. Bedford, 4a,55. Formerly 29387 Edited 24 October , 2018 by The Inspector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIFFO Posted 25 October , 2018 Author Share Posted 25 October , 2018 thank you for your help Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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