Roger123 Posted 11 November , 2018 Share Posted 11 November , 2018 Hello Everyone, Please could anyone help? i think i have brought a trio of 1 of my great great relations ww1 medals, The name is G. Thornby 15532 Coldstream Guards. The problem is I have tried to find his address, just before he signed up. I have just joined Ancestry but I’m just going around in circles. Would there be a record of his home address when he signed up? Any help at all would be great. Thank You. Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulianR Posted 11 November , 2018 Share Posted 11 November , 2018 Roger, Yes, soldiers had to give their address on enlisting, but the question will be if it survives. A large number of Army Records were destroyed in WW2. No doubt a Coldstream expert will be along to help. But in the meantime try searching on Ancestry with just his name, once you get the list of results you can filter out by using edit search things you do not immediately need, so in collections just highlight UK and Ireland, which should bring down the number of results, then try military records. By doing that I found his MIC for the 1915 Star saying date of entry into theatre 21/12/15 France If you know anything else about him, add it on here to aid indentification Julian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 11 November , 2018 Share Posted 11 November , 2018 His BW and VM are mistakenly or not in the roll as George Thornley. 1914/15 Star is G Thornby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 11 November , 2018 Share Posted 11 November , 2018 If you know where he was from try 1911 Census Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 25 November , 2018 Share Posted 25 November , 2018 (edited) Cant add much apart from he probably enlisted 24th / 25th February 1915 Edited 25 November , 2018 by Coldstreamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 25 November , 2018 Share Posted 25 November , 2018 Weren't the Coldstream records kept at a different location to Arnside? So isn't there a chance his service record survives elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTracer44 Posted 25 November , 2018 Share Posted 25 November , 2018 Haven’t they gone to Glasgow, I’m sure Coldstreamer would know. Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTracer44 Posted 25 November , 2018 Share Posted 25 November , 2018 Well I have to make an apology as I have just been on the Guards Museum site and according to them the Coldstream Guards records are still at Wellington Barracks, London. Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjack91 Posted 25 November , 2018 Share Posted 25 November , 2018 Try Scotland's people website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phsvm Posted 25 November , 2018 Share Posted 25 November , 2018 Try find him on the 1911 census and then again on the 1939 register. If it's the same address or same area may give you an idea as to where he was - not a difinitve address but an 'area' possibly. If he enlisted at the beginning of 1915 that was early enough for some local newspapers to still be naming individuals who enlisted so if you have an area of where he might have been that may be another lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTracer44 Posted 25 November , 2018 Share Posted 25 November , 2018 Was he from Kent, as 95% of Thornby’s were according to Freebmd, there is a George Thomas Thornby born (Bridge reg dist) 1875, he is the only George who would fit. Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 4 December , 2018 Share Posted 4 December , 2018 On 25/11/2018 at 18:33, TTracer44 said: Well I have to make an apology as I have just been on the Guards Museum site and according to them the Coldstream Guards records are still at Wellington Barracks, London. Den they moved the records out for certain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspector Posted 4 December , 2018 Share Posted 4 December , 2018 (edited) Hi All Roger, who were your relaions? ?? George Thornby, b. 1874 Braebourne, Kent, 1881 census Thornbee, 1891..Thornley, 1901 ..Thorsby, 1911..Thornby. All at Sealey Farm, West Braebourne, Kent. Married 1908 to Emily Coleman. He died 8th July,1953, Sealey Farm....looking Regards Barry PM to Roger last visit 12th November...... Edited 4 December , 2018 by The Inspector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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