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Remembered Today:

Lance Corporal PO/12424 Ernest Christopher Dunkinson


HTSCF Fareham

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This chap was Royal Marine Light Infantry and died from pneumonia on 28/10/1918, buried at Firemans Corner, Highgate Cemetery.

 

The bit I need help on is against his name, it mentions RFRB 1101. What does RFRB stand for? Google has let me down and just provides other RFRB with other numbers against it. I could make a guess at what the initials stand for, but think it best that I ask the experts.

 

Thanks!

 

[EDIT] Sorry, just realised that I've put this under the wrong heading!!

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No expert but I think it says RMR B. Looking at his service record he went to reserve and became B/1101 at that time. Mobilised in 1914. Not sure what B means in this context

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He was a reservist, of class B, hence RFR/B/1101 is recorded. 

 

If memory serves me right, class A meant that a certain amount of time had to be served, in relation to out-Pension entitlement. I think this was done away with prior to 1914.

For those sailors and marines who had "served their time" (12 years for Marine other ranks) especially those who received the 1914 Star, both their Official Number (PO/12424 in this case) and their Royal Fleet Reserve number can appear in the paperwork.

Edited by Keith_history_buff
Typo: O.N. = Official Number
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The late Paul Benyon had this on his wonderful pbenyon website, which should answer your questions on the Royal Fleet Reserve.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190810114559/http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/RFR/RFR.html

 

An interesting quote from Horatio2
  

On 10/11/2019 at 11:39, horatio2 said:

On being discharged to pension after 21 years' service, an RN pensioner had the option of joining the Royal Fleet Reserve (Class 'A') which entailed annual training and liability to mobilisation.There were eleven RFR 'A' pensioners in BAYANO. However, even if they were not in the RFR, all RN pensioners were laible to recall. The former are recorded under their RFR 'A' number, the latter are just noted as (Pens).

Many (older) pensioners (RFR or not) were indeed employed ashore to release younger serving ratings for the Fleet.

 


 

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23 hours ago, Keith_history_buff said:

The late Paul Benyon had this on his wonderful pbenyon website, which should answer your questions on the Royal Fleet Reserve.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190810114559/http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/RFR/RFR.html

 

An interesting quote from Horatio2

 

Paul Benyon's website certainly provides all the detail. Thank you, Keith for highlighting it!

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19 hours ago, sadbrewer said:

This might give a clue, published the day after his death.

 

 

Screenshot_20200501-014833.jpg

 

This also answers as to why he was buried at Firemans Corner, Highgate Cemetery.

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