Old bible found any info appreciated

[stephen p nunn]

Here is my one....

[Lisa84]

6 hours ago, stephen p nunn said:

Here is my one....

Aww this is amazing ! It’s facinating when all the information comes together isn’t it.

[stephen p nunn]

Yes. Thanks Lisa84

[Lisa84]

On 26/10/2022 at 22:38, charlie962 said:

The army record 1907 shows William son of Alfred Elija and Lydia.

Charlie 

 the army record you mention , is there any further information I can obtain without signing up to a subscription on other sites. I would love to see if there is any information regarding his time served 

kind regards 

lisa 

[Lisa84]

On 26/10/2022 at 16:43, charlie962 said:

Welcome to the Forum.

 

William Acworth's service record survives. Attested to the Regular Army as number 8929 in the Loyal North Lancs.

Re-enlisted in the Artillery on 11/10/1910 with new number 62709.

Born Enfield, family living Ponders End in 1907- see list of siblings in service record. 

Charlie 

Edit- he deserted 1911 !!

 

Hi 

 how can I obtain these records without having to pay for enrollment of the particular site they are on I would love to be able to give these to his cousin ( twice removed) Ian Acworth who is still trying to find out more

kind regards 

lisa 

[Matlock1418]

39 minutes ago, Lisa84 said:

how can I obtain these records without having to pay for enrollment of the particular site they are on

Probably a case of waiting for a free 'trial' period - these periodically do occur on Ancestry and Find My Past - Especially common around 11 November time.

Just don't get caught and slip into a subscription - unless your experience here on GWF has, and a trial does, lead you off onto a slippery slope [along with many of us here ].

M

Edited 29 October , 2022 by Matlock1418

[keithmroberts]

if you are in the UK, and mobile, you will probably find that your local library service have an account with either Ancestry or FindMyPast or even both, that you can use free of charge.

 

 

[Matlock1418]

2 hours ago, keithmroberts said:

if you are in the UK, and mobile, you will probably find that your local library service have an account with either Ancestry or FindMyPast or even both, that you can use free of charge.

From my own experience, in my locale, this option seems to have been dropped "post-Covid lockdown"  - but worth an enquiry.

M

Edited 29 October , 2022 by Matlock1418

[GWF1967]

I have an official copy the same as the op. Mine is named to Gnr. Edward Frank Cross 34868. 24th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, who landed in France 9/9/1914, and was killed 27/9/1914. The bible was returned, and kept by his younger sister. 

[Lisa84]

52 minutes ago, GWF1967 said:

I have an official copy the same as the op. Mine is named to Gnr. Edward Frank Cross 34868. 24th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, who landed in France 9/9/1914, and was killed 27/9/1914. The bible was returned, and kept by his younger sister. 

Oh wow how amazing is that ! 

I wanted to research the army numbers I have 

William Acworth
Attested to the Regular Army as number 8929 in the Loyal North Lancs.

And then Re-enlisted in the Artillery on 11/10/1910 with new number 62709.

I just can’t seem to find anything I’m hoping an experienced researcher could maybe do a search for me and see if anything comes back even if it’s just a bit of information I can then record these findings to pass to the cousin of William ( twice removed) .