Augustin Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 Hello, I am trying to find the life story of this man: Nelson Joseph Maeniven, born in Dumfries in Scotland, pioneer of the "S" Corp Signal compagny R.E of the British army in Scotland, I don't know more... any help highly appreciated, Thank you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 Can you tell us anything more about him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin Posted 16 November , 2022 Author Share Posted 16 November , 2022 Here is a document in French about this soldier, it is the only information about this soldier that I know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Augustin said: Nelson Joseph Maeniven, born in Dumfries in Scotland, pioneer of the "S" Corp Signal compagny R.E of the British army in Scotland, I don't know more... I read the document as Joseph McNiven NELSON RE (he signs his name as Mc) I know of 5 Great War Joseph NELSON Royal Engineers. Also named are Robert Ferguson and Fred Metcalfe of the same unit ....... nice story with likely GWF potential ...... albeit back from 1922 .....more to follow Edited 16 November , 2022 by TullochArd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 14 minutes ago, TullochArd said: 3 hours ago, Augustin said: Nelson Joseph Maeniven, born in Dumfries in Scotland, pioneer of the "S" Corp Signal compagny R.E of the British army in Scotland, I don't know more... I read the document as Joseph McNiven NELSON Agreed though possibly MacNiven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 2 minutes ago, charlie962 said: Agreed though possibly MacNiven ....... and 100% agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 I hid my post re JM Nelson 10541 because that was an Australian, John maurice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, charlie962 said: ......... and repatriated to Australia 11 May 1919 ................ the hunt continues! Edited 16 November , 2022 by TullochArd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 Here he is. Wife is Sophie. 406571 Service record on FindmyPast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 ..... my French is certainly 'très terrible' but I am seeing father: Joseph Nelson a Dentist from Aberdeen and mother: Margaret also of Aberdeen ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 Probably need to check RA Attestations.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 2 minutes ago, TullochArd said: ..... my French is certainly 'très terrible' but I am seeing father: Joseph Nelson a Dentist from Aberdeen and mother: Margaret also of Aberdeen ........ Très bon! JMN was in the Pigeon Service 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 (edited) Intentional Deletion - double entry Edited 16 November , 2022 by TullochArd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, charlie962 said: JMN was in the Pigeon Service 1918. ...... you are a mine of information Charlie ....... Pigeon Service 1918! Enlighten me how we have moved from a civil document relating to a marriage in 1922 but supporting evidence from a declared union in November 1918. Yours "Bamboozled" Edited 16 November , 2022 by TullochArd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 9 minutes ago, TullochArd said: Joseph Nelson a Dentist Joseph was a dental mechanic when he attested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 (edited) Born 17/2/1896 per the French cert but gave his age as 19y6m when attesting Aug 1914. Could he have had an English marriage that then was formally registered in France? (Edit- see later post) Edited 16 November , 2022 by charlie962 Correcting birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 2 minutes ago, charlie962 said: Born 19/2/1896 per the French cert but gave his age as 19y6m when attesting Aug 1914. Could he have had an English marriage that then was formally registered in France? I'll go with that Charlie. Thanks for your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 24 minutes ago, charlie962 said: check RA Attestations Not there. Looking at medal roll I see his 14/15 Star has him as 1358 Driver, 1st Highland Bde RFA. Entry France 2/5/15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 (edited) His service record is damaged and hard to follow. The BWM/VM roll makes sense. There's an intriguing annotation. His medals were found 1940 at Dunkirk Evacuation! https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/5119/images/41629_611411_5446-00179?backlabel=ReturnSearchResults&queryId=e51af8f47caae98ac270b147de40a77f&pId=5988723 Sorry, screenshot illegible. Edited 16 November , 2022 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 (edited) 55 minutes ago, TullochArd said: It very much looks the same but how come we are looking at a civil document relating to a marriage in 1922 but supporting evidence from a declared union in November 1918 ........ ? Cert is dated 14 Dec 1918. The 22 is 2022!! Even so a slight date dif. I think there might have been a church bit 30/11/18 but the legal bit at the Mairie was 14/12/18. Separation of church and state! Edited 16 November , 2022 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 18 minutes ago, charlie962 said: Cert is dated 14 Dec 1918. The 22 is 2022!! Even so a slight date dif. I think there might have been a church bit 30/11/18 but the legal bit at the Mairie was 14/12/18. Separation of church and state! Doh! 2022 it is ...... but in my defence I did declare my French as 'très terrible'........however I'll now revise that assessment to 'incroyablement mauvais' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 (edited) Well, this now gets very interesting. Following up on that medal roll annotation of his medals being found at Evacuation of Dunkirk, here is what was going on. This from Aberdeen Press 4/7/1940. There's a good book on WW2 Resistance by a teenage lad whose father was a CWGC cemetery manager and interned. I read it a couple of years back. Must look up the name ..(edit..Stephen Grady - excellent story). Edited 16 November , 2022 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 Evening Express 19/9/1944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 Another extract courtesy Findmypast newspapers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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