Augustin Posted 16 November , 2022 Author Share Posted 16 November , 2022 Thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 17 minutes ago, Augustin said: Thank you very much You have plenty to write up. Can I ask what is your interest please? Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 His pension cards (2) tell us his RFA TF no changed 1917 to 630404. Also that he was suffering DAH, disorderly action heart? Attributable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 16 November , 2022 Share Posted 16 November , 2022 1 hour ago, charlie962 said: Looking at medal roll I see his 14/15 Star has him as 1358 Driver, 1st Highland Bde RFA. Entry France 2/5/15. His service record says France 1/5/16-28/6/16,( that will all be RFA) then home, then back to France with RE 2/2/18. So his Labour Corps service was all in UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin Posted 17 November , 2022 Author Share Posted 17 November , 2022 11 hours ago, charlie962 said: You have plenty to write up. Can I ask what is your interest please? Charlie Someone asked me to find this man who has a Scottish ancestor who married a French woman in December 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 2 hours ago, Augustin said: Someone asked me to find this man who has a Scottish ancestor who married a French woman in December 1918. Thanks. I wonder if he/she has further info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin Posted 17 November , 2022 Author Share Posted 17 November , 2022 Unfortunately, he has no information other than this sheet, which is why he is looking for his life's journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 Ok. I hope he finds this interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 11 minutes ago, charlie962 said: Ok. I hope he finds this interesting. I certainly did Charlie. Well done you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 Your friend can research his birth and appearance in censuses on the "Scotland's People" website: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/advanced-search#{"category":"statutory","record":"statutory-births"} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 1 hour ago, charlie962 said: Ok. I hope he finds this interesting. I suspect a chronological summary will help the OP. We who are steeped in this can tend to forget how impenetrable/confusing it can be to others less familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 (edited) I was sort of leaving that to Augustin, on the assumption he is 'assez experimenté'. I would hope that he would then flash a copy before us if further explanation or clarification was required before passing to his contact, who is probably not well informed? But happy to summarise if needed? Charlie I am curious to know how his family coped post WW2! Edited 17 November , 2022 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 (edited) 17 minutes ago, charlie962 said: I was sort of leaving that to Augustin, on the assumption he is 'assez experimenté'. I would hope that he would then flash a copy before us if further explanation or clarification was required before passing to his contact, who is probably not well informed? But happy to summarise if needed? Charlie I’m sure it would be helpful to Augustin, who might not be so familiar in a second language. Imagine us trying to explain this relatively complex sequence in French. Edited 17 November , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 Ok. J'essayerai plus tard ce soir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 4 minutes ago, charlie962 said: Ok. J'essayerai plus tard ce soir! It’s just a suggestion, nothing more than that. These explanations often come out piecemeal over the length of a thread and can be difficult for the unfamiliar to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 5 hours ago, FROGSMILE said: "..........Imagine us trying to explain this relatively complex sequence in French." ........ surely IWGC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, TullochArd said: ........ surely IWGC? Yes, but unlike you I could not find an image, despite a half hour search. Thank you. Edited 17 November , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 (edited) @Terry_Reeves Can I please pick your brain on part of this man's service please? Joseph Nelson from Aberdeen (a member of Aberdeen's Silver City Homing Pigeon Society) had served in France with the RFA TF then at Home with the Labour Corps, and I suspect as a result of health was transferred to the RE Pigeon Service in Jan 1918. He has a heavily damaged service record that shows he was issued RE no 406571 c6/1/1918. On 2/2/18 he landed back in France and this is a little snippet from his record, courtesy Findmypast I wondered whether that little squiggle under Pigeon might relate to say Mobile Loft no16? If so, do you know anything about that unit? I looked at Howard Williamson's GWCompanion vol3 but it's not mentioned. Prior to this in Jan he was M Company which I assume was Depot, Chatham? By the time he got married Dec 1918 he was S Corps Signal Co, which I presume was attached to VIII Corps? Any thoughts/corrections please? Thanks, Charlie Edited 17 November , 2022 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 There is a war diary for the Pigeon Service which may or may not assist with your query Here is the Link Free to download from the National Archives you will have to register first (also free) Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 Thank you Ray. I hesitate to load such a large file on my poor old phone...so it will have to wait until I can get at a friend's pc. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 49 minutes ago, charlie962 said: @Terry_Reeves Can I please pick your brain on part of this man's service please? Joseph Nelson from Aberdeen (a member of Aberdeen's Silver City Homing Pigeon Society) had served in France with the RFA TF then at Home with the Labour Corps, and I suspect as a result of health was transferred to the RE Pigeon Service in Jan 1918. He has a heavily damaged service record that shows he was issued RE no 406571 c6/1/1918. On 2/2/18 he landed back in France and this is a little snippet from his record, courtesy Findmypast I wondered whether that little squiggle under Pigeon might relate to say Mobile Loft no16? If so, do you know anything about that unit? I looked at Howard Williamson's GWCompanion vol3 but it's not mentioned. Prior to this in Jan he was M Company which I assume was Depot, Chatham? By the time he got married Dec 1918 he was S Corps Signal Co, which I presume was attached to VIII Corps? Any thoughts/corrections please? Thanks, Charlie Charlie M Depot Company was at St Mary’s Barracks, Chatham, an old Napoleonic war casemated barracks to the rear of Brompton Barracks. S Corps Signal Company became 18 Corps Signal Company. With regard to lofts, I have not seen a PS record that records a loft. TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 Thank you Terry. Is there a war diary for S Corps Signal Co end 1918? Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 18 Corps Signal Company war diary here: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=18+Corps+Signal+Company+AND+WO+95&_sd=&_ed=&_hb= Corps alphabetical nomenclatures became numerical in 1916. There was no letter “I” lest it got confused with the number 1. TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 Thanks. I see where I went wrong with my search terms. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 17 November , 2022 Share Posted 17 November , 2022 4 minutes ago, charlie962 said: Thanks. I see where I went wrong with my search terms. Charlie Sorry, my internet connection collapsed. There is no diary for that date. I have also checked the RE library catalogue, no luck there either I’m afraid. TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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