TomWW1 Posted 19 January Share Posted 19 January Name Thomas Lightfoot Gender Male Enlistment Age 26 Birth Date abt 1889 Marriage Date 27 Oct 1913 Marriage Place Prat Agterian Church Grosmont Sq All Saints Manchester Document Date 1915 Residence Place 13 Damley St, Old Trafford Manchester Military Date 1915 Relationship to Soldier Self (Head) Regimental Number 136961rga Regiment Name Royal Field Artillery Number of Images 2 Form Title Short Service Attestation Just now, TomWW1 said: Name Thomas Lightfoot Gender Male Enlistment Age 26 Birth Date abt 1889 Marriage Date 27 Oct 1913 Marriage Place Prat Agterian Church Grosmont Sq All Saints Manchester Document Date 1915 Residence Place 13 Damley St, Old Trafford Manchester Military Date 1915 Relationship to Soldier Self (Head) Regimental Number 136961rga Regiment Name Royal Field Artillery Number of Images 2 Form Title Short Service Attestation I know nothing more than this about him but I would like to know more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomWW1 Posted 19 January Author Share Posted 19 January Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interested Posted 19 January Share Posted 19 January Looking at the typos, I think the address is Darnley Street, but the church.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan1892 Posted 19 January Share Posted 19 January Find My Past hold some paperwork for him. His Casualty Form - Active Service shows that he enlisted on 28.8.1916 (image courtesy of Find MY Past) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan1892 Posted 19 January Share Posted 19 January The attached image (courtesy of Find My Past) shows that he was in the Anti Aircraft Reserve Brigade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan1892 Posted 19 January Share Posted 19 January The attached image (courtesy of Find My Past) shows that when he was de-mobbed (on the 30 April 1919, to Class 'Z') his place of residence was in Manchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan1892 Posted 19 January Share Posted 19 January He also has a surviving record under the service number 164979, 3rd Reserve Brigade, Royal Field Artillery -- this shows that he attested on the 8 December 1915 but not mobilised until 18 August 1916. A search of he Medal Index Cards and Medal Rolls has failed to find anything for this man meaning that he did not serve overseas. (images courtesy of Find My Past) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aim Posted 19 January Share Posted 19 January 5 hours ago, TomWW1 said: Name Thomas Lightfoot Gender Male Enlistment Age 26 Birth Date abt 1889 Marriage Date Marriage Place Prat Agterian Church Grosmont Sq All Saints Manchester Document Date 1915 Residence Place 13 Damley St, Old Trafford Manchester Military Date 1915 Relationship to Soldier Self (Head) Regimental Number 136961rga Regiment Name Royal Field Artillery Number of Images 2 Form Title Short Service Attestation I know nothing more than this about him but I would like to know more My machine can't find Grosmont Square, Manchester, and I haven't tried the Church (Presbyterian?), aim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomWW1 Posted 20 January Author Share Posted 20 January 15 hours ago, Allan1892 said: He also has a surviving record under the service number 164979, 3rd Reserve Brigade, Royal Field Artillery -- this shows that he attested on the 8 December 1915 but not mobilised until 18 August 1916. A search of he Medal Index Cards and Medal Rolls has failed to find anything for this man meaning that he did not serve overseas. (images courtesy of Find My Past) Allan, I thank you all for this I could not for the life of me find this information on Ancestry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 20 January Share Posted 20 January (edited) 14 hours ago, aim said: My machine can't find Grosmont Square, Manchester, and I haven't tried the Church (Presbyterian?), There is a good write up the history of Grosvenor Square on this link - click And it clearly refers to Presbyterian Church. There is a full write up here - click. It was demolished in 1974 Edited 20 January by corisande Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 20 January Share Posted 20 January 1 hour ago, TomWW1 said: I could not for the life of me find this information on Ancestry It is on Ancestry - click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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