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Stumped tracing military record
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Gillian | Report | 24 Oct 2010 15:28 |
My father, George Alexander Fox, was born 11/09/1889 in Walthamstow, Essex. The 1911 census records him as 'labourer, blacksmith' living with parents in Walthamstow. He married towards the end of 1914; I am not aware of his trade then although he was, most of his adult life, a newsagent in Walthamstow. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 24 Oct 2010 15:39 |
A lot of first world war records were destroyed by fire so even if he was in the army his records may not have survived. |
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Norma | Report | 24 Oct 2010 15:42 |
Hi Gillian |
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Researching: |
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KathleenBell | Report | 24 Oct 2010 15:45 |
There WAS conscription in World War One. It started in 1916 after heavy losses on the Western Front. |
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Norma | Report | 24 Oct 2010 15:47 |
Hi Kath |
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Researching: |
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Gillian | Report | 24 Oct 2010 16:39 |
Thank you all for your input. |