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Another grossly mis-indexed (on Anc****y as GPPDSPM) WW1 Service Record (WO 363): William GOODSON, b abt 1897, NORWICH; enlisted 1915 (home address c/o Mrs HUNT); died November 1916 (buried in France); mother GERTRUDE ELLEN FULLER of CATTON, Norwich; brother CHARLES WILLIAM FULLER; aunt Madelin...

Mis-filed (on Anc****y) as - wait for it - Thomas C Battery 17th County Palatines Brigade RFA! No wonder a search wouldn't show!! (Unfortunately, not one of mine - I was just interested to see what names appeared in the CB section. I have changed it in the Index, but Goodness knows how long that...

Mis-filed with P V Xavier's WW1 Service Records (WO 363): Just one (very badly damaged) Oath page, signed in Calcutta, August 1915, by Horace Lefeyt JASPER, with witness signature L G MOOJEN. Both signatures are very faint. Perhaps this may be of use for "placing your man". Anc****y, XAV,...

Mis-filed in the FUK section of the WW1 Service Records (WO 363): Samba FULA or FULLA (signed with his mark); Attestation for the West African Regiment, completed at Wilberforce in SIERRA LEONE, October 1925; son of MAMARAI (deceased); born Bambuku-Kura, abt 1904 (marked as age 21, so may not be...

Mis-filed with Francis Richard Fuke's WW1 Service Records (WO 363): One type-written slip of paper with a handwritten insertion: "31755 Gnr A MARTIN, D/180th Bde., RFA (Burton on Trent). Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal. For gallantry and devotion to duty. He has served continuously in his...

Filed in the WW1 Service Records (WO 363) under A' (A apostrophe): Thomas A'HARA or O'HARA (both spellings in the record); born GLASGOW, abt 1896; attested (Machine Gun Corps) 1916 - and also attested (HLI) in 1912, age 17; mother Maggie (Bridgeton, Glasgow); father GEORGE (Solway Street,...

Filed in WW1 Service Records (WO 363) under A' (A apostrophe): George A'COURT, born March 1888, attested 1915, address LEAMINGTON; son RICHARD JOHN A'COURT b 1912 (Castle Carey) with guardian Mrs JACKSON in READING; discharged 1919, address MARTOCK, SOMERSET; Anc****y, A'C, pages 25 to 31

Filed in WW1 Service Records (WO 363) under A' (A apostrophe): Reginald John A'COURT, b 1895; Cycle Engineer, attested 1915, address BLANDFORD, Dorset; mother CLARA; mobilised (RGA) 1916; discharged 1919. Several duplicate pages. Anc****y, A'C, pages 39 to 49

Filed in WW1 Service Records (WO 363) under A' (A apostrophe): George Alfred ACOURT, b St Pancras (London) abt 1878; attested 1896. No record of WW1 Service in this section. Anc****y, A'C, pages 34 to 36

Filed in WW1 Service Records (WO 363) under A' (A apostrophe): Ernest Edward ACOURT, home address BRISTOL, Postman, b abt 1890; m Emily Victoria PEARCE 1908 (Redcliffe); son Leslie Ernest b 1909; enlisted Glos Regt 1915, discharged 1919; Anc****y, A'C, pages 18 to 22

Filed in WW1 Service Records (WO 363) under A' (A apostrophe): Emanuel Odessa A'COURT; born 1893, home address BATH; Cowman & Carter; m Mabel GOSNEY 1913 (Yeovil); children Laura Annie (1913) & Kathleen Doris (1916); Anc****y, A'C, pages 8 to 15

Filed in WW1 Service Records (WO363) under A' (A apostrophe): Charles John A'COURT; 1891 - 1903 East Surrey Regt; joined Royal Engineers 1918, aged 48, home address BOW (London); wife MARGARET; Anc****y, A'C, pages 1 to 5

Filed in WW1 service Records (WO 363) under A' (A apostrophe): Burton A'BEAR; born 1891 Henley on Thames; first enlisted 1908, father JOHN Burton Abear; trade Farming; discharged (Kents) 1916 but it looks as though he re-enlisted with the Hussars in 1916 - wounded 1917, served until 1919. ...

Filed in WO 363 (WW1 Service Records) under A': Frederick Thomas A'BROOK, born 1896, enlisted 1915, home address Clapham/Clapton, next of kin WILLIAM A'Brook. Anc****y, A', pages 1 to 9

Just 2 pages mis-filed at the very end of the AAR section of the WW1 Service Records (WO 363): 1178 Frederick ABBA, Non-Comb Corps, born 1877, de-mobbed May 1919 - address LANCASTER, Anc****y, AAR, pages 445 & 446

Filed as AARONS in Anc****y's WW1 Service Records (WO 363) - which MAY be the correct surname - the information on the forms varies: Pte 557174 Jack AARONS alias ZIPPOLE; nationality Russian; enlisted Labour Corps April 1918 - home address Stoke Newington; b about 1896; brother Maurice (Aarons);...

Misfiled as surname AARON in WW1 Service Records (WO 363): Aaron EZARI or AZARI, born Schem, Nablus, Palestine abt 1890; enlisted Royal Fusiliers at Jerusalem, June 1918; m wife Beiyah 1911; discharged March/April 1920, Jerusalem; Trade - Tinsmith Anc****y, AAR, pages 42 to 54

Mis-filed in the AAR section of the WW1 Service Records (WO 363): 17251 Private Alfred SPENCER, Royal Army Veterinary Corps, enlisted May 1916, discharged May 1919 to an address in High Barnet, his sister was in Swindon, Also, on page 10 of these records: 2166 Sgt G TAYLOR, RAVC, enlisted...

Mis-filed with Victor Eaton Usherwood's WW1 Service Records (WO 363): Military History Sheets of 2767/1873 G WHITE, father EDWARD, mother ELIZABETH, home address Chiddingstone, KENT or Hounslow. Service 1914 to 1919 (in India 1917 to 1919). Anc****y, USH, page 3505 & 3506