Hi
I am looking for help on the abbreviations used in this book.
We have entry for Frederick Feston which has the inial "e" then Clapham.
He served and died with the Queens Royal West Surrey 2nd Btn.
We have assumed over a number of years that the e referred to enlisted but would like to be sure.
ANC has the entry transcribed as place of birth Clapham which wasn't true.
Cheers. Ed
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Soldiers who died in the great war
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Commonwealth War Graves:
Rank:Private
Service No:T/265338
Date of Death:26/10/1917
Age:25
Regiment/Service:The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 14 to 17 and 162 to 162A.
Memorial:TYNE COT
MEMORIALAdditional Information: Husband of Ada Rosetta Feston, of 20, Leyton Square, Peckham Park Rd., Peckham, London.
Ancestry data set: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Says that he was living in Clapham and Enlisted in London
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23-07-2014, 7:49 AM #4
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We have entry for Frederick Feston which has the inial "e" then Clapham.
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23-07-2014, 9:39 AM #5
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soldiers who died in the Great War
Indeed !! I have a photocopy of the actual book page. So the "e" has been missed out in ANC transcription or wherever they got it from. Hence the misunderstanding of the "Clapham". He was actually born and lived in Bermondsey, so I have assumed that he enlisted as a conscript given the dates at the RWS South London recruiting office.
Thanks for all the responses.
Cheers Ed
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