merchant navy to army ?

[Richard1955]

Thanks Coromandel
I don't remember where I read that info to be honest as it was a while ago
but I'll have a look at that.

[Richard1955]

The 1911 census ref: RG14PN34980 SN9999 might be worth looking at.

[deanC]

morning Richard

thanks for your help , i am looking forward to a bit of research into the merchant navy ,most of my ancestors etc have been army or RAF .

i will let you know how i get on .

dean

[Richard1955]

Morning Dean
You have plenty to check out but firstly have a look at the last census.
I'm pretty sure it's your James.

[deanC]

Good afternoon All

update on my thread ,

james william brown b. 6th july 1885 deptford ,kent d. june 1930 new forest hants .
married : march 1913 - st johns sidcup/bromley
catherine stotter b. 1888 greenwich

served in the merchant navy - union castle line as a pantry man .

joined the army WW1 , stating he would rather die on land than be torpedoed !! ,if he had been ,we do not know .
he was in the army at the birth of his daughter 1916 .
the very poor photo we have is possibly RFA or RHA , they lived near woolwich barracks .

he was wounded (shot) in the Hip and invalided out before the end of the war .

he went back to the merchant at some point after the war .

sorry some of this repeats ,but hopefully it might lead to another clue .

dean

[Richard1955]

It's all coming together Dean but you still haven't looked at that 1911 census yet.
RG14PN34980 RD641 SD5 ED14 SN9999. Sorry I can;t give you any info from it.

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