I am searching for information on my Grandfather W G Curwood and have his WW1 medals with the number round the edge of 7048. Lond R. However the records come up with a WG Curwood with the Service number 633699. The regiment xseems to be the same. Is there any way one can match the two numbers or feed the medal mumbers in to the search?
Many thanks
Ian
Results 1 to 10 of 28
Thread: Help please
-
18-03-2018, 12:53 PM #1
- Join Date
- Mar 2018
- Posts
- 13
Help please
-
18-03-2018, 2:50 PM #2
Last edited by Neil Wilson; 18-03-2018 at 2:59 PM. Reason: image deleted - reason copyright
-
18-03-2018, 2:57 PM #3
- Join Date
- Oct 2004
- Location
- Kent
- Posts
- 16,792
the records come up with a WG Curwood with the Service number 633699
I can see
https://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ils/r/D2055073
633699 would seem to refer to the renumbering of the 20th battalion, London Regiment
The Long Long Trail lists the following series:
630001 650000 20 London Regt
-
18-03-2018, 3:23 PM #4
- Join Date
- Mar 2018
- Posts
- 13
Hi MTS,
Many thanks for your kind help.
Regards
Ian
-
18-03-2018, 3:30 PM #5
- Join Date
- Feb 2018
- Location
- England
- Posts
- 1,456
WG Curwood 633699 London Regiment was reported on the war office casualty list published 24 Jan 1918. Home Town/Place of Enlistment given as Bethnal Green, E.
-
18-03-2018, 3:35 PM #6
- Join Date
- Mar 2018
- Posts
- 13
Many thanks for your reply>
I simply typed his details (W G Curwood) into the only fields supplied by Forces War Records, and someone came up with Service Number 633699, but fitting my grandfather quite well, (age and battalion: 20th County of London Battalion, Blackheath): the records seemed to be medical. Presumably, despite the different service number this man could still be my grandfather if numbers were changed?
Ian
-
18-03-2018, 3:41 PM #7
- Join Date
- Mar 2018
- Posts
- 13
Thanks very much for your reply. Presumably these casualties are dead, not just injured? My Grandfather survived the war and had no serious injuries I'm aware of.
Ian
-
18-03-2018, 5:17 PM #8
- Join Date
- Feb 2018
- Location
- England
- Posts
- 1,456
These casualties are wounded only, and the lists were usually published some weeks after the actual event.
The 6-digit number is within the re-numbering that took place in 1917, but he will have enlisted as 7048.
-
18-03-2018, 5:51 PM #9
- Join Date
- Mar 2018
- Posts
- 13
Many thanks. A source on Ancestry says my Grandfather transferred to the Queens Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment, so I still can't tell if No 633699 is him.
Regards
Ian
-
18-03-2018, 7:29 PM #10
Welcome to the British-Genealogy forums
As you came to us from Forces War records reading this will tell you about our connection.
ancestry.com and Findmypast are the companies licensed to hold and make available online WW1 service records.
As you rightly said the record on FWR is a hospital record where 29 year old W G Curwood was in hospital with tonsillitis for 5 days.
So the age fits that of your grandfather birth registered March 1/4 1888 registration district St Olave.
His entry on the UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920 on ancestry
William George Curwood
Rank - Lance Corporal
Medals Awarded - British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment -Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment
Regimental number 210725
Sub Unit - 1/4th Battalion
Previous units - 1/20. Lon. R. 7048. Pte
ChristinaSometimes paranoia is just having all the facts.
William Burroughs
Helping you trace your British Family History & British Genealogy.
All times are GMT. The time now is 2:43 PM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.5
Copyright © 2024 vBulletin Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.
Bookmarks