Help with military records

[suemalings]

I saw that entry, but no sign of George.

[Vagabond227]

I have not been able to find him in 1911.

[suemalings]

Do you have a tree on Ancestry?

I think we may be looking at two different families here. I think the parents of your George were Elisha and Mary Jane Legg. Elisha died in 1896 I think and there is a possibility Mary married again in 1900 either to Henry Grovier or John Stanley Mundy. I have looked at census returns but can't find anything. So if she did marry, the children (James, William, Alice and George) could have been entered on the census returns under a different surname. I think I have found George in the 1901 census. a visitor with the Burt family - is this correct.

[Vagabond227]

Sue, I do have a tree on Ancestry.

Elisha was killed at age 38 so I am not surprised that Mary would have remarried. That was not something I looked into.

I am certain that I have come across the name Burt in my research and I need to go back and locate them.

As always I am amazed at how quickly the members of this forum find information that I spent days, weeks or months looking for.

[Jomot1]

I'd say the Wych family in Monmouth is the right one.

Mary 49 widow b Bridport Dorset
William 25 b Street, Somerset
Alice 23 b Street, Somerset
Beatie 17 b Street, Somerset
Elsie 15 b Street, Somerset

The children match these births:
WEECH, WILLIAM THOMAS mmn LEGG GRO Ref: 1886 J Quarter in WELLS Volume 05C Page 531
WEECH, ALICE MAUD MARY ANN mmn LEGG GRO Ref: 1888 S Quarter in WELLS Volume 05C Page 501
WYCH, BEATRICE MAY mmn LEGG GRO Ref: 1894 S Quarter in WELLS Volume 05C Page 466
WYCH, ELSIE EMILY mmn LEGG GRO Ref: 1896 M Quarter in WELLS Volume 05C Page 451

[Vagabond227]

If 'your' George was in Wales in 1911 then he may be the George Weech who served in WW1 in the 8th Bn Welsh Regiment, No 24838. First entered a theatre of war 28 Oct 1915 (so enlisted before conscription)& discharged to reserves 31 Mar 1919

This is certainly him, I just recently discovered letters from him to his wife with his No, Rank Name & unit sent from the School of Musketry, India in 1918.

I did not discover any entries for enlistment or discharge. Can you share where you found them?

[Jomot1]

Sorry, I missed this post but have replied to your PM with links to his medal card, medal award rolls, and the war diaries.

PS: Just glancing through the war diary, the entry for 28-30 Oct 1915 shows that 200 men joined the Bn on 30th Oct, which would tie in with his medal card showing him entering a theatre of war (ie landing) on 28 Oct 1915