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Hi - just a long shot, someone I know has a Gillette shaving set from WWI with the name F H Biddle etched on the top, It is a set from USA, they are trying to see if they can find out who owned the set, I would also like to know if anyone has access to USA records

Thanks in advance

There is this one but who knows if it has any connection or not:

Name: F H Biddle
Military Year: 1914
Rank: Private
Medal Awarded: 1914 Star
Regiment or Corps: North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales's) Regiment
Regimental Number: 7570
Sub Unit: 1st Battalion
Other Records: Search for 'F H Biddle' in other WWI collections
War Diaries (France, Belgium, Germany): Search for 'North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales's) Regiment' in the WWI War Diaries (France, Belgium, Germany) collection
War Diaries (Gallipoli): Search for 'North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales's) Regiment' in the WWI War Diaries (Gallipoli) collection

Dea x

Thanks Dea, brilliant, you never know! will pass the info on.............

I first read your post as this shaving set had been found by someone in USA but, thinking about it further, is this one of those 'American Army issue khaki sets' which was given to american troops?

If so, this site might prove useful for census info and enlistment info etc from US:


https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCZ-9DQ1

This is the sort of thing you might find:


Name: Fred H Biddle
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 19 Sep 1917
Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States
Event Place: Vincennes, Indiana
Residence Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana
Age: 25
Military Rank: Pvt 1 Cl
Military Service Place: Army
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Birthplace: Knox, Indiana

Digital Folder Number: 008069055
Image Number: 04308

Citing this Record
"Indiana, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1919," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCZ-9DQ1 :
7 December 2018), Fred H Biddle, 19 Sep 1917; citing Military Service, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States, Indiana State Archives,
Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 008069055.

It would be very difficult though to connect any of the FH Biddles on there to this item, unless there is an army number or an issue number on it?

Dea x

Dea it is an American issue Khaki set, someone on a shaving forum wondered who it could have belonged to, that is brilliant detective work! I think you have cracked it!

Thanks so much, I will pass the information on and I am sure the guy will be delighted and could follow it up

X X

In case you need it:


Fred Harrison Biddle Military Service from 19th Sept. 1917 to 8 Aug 1919 Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States Vincennes, Indiana born. 7 Feb 1892 died: 16 Oct 1967

You can also view him with family on 1910 census on the FamilySearch site and maybe later ones too but I haven't looked any further.

Dea x

The 1910 census:-

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year

John D Biddle Self Widowed Male 74 1836
Riley Biddle Son Married Male 42 1868
Alice Biddle Daughter-in-law Married Female 29 1881
Fred H Biddle Grandson Single Male 18 1892<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
James E Biddle Grandson Single Male 16 1894
Ward L Biddle Grandson Single Male 14 1896
Esco W Biddle Grandson Single Male 12 1898
Raymond L Biddle Grandson Single Male 6 1904
Beulah E Biddle Granddaughter Single Female 4 1906
Ada G Biddle Granddaughter Single Female 1 1909
Joseph Biddle Son Single Male 25 1885
Katie Dixon - Single Male 17 1893

Kath. x

1930 census:-

First name(s) Fred H
Last name Biddle
Relationship Head
Sex Male
Race White
Age 38
Birth year 1892
Birth place Indiana
Marital status Married
Father's birth place Indiana
Mother's birth place New York
City/township Palmyra
County Knox
State Indiana
NARA series T626
NARA roll 596
Record set Us Census 1930
Category Census, land & surveys

Kath. x

World War 1 Draft Registration Card:-

First name(s) Fred
Last name Biddle
Sex Male
Birth year 1892
Birth date 07 Feb 1892 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Place of birth as transcribed Knox,Indiana
Birth country United States
Registration year 1917-1918
Citizenship country United States
Residence Knox County
State Indiana
Country United States
NARA series M1509
Record set World War I Draft Registration Cards
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory First World War
Collections from Americas, United States

Kath. x

Social Security Death Index :-

First name(s) Fred
Last name Biddle
Birth year 1892
Birth month Feb
Birth day 07
Death year 1967
Death month Oct
Death day -
Social Security number 312-28-4388
Place of issue Indiana
State Indiana
Country United States
Record set Social Security Death Index
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Americas, United States

Kath. x

wow Kath, thank you so much, the guy with be thrilled with the information

and thank you Dea again as well!

For a little more info -- I won't copy these here since people may still be living, but the 1930 and 1940 censuses, showing Fred with wife and children, can be seen free of charge here:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKPC-KMV

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1TV-Z5R

Thanks very much JoonieCloonie!

Apologies -- FamilySearch is futzing with its formatting and making me crazy; now needs all sorts of pointless javascript ... anyway, I managed to give you the 1910 census instead of the 1930.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH9Q-J25

That should be better!