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FMP British Army Service Record Look Up Required

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Kayak

Kayak Report 4 Nov 2020 14:05

Hi,

Please could someone with access to findmypast post the details for the british army service record in 1855 of David Herbert born 1837 Newbury Berkshire.

TIA
Tiggit

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 4 Nov 2020 14:08

David
Last name Herbert
Birth year 1837
Birth parish Newbury
Birth town Newbury
Birth county Berkshire
Birth country England
Service number 152
Rank PRIVATE
Regiment 7Th Reg Of Royal Fusiliers
Year 1855
Attestation date 24 Nov 1855
Attestation age years 18
Discharge corps 7th Reg Of Royal Fusiliers
Discharge service number 152
Document type Discharge
Archive reference WO 97
Series Wo 97 - Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913
Box 1989
Box record number 146
Archive
The National Archives
Country England
Record set British Army Service Records
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Regimental & Service Records
Collections from Great Britain, England

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Kayak

Kayak Report 4 Nov 2020 14:17

Many thanks Shirley, much apprecatied

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 4 Nov 2020 14:18

On the image his intended place of residence is 6 Grovenor Street, Portsea, Portsmouth.

5ft 5inches tall
Fresh Complexion
Hazel eyes
Light brown hair
Trade: labourer

He had 20 years service and served in the East Indies for 13 and a half years.

Kath. x

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 4 Nov 2020 14:21

Is this him too


DAVID JAMES
Last name HERBERT
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1837
Age 55
Death quarter 3
Death year 1892
District Newbury
County Berkshire
Volume 2C
Page 139
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Great Britain, England
(c) brightsolid online publishing ltd

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Kayak

Kayak Report 4 Nov 2020 14:37

Thanks Kath

Yes Shirley that's his death, I do have all his life history just had a gap when he was in the army which i needed to fill in

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 5 Nov 2020 14:50

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