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Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 64 Send Message	Alan	Report	31 Mar 2014 18:28
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 64 Send Message	my Uncle Albert Jennings appears with all my other uncles on St Johns ward Roll of Honour, it gives his rank as L / Cpl and then gives his regiment as RSR, could anyone tell me what regiment this might be, he lived in Deansgate Manchester.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9,259 Send Message	Porkie_Pie	Report	31 Mar 2014 19:56
	What other info do you have? Without more details its hard to say but hear are 2 options to consider RSR=Royal Sussex Regiment RSR=Raiding Support Regiment (formed i believe durin WW2) Roy Added, Where and when was he born and did he have a middle name
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9,259 Send Message	Porkie_Pie	Report	31 Mar 2014 20:13
	It looks like (St John's Ward Roll of Honour, Manchester) relates to WW1 Roy
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 64 Send Message	Alan	Report	31 Mar 2014 21:42
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 64 Send Message	Hi Roy, do not have any real information, it was first world war and all six of my uncles fought in it. i only know that he was born ( i think ) in 1899, i know he was baptised in that year, i think he would have been living at 8 Grove street, Deansgate Manchester. He was baptised at St Johns church in May 1899, sorry i do not know if he had a middle name.
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	31 Mar 2014 23:13
	This looks like his birth - it's the only one for that name in Manchester in 1899 (no middle name given):- Name: JENNINGS, Albert Registration district: Manchester County: Lancashire Year of registration: 1899 Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun Mother's maiden name: Not available before 1911 Q3 Volume no: 8D Page no: 254 This is him in the 1901 census:- 1901 census transcription details for: 8, Grove Street, Manchester National Archive Reference: RG number: RG13 Piece: 3746 Folio: 58 Page: 35 Reg. District: Manchester Sub District: Central Parish: Manchester Enum. District: 2 Ecclesiastical District: Manchester St John City/Municipal Borough: Address: 8, Grove Street, Manchester<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< County: Lancashire Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born JENNINGS, Luke Head Married M 40 1861 Warehouseman Manchester, Lancashire JENNINGS, Rebecca Wife Married F 38 1863 Manchester, Lancashire JENNINGS, Thomas Son Single M 15 1886 Errand Boy Manchester Hulme, Lancashire JENNINGS, John Son Single M 12 1889 Manchester Hulme, Lancashire JENNINGS, Elizabeth Daughter Single F 10 1891 Manchester Hulme, Lancashire JENNINGS, William Son Single M 7 1894 Man/c Hulme, Lancashire JENNINGS, Luke Son M 6 1895 Man/c Hulme, Lancashire JENNINGS, James Son M 4 1897 Man/c Hulme, Lancashire JENNINGS, Albert Son M 2 1899 Man/c Hulme, Lancashire<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< JENNINGS, George Son M 0 (5 MOS) 1901 Man/c Hulme, Lancashire BOWER, William Lodger Married M 50 1851 Machinist (Mechanic) Manchester, Lancashire BOWER, Agnes Lodger Married F 52 1849 Manchester, Lancashire Kath. x
Member Since: November 2013 Posts: 4,445 Send Message	JoonieCloonie	Report	31 Mar 2014 23:36
	looks like I got in there just ahead of you Porkie_Pie http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/military_chat/thread/1338894 thanks for the heads up on this being asked and answered in two places so we both spent our time on it
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Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 64 Send Message	Alan	Report	1 Apr 2014 10:00
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 64 Send Message	Thank you very much Joonie Cloonie,Porkiepie and Kathleen Bell, seems odd that my uncle Albert who was a manchester lad was in a Sussex Regiment. By the way Kathleen i have a Mary Bell in my family tree who married John Oxley in 1841. cheers
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9,259 Send Message	Porkie_Pie	Report	1 Apr 2014 10:28
	Alan, Although many did serve with local regiments not all did and because of demand and heavy losses men often got posted to which ever regiment needed the manpower. Roy
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 64 Send Message	Alan	Report	1 Apr 2014 10:35
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 64 Send Message	Thank you Roy for your help.

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