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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 24 Oct 2014 11:23

No problem - I've cross referenced this thread with the original.

Over 60% of WW1 records were destroyed during WW2 bombing - yours is probably amongst them

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broomstick

broomstick Report 24 Oct 2014 11:11

The tree is his granddaughter
We are trying to find his birth
I do believe that John Hurwood isn't the father of either Arthur or my great grandmother
I was trying to come at a different angle from his military background
I am only a beginner !!!
Thanks for your input

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 24 Oct 2014 11:07

You have a very long thread about the antecedents. Posting link just so that no one trys to sort it out on this current thread.

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1345063

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 24 Oct 2014 10:39


British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 about Arthur Hurwood

Arthur Hurwood
Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment
Regimental Number: G/22768

Yes - only the Victory medal awarded.
.............

There is a very well documented tree on Ancestry, owner's board name C(with held for privacy) Walker - any connection?

Added - actually , although there are a number of documents relating to Arthur attached, the earlier reseach for his parents is a little suspect.
If even some of it is correct, John Harwood might not have been his father, hence the difficulty in find the correct birth reg

To be fair, the tree is marked up as a Work in Progress :-)

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broomstick

broomstick Report 24 Oct 2014 10:35

Yep that is him

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broomstick

broomstick Report 24 Oct 2014 10:34

Glitter baby
Was also Dike of Cambridge own
I have fond some military record I think it is an award for a medal
He is buried in Regina cematary France

That was what I was thinking detective thanks

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 24 Oct 2014 10:31

Just to see if we can work back to earlier records

Name: Arthur Hurwood
Birth Place: St. Pancras, Middlesex
Residence: Palmer's Green Middlesex
Death Date: 17 Feb 1917
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Southgate, Middlesex
Rank: Private
Regiment: Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment
Battalion: 12th Battalion
Regimental Number: G/22768
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 24 Oct 2014 10:25

Unfortunately not. The closest would be their exact age - years + days
Mind you, even that could be a bit 'off'!

As the form would be dated, it might be possible to back-work to a dob, but is likely to be a guide for you, rather than gospel

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GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 24 Oct 2014 10:25

Not finding a service or pension record for him

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broomstick

broomstick Report 24 Oct 2014 09:13

Hello,
Could anyone tell me if an actual full date of birth is record when they enlist?
I am looking for information on my Great Uncle Arthur Hurwood born G/27768 rank of private 1884, in The Middlesex regiment 12 th battalion killed in action 17th Feb 1917 Flanders
thank you in anticipation

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