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Rose

Rose Report 9 Nov 2014 12:45

Hi, If someone can help me I would be most grateful. I am looking for any military information on my grandfather and father in law.

John William Marks born 1891 71 Gill Street Limehouse Middx
He married Rose Constance Collins 18/2/1915 2 months b4 my father was born

Albert George Smith born 1893 Clerkenwell Middx
Married Violet Rossi abt 1819.
I am told he won a gallantry medal but cannot remember which one!




Thank you in advance

Rose

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 9 Nov 2014 15:20

This is the marriage of Albert George Smith:-

First name(s) VIOLET M
Last name ROSSI
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1919
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ VIOLET M ROSSI married
ALBERT G SMITH
Spouse's last name SMITH
District HACKNEY
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 1B
Page 1106

Will have a look to see if I can find anything in Findmypast's military records.

Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 9 Nov 2014 15:28

Sorry - can't find any military records for either of the men.

About 70% of WW1 records were destroyed in a fire so the records may not exist.

Kath. x

Potty

Potty Report 9 Nov 2014 15:37

Possible medal card - he arrived in France on 20/4/1915. What occupation is given on your father's birth cert?


British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
J W Marks
[John W Marks]

Regiment or Corps:Royal Field Artillery
Regimental Number:1049, 755078

This is from Ancestry which has free access to Military records this weekend if you would like to download the image and search yourself.

Potty

Potty Report 9 Nov 2014 15:43

Sorry, too many Albert G Smiths to say which could be yours.

Rose

Rose Report 9 Nov 2014 19:18

Thanks Potty, John Marks was a bricklayer before the war

Ive been searching Ancestry as its free weekend but Ive gone crosseyed and thought I might have missed something lol

Thank you Kath x

Kay????

Kay???? Report 9 Nov 2014 20:14

Re,Albert G Smith,,if he joined as a single man then if any service records exsists they will have his next of kin,,,,usually parent/s,and address,plus they usually have the soldiers address on joining.

Rose

Rose Report 10 Nov 2014 10:55

Hi Kay, Yes that was what I was hoping to find but it seems records were lost!!

Thank you
Rose