Military Chat

Hi

I'm new to all of this. I'm trying to find out any information on the person mentioned in the title. I'm adopted and is my birth father.

The RC refers to his "rank(?)" in the British Army. "James" was apparently the name he went by.

Sorry, not a lot of information, I know, but this is all I have

Thank you for your help!

Martine

The combination of fornames in the gro index attached to Talib surname suggest that it may have originated in the Indian sub-continent.

Is he named on your BC? If so, does he give his service number?

It might help if you were to find out which regiment/corps were training there at the time your parents met.

This is the address from the Purbright internet page (intended for recruits)

Commanding Officer HQ Regt
ATC Pirbright,
Alexander Barracks,
Pirbright,
WOKING,
Surrey
GU24 0QQ

If they have to pass the letter on to another department, you may be waiting some time

Are you sure the RC is a reference to his rank?

British Phone Books, 1880-1984
Name: R C J Talib
Address: 42 Alexandra Rd
Exchange: Aldershot
City/Town: Aldershot
Directory Title: Bedford / Guildford / Oxford / Reading Oct
Publication Year: 1968
Directory County: Bedford, Surrey, Oxford, Berkshire

Oh I had assumed it was as he was a chef ??

I only see R C J Talib listed in the phonebook in 1967 and 1968. I'm afraid I see no other reference to these initials or just 'James'.

Gritty, that's still helpful I guess. it's more than I've known before and it would be the timing about right.

Detective, I shall try that.

Thank you both so much :-D

As a corps they should have normal ranks.

I believe the Catering Corps other ranks to be.

Private - Pte
Lance Corporal - L/Cpl
Corporal - Cpl
Sergeant - Sgt
Staff Sergeant - S/Sgt
Warrant Officer - WO (+ whatever class he was)

Patin, thanks. I should have realised as my hubby is a SSgt at present, but didn't know whether they might have had other things back then :-(

Martine, I'm ex WRAF and in the late 60s a WRAF friend of mine was dating an army guy, his best mate was a L/Cpl chef. They used to come to RAF Upavon for the dances. There used to be a lot of soldiers on Salisbury Plain in those days.

:-)

As you have an address and time-frame, it might be worth checking old electoral lists ( probably in Aldershot main library or at the Record Office in Winchester.

Perhaps other family members will be listed there( although relationships won't be shown in the record).
More family names will broaden the search for RCJ.

There is a death in the 1960s reg Aldershot which may have surname family. connections?

there are 5 births from the late 60s to mid 70s, the first four in Aldershot, with surname Talib and all the same mother's surname

but no apparent marriage for those names in England

could they be related do you think?


edit - one of those children has themself in a tree here at genes reunited

just search for Talib born in Aldershot