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Service Look up please

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turfreyp

turfreyp Report 3 Feb 2017 00:22

Hi

I am trying to find out details of my great grandfather's military service. from the information I have he was an able seaman in the merchant navy between 1918-1921.

I have a soldier number which is Soldier Number TYNESIDE Z/8278, his name was Thomas Newton Hetherington born c1877, registered in Bradford, on some records is middle name is absent.

Any help would be much appreciated

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 3 Feb 2017 07:37

Births Jun 1877 (>99%)
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Hetherington Thomas Newton Bradford Y. 9b 17


http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/trying_to_find/hetherington/thread/1247624


1911 (Find My Past)
Thomas Newton Heatherington Head Married Male Coal Miner Hewer 34 1877 Adwalton Yorks
Finette Heatherington Wife Married Female - 31 1880 Adwalton Yorks
Clara Heatherington Daughter - Female - 1 1910 Drighlington Yorks
Address Whitehall Road Drighlington
Parish Drighlington
County Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Census reference RG14 PN26579 RG78 PN1531 RD497 SD2 ED1 SN227
(says Married 5 yrs, 1 child born, 1 living)


Marriages Dec 1905 (>99%)
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BEDFORD Finnette Dewsbury 9b 1094
HEATHERINGTON Thomas N Dewsbury 9b 1094


HETHERINGTON, CLARA (BEDFORD)
GRO Reference: 1909 D Quarter in NORTH BIERLEY Volume 09B Page 125


HETHERINGTON, HETTY (BEDFORD)
GRO Reference: 1911 D Quarter in NORTH BIERLEY Volume 09B Page 22


Deaths Dec 1911 (>99%)
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Hetherington Finnette 32 N.Bierley 9b 15


Deaths Sep 1934 (>99%)
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Heatherington Thomas N 57 N. Bierley 9b 12


(although an N, who is below?)

Deaths Dec 1929 (>99%)
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Heatherington Clara N 20 N. Bierley 9b 12

Edits (Clara Newton on Burial, Ancestry, West Yorkshire, also Thomas, Abode as 1911, 260 Whitehall Road, Drighlington)


(above references)

What was his Occupation on his Marriage?.

Edits (Miner, Ancestry, West Yorkshire)

Chris :)

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7287554

(that Number Born 1889)

Maddie

Maddie Report 3 Feb 2017 10:53


Royal Naval Division Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

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First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hetherington
Birth year 1889
Birth day 25
Birth month Sep
Address 13 Railway Cottages, Green Lane, Tyne Dock, Co Durham
Service number Z/8278
Service Royal Naval Division
National Archives Reference ADM339
Record set Royal Naval Division Service Records 1914-1920
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory First World War
Collections from Great Britain

he was a miner, nok father george hetherington of same address

turfreyp

turfreyp Report 3 Feb 2017 12:47

Thanks for all the help you have given its much appreciated.

greyghost

greyghost Report 3 Feb 2017 23:14

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