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Title: Fred Withers medal card
Post by: googiew on Tuesday 06 December 11 19:24 GMT (UK)

Hi everyone I am hoping that someone can help.

I am looking for the medal card of Fred Withers who joined up in December 1915, possibly the Royal Engineers. The army number given seems to be 346796.


Many thanks in advance

Regards

Derek 

Title: Re: Fred Withers medal card
Post by: groom on Tuesday 06 December 11 19:31 GMT (UK)

Hi

Ancestry have these records of this man, is he yours? He was a GPO telegraph labourer and joined the Royal Engineers. It doesn't seem to contain his medal card though, but gives details about his family. If you dont have access to Ancestry most libraries have it.

Fred Withers
Estimated Birth Year:   abt 1877
Age at enlistment:   38
Residence:   Broadway Terrace, Yaxley Peterboro
Document Year:   1915
Regimental Number:   376796
Number of images:   11

Title: Re: Fred Withers medal card
Post by: googiew on Tuesday 06 December 11 19:37 GMT (UK)

many thanks for that it seems I have mis-read the number on my ancestry print out.

I have searched on Ancestry with this info but no results, any Ideas? javascript:replaceText('%20???',%20document.postmodify.message);

regards Derek ???

Title: Re: Fred Withers medal card
Post by: mmm45 on Tuesday 06 December 11 21:09 GMT (UK)

Derek
He never served overseas hence no Medal Index Card.
On his records on ancestry if you go backwards instead of forward you will see his simmary of service.

He basically enlisted in the RE in Dec 1915 and then stayed in Army Reserve class W until demobbed in Dec 1918

Ady

Title: Re: Fred Withers medal card
Post by: googiew on Wednesday 07 December 11 16:09 GMT (UK)

Many thanks for that info.

Again thank you