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General => Armed Forces => Topic started by: cohenvernonportner on Friday 11 December 15 12:58 GMT (UK)
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Please can someone help me decipher this?
Pte 1021st Lab Corp, April 1918 to Nov 1919 (regiment number 556087)
Where can I find out more?
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If you Google there is this information about the Labour Corp
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/units/3095/labour-corps/
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Some info here
http://www.geni.com/people/Keva-Portman/6000000002598323778
Sandra
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More specifically, (acknowledgement to a well known WW1 site) this was 1021st Company of the Russian Labour Corps composed of Russians in UK, formed in 1918 and served in France till 1919. There were some British members. (Regiment number means (the man's) regimental ie service number, Pte is Private))
maxD
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More specifically, (acknowledgement to a well known WW1 site) this was 1021st Company of the Russian Labour Corps composed of Russians in UK, formed in 1918 and served in France till 1919. There were some British members. (Regiment number means (the man's) regimental ie service number, Pte is Private))
maxD
thank you very much for that is there any photographs I could find?
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Sorry, my personal knowledge is superficial but a trawl through Google brings up a lot of references including National Archive references. Check out the web site of the Royal Pioneer Corps Association (the successors). http://www.royalpioneercorps.co.uk/rpc/index.htm. There is a contact Historian who I'm sure will be able to steer you further.
Alternatively, there may be a real expert along here soon!
Presumably you've seen his medal record?
maxD
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Sorry, my personal knowledge is superficial but a trawl through Google brings up a lot of references including National Archive references. Check out the web site of the Royal Pioneer Corps Association (the successors). http://www.royalpioneercorps.co.uk/rpc/index.htm. There is a contact Historian who I'm sure will be able to steer you further.
Alternatively, there may be a real expert along here soon!
Presumably you've seen his medal record?
maxD
I am new and do not know how to access anything!
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I've sent you a private message.