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Title: Help with this soldier
Post by: rayel on Monday 21 November 16 17:08 GMT (UK)
Can anyone please find more info on this soldier Davies A Private 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers. Mobalised as a reservist at the outbreak of hostilities he was sent to France with the first expeditionary Force, and fought atI the retreat from Mons, and afterwards in many of the important battles of the campaign. He served all through the retreat and advance of 1918, and returning to England soon after the Arrmistice was demobilised in February 1919. He holds the Mons star and thegeneral service and victory medals,
9 Nuttall street Pendleton . Thank you
Title: Re: Help with this soldier
Post by: ScouseBoy on Monday 21 November 16 17:48 GMT (UK)
Have you got his marriage certificate?
Title: Re: Help with this soldier
Post by: rayel on Monday 21 November 16 18:01 GMT (UK)
Not got anything I want to know if its my uncle Abraham
Title: Re: Help with this soldier
Post by: MaxD on Tuesday 22 November 16 14:32 GMT (UK)
Was your uncle Abraham associated with Dudley Worcestershire?

Further - I find no records for an A Davies of the Lancashire Fusiliers whose service fits the description you have given.  How confident are you that the man you describe actually has that service record?  Do you have his service number?

Title: Re: Help with this soldier
Post by: ShaunJ on Tuesday 22 November 16 15:01 GMT (UK)
I guess the description is lifted from the "National Roll of the Great War".

There's is a possible match: 517 A Davies, awarded the 1914 Star, disembarked  22 August 1914. But the medal roll is amended in manuscript to give his rank as Lance Corporal rather than Private.

EDIT I don't see a MIC for him on Ancestry. There is one at TNA http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6150723
Title: Re: Help with this soldier
Post by: ShaunJ on Tuesday 22 November 16 15:07 GMT (UK)
I've now found the MIC for 517 Albert Davies on Ancestry.

Also a Military Medal award. He was 2nd Battalion.
Title: Re: Help with this soldier
Post by: jim1 on Tuesday 22 November 16 15:09 GMT (UK)
You may need to track down the Absent Voter's list. Davies is a very common name.
There are a few MIC's for an Abraham Davies.
Because he lived in Lancs. doesn't neccessarily mean he served in a Lancs. Regt.
Title: Re: Help with this soldier
Post by: ShaunJ on Tuesday 22 November 16 19:17 GMT (UK)
On a previous thread you attached a photo of a dogtag which appeared to be Royal Warwickshire Regiment 27709.   That would be consistent with the 13th Brigade item also attached.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=672348.msg5175435#msg5175435
Title: Re: Help with this soldier
Post by: jim1 on Tuesday 22 November 16 19:42 GMT (UK)
Have to say it looks like G Davies to me.
Maybe the photo & dog tag don't go together.