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General => Armed Forces => World War One => Topic started by: ob1879 on Sunday 22 January 17 08:53 GMT (UK)
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Hi all, I am currently researching my great great grandfathers army service during the Great War but need a bit of help interpreting his record that I found on Ancestry.com. I can see from his attestation that he joined the 3rd Lincs in 1915. However his 1919 pension record then states he was in 683 Agricultural Coy, Labour Corp (N Staffs). I am assuming that he joined the Lincs and then was invalided to the Labour Corps.
I cannot decipher what reason he was moved to the Labour Corps for. Also I cannot work out the N. Staffs Regiment link that is mentioned several times in his record. I understand from family that he may have served abroad, although I just can't make it out from his postings page. I feel that there is a wealth of info in this service record, but I just need some help interpreting it. Can someone sum up his service for me?
Thanks
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He did serve in France. On page 2 of his record - I am referring to the Service Record on Ancestry - it says he went to France 6 October 1917, and gives details of his medals. Which you only received by serving overseas.
It seems to include pages from two records as the next page is a half burnt version of the previous page, but with clearer writing.
In June 1916 he received a pension of 8s 3d a week for himself and his wife and 6s for his four children. To be reviewed after six months. His health must have got worse as earlier he was assigned to the Z Reserve which was a Reserve that were sent home but had to be prepared to return if fighting started again after November 1918.
He got three days CB (confined to barracks) for not complying with an order of an NCO, while with 683 Company of the LC in Peterborough. There is also mention of a LC Co in North Staffs.
As he medical records are not there it is hard to tell why he was transferred to the Labour Corps.
Added... it seems he served in the North Staffs Regiment before transferring to the Labour Corps. Here is his medal card on Ancestry - http://tinyurl.com/hmmqsem
It could be the 3rd North Staffs and is the first of the two transfers on his record, with the left hand side missing.
Ken
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Thanks for that Ken, very interesting. I wish I could figure out why he moved from the Lincs to N. Staffs and Labour Corps!
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He was posted to the 4th. N. Staffs.
Went overseas (France) Oct. 1917.
I can't make out what his disability was but it was attributed ie. caused as a result of his service in the Army.
He was still with the 4/N. Staffs July 1918 & back in the UK by at least April.
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Thanks. So is it likely that he joined the Lincs, got posted to N. Staffs (maybe due to shortages?), went to France in 1917 with the N staffs, before being injured or ill and transferred into labour corps?
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That looks the likely scenario. I'm just reading the 4th's war diary.
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From the Disability report
Triatrial Heart
Gastroenteritis
30% attested disability
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I notice on his return & after a medical examination he was re-classified B 2 so not suitable for front line service but suitable for other work hence the LC posting & eventual transfer to the Ag. Coy.