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Please can anyone find the above.
I think he was born in 1898
He joined the horse artilary in 1914 he was 14
Thank you
John
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Where have you found evidence of his military service? Do you mean to say he was 16 in 1914 (if born 1898)?
What more is known of him - is there a reason to link him with West Yorkshire?
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The only Edward Garner, birth registered in Yorkshire 1898 - 1900, is:
September quarter 1900 - Sheffield - page 631 - mother's maiden name = Eley
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Got it rmhis grandson
Lookinigh at age he should have been born in 1900
He was born inBarnsley
John
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Edward Garner, baptised 4 May 1898, St. George's, Barnsley, York.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQ9H-B3T?from=lynx1UIV7
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How about Thomas Edward Garner, born June Q 1900. Barnsley. MMN Pike.
TEG (dob 10 Apr 1900) died Dec Q 1979. Barnsley
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The baptism shows that Edward's parents are Isaac (Miner) and Isabel of 30 Castlereagh Street.
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Best to trace back step by step from his grandson, so that you can be sure you alight on the right person.
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1901/1911 census show surname is Garman not Garner.
Annette
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Isaac Garman married Isabel Rushworth 1887 Barnsley so looks like the surname on the 1898 baptism has been written incorrectly and should be Garman not Garner.
Annette
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When/where and to whom did your Edward Garner marry?
When/where did he die?
Annette
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James Garner m Frances Mary Eley Q3 1897 Sheffield. Edward given as age 10 in 1911 born Sheffield.
No apparent Great War service records for an Edward Garner of Barnsley (or Sheffield).
IF he joined in 1914 and went overseas there would be a medal record. IF he joined and his age was later discovered he would either have been thrown out or retained in UK as under age for overseas, again no medal record.
All a bit shaky from the military records standpoint.
MaxD
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James Garner m Frances Mary Eley Q3 1897 Sheffield. Edward given as age 10 in 1911 born Sheffield.
No apparent Great War service records for an Edward Garner of Barnsley (or Sheffield).
IF he joined in 1914 and went overseas there would be a medal record. IF he joined and his age was later discovered he would either have been thrown out or retained in UK as under age for overseas, again no medal record.
All a bit shaky from the military records standpoint.
MaxD
An online tree (usual caveats apply) for the Sheffield man shows the following:
Born 6 August 1900.
Served in KOYLI c1917 onwards - saw overseas service in France, India, Mesopotamia.
Married in 1925 (to Ethel Cliff, in Lincoln, by the looks of it).
Died on active service in Alexandria, 4 May 1945.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2114532/garner,-edward/
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The caveats are wisely highlighted by avm228. There is a medal record for the KOYLI man (Sheffield) but it is for the General Service Medal with clasp "Iraq" which was awarded for service there in 1919/1920 not 1914-1918. Although when he died in 1945 he was serving in the Royal Artillery, he would have retained his post 1920 KOYLI number.
(Academic if this is not the man!)
MaxD
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Thanks to you all.
I will get back to his grandson and get him to recheck.
He did say Edward was 14 when he joined up.
John