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General => Armed Forces => World War One => Topic started by: hllawson on Wednesday 14 October 20 08:39 BST (UK)
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Hello lovely people of Roots chat,
I've been doing research on and off into my great grandpa on my paternal side. He became estranged from my grandpa so our knowelge of him was very limited besides that he had "lost a leg in France during WW1 possibly in the arden" and was a "professional Violinist".
Personal research to date I have discovered leads me to beleive he, Wilfred Joseph Lawson, was born Nov 21st 1896 in St pancreas London. He served in WW1 in the London 12th regiment at the battles of the somme and Arres as a rifleman. this is based on ancestry searches.
I'm really keen to understand a little more about what injuries he sustained and such, to verify the small bits of verbal history that have been passed down. Any suggests on how I might find this out would be amazingly helpful!
Best wishes,
Hannah
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Hannah
Have you found this persons medal index card? Does it say anything about been discharged with a Silver War Badge? If he did indeed lose a leg there maybe a pension record on Fold 3 (the add on ancestry bit)
Ady
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Just to say he's in the 1939 in Taunton as a musician (violinist), which proves part of your discoveries.
Looks as if he's a lodger.
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Hannah
Have you found this persons medal index card? Does it say anything about been discharged with a Silver War Badge? If he did indeed lose a leg there maybe a pension record on Fold 3 (the add on ancestry bit)
Ady
There does seem to be a Fold entry of the UK Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Records - I can't see what it says as my subscription isn't a premium one.
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Hannah
Have you found this persons medal index card? Does it say anything about been discharged with a Silver War Badge? If he did indeed lose a leg there maybe a pension record on Fold 3 (the add on ancestry bit)
Ady
Thanks Ady, Had a nosey at this aa couple of weeks ago, but seems to be related to his admission into the army rather than holding any conclusive answers to injuries he sustained. Thanks though
There does seem to be a Fold entry of the UK Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Records - I can't see what it says as my subscription isn't a premium one.
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Just to say he's in the 1939 in Taunton as a musician (violinist), which proves part of your discoveries.
Looks as if he's a lodger.
Thanks for this!
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Find My Past has some military medical records on their site unsure if they are very detailed maybe just records his injury
Ady
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Just to say he's in the 1939 in Taunton as a musician (violinist), which proves part of your discoveries.
Looks as if he's a lodger.
A bit more on that here :)
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=837664.msg7030436#msg7030436
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There is a medal card on Ancestry for Wilfred J Lawson of the London Regiment showing a Silver War Badge -
TP/4085 B174832. He also had the Victory and British medals.
Image for SWB is also on Ancestry.
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Found a record of a Wilfred Joseph Lawson, born St. Pancras, parents William and Emily, joining the army in January 1912 and being discharged in March 1912 on payment of £10.
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According to his medal roll entry he was in France from 10/6/16 - 6/5/17.
So you know he was wounded during April.
"lost a leg in France during WW1 possibly in the arden"
The war diary states they were in the Arras sector.
The Battle of Arras started on the 9th. April 1917.
Diary entry:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01py2/
If you have an Ancestry sub.
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According to his medal roll entry he was in France from 10/6/16 - 6/5/17.
So you know he was wounded during April.
"lost a leg in France during WW1 possibly in the arden"
The war diary states they were in the Arras sector.
The Battle of Arras started on the 4th. April 1917.
Diary entry:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01py2/
If you have an Ancestry sub.
Thanks So much for this Jim1 very useful info. Sadly he is not named. But useful none the less to at least determining a few other facts.
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Found a record of a Wilfred Joseph Lawson, born St. Pancras, parents William and Emily, joining the army in January 1912 and being discharged in March 1912 on payment of £10.
Thank you nanny Jan!
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I don't know if you noticed but p. 637/8 have photos of the battle front he was on.
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I don't know if you noticed but p. 637/8 have photos of the battle front he was on.
I hadnt' yet! thanks for the tip!