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World War One / Re: George Ritson 1890-1954
« on: Saturday 24 September 16 14:00 BST (UK) »
maxD your tour posting information adds a lot to the overall picture. Thanks for everyones help.
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World War One / Re: George Ritson 1890-1954
« on: Wednesday 21 September 16 19:48 BST (UK) »
Sorry Jim I meant that as his 12 years was up in 1920 I didn't understand the 1929 reference.
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World War One / Re: George Ritson 1890-1954
« on: Wednesday 21 September 16 16:38 BST (UK) »
I have a memorandum from the Regtl paymaster (R.C. of Signals) Chatham dated 16th April 1929 saying that your service will expire 26th April 1929. Does this mean that he continued in the reserves by re-enlisting. The I/D # is Dr/14
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World War One / Re: George Ritson 1890-1954
« on: Tuesday 20 September 16 23:28 BST (UK) »
Thanks Jim, I will check that out. As he wrote on the back of the Thrid Class Certificate about his exploits on the 126th August 1914 up to October that would suggest he got that certificate before coming to France. That may have played a part in his transfer to the RE to be a dispatch rider. He may have had training in England as he already had the training for mounted infantry in 1912. Everyone here has helped me understand both my grandfather and also why my Dad joined the territorial army and served for 11 years reaching sargent.
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World War One / Re: George Ritson 1890-1954
« on: Tuesday 20 September 16 19:14 BST (UK) »
It says Carte Postale so it must be France
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World War One / Re: George Ritson 1890-1954
« on: Tuesday 20 September 16 18:42 BST (UK) »
On the back of the photograph my father has written-"my Dad after his battalion was wiped out" I know this may be an inaccurate statement but any comments would be welcome.
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World War One / Re: George Ritson 1890-1954
« on: Tuesday 20 September 16 00:15 BST (UK) »
George Ritson was born 29th December 1890 this means he joined the regiment when he was 17 years 4 months. I suppose he lied about his age. I can't find him in the 1911 census using Find my past, ancestry.com and other sites.
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World War One / Re: George Ritson 1890-1954
« on: Monday 19 September 16 22:05 BST (UK) »
Thanks Gwil, This is all new to me and I like your nice detective work with the service numbers. I suspect he took the Education with the hope of promotion but as things wound down and he was transferred to the reserves on 5th March 1919 it wasn't to be. I have a couple of interesting documents. (1) a Duty certificate with another number 2304555 with the Rank of Signalman, Unit-F comp.Signal Training centre Royal Corps Signals covering 27th March 1921 to 10th june 1921 and transferred to the reserves that date. 92) a Memorandum from the army pay office saying his service will expire 26th March 1929. (He was married in 1923)
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World War One / Re: George Ritson 1890-1954
« on: Monday 19 September 16 20:16 BST (UK) »
Hi! Jim, My grandada passed his Third Class certificate and I have read that it was almost automatic to be promoted to Corporal for most dispatch riders. Here is a quote from the internet. "On the recommendation of the Council of Military Education three levels or standards were set out and were linked with promotion in the ranks. The third-class certificate specified the standard for promotion to the rank of corporal the candidate was to read aloud and to write from dictation passages from an easy narrative, and to work examples in the four compound rules of arithmetic and the reduction of money" Does the rank of Sapper differ from Corporal?
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