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World War One / Re: Royal East Kent Yeomanry
« on: Sunday 13 November 22 08:04 GMT (UK) »
If Alfred Horton was a Private how did he end up in Minden which I think was a PoW camp for officers?
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World War One / Re: Royal East Kent Yeomanry
« on: Saturday 12 November 22 13:37 GMT (UK) »
Hopefully this picture comes through. He's holding a pipe in his left hand and he did smoke a pipe.
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World War One / Re: Royal East Kent Yeomanry
« on: Saturday 12 November 22 13:33 GMT (UK) »
Hi - first of all thank you very much for your help ShaunJ. I have been speaking with my son and we checked our records. You're right he was born 25th May 1896 in (Streatham) and he is called Alfred in his birth certificate and marriage certificate. He did also live in Lochinvar Street in 1922 (on his marriage cert). So I think you must be right about him being in the 13th Sussex Regiment if you can see his Pension Index Card record with Lochinvar St listed. It is great to be able to confirm this and have his service number. Also thanks for the extra information on the PoW and discharge records - do you know where can we obtain those records if we wanted to get copies? One mystery still is the photo we were given of him, it very much looks like his face from memory but this chap looks like he's in an officer's uniform which doesn't seem to tally. I will try and upload the (very poor) photo I have
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World War One / Re: Royal East Kent Yeomanry
« on: Thursday 10 November 22 20:15 GMT (UK) »
Yes that's him.
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World War One / Re: Royal East Kent Yeomanry
« on: Thursday 10 November 22 19:33 GMT (UK) »
ShaunJ - if I knew how to send the dodgy photo of my grandfather you would see he was quite 'officer uniformed' and the cap badge is quite East Kent-like that is to say like a dragon/griffin
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World War One / Re: Royal East Kent Yeomanry
« on: Thursday 10 November 22 16:25 GMT (UK) »
Alfred Albert Horton. Born Tooting in London on 25th May 1897. Possibly a Corporal in Royal East Kent Yeomanry. Possible Service Number 1275. Then a Company Quarter Master Sergeant in the East Kent Regiment. Possible Service Number 270027 or 270378. I have some other ref. number Archive Ref W.O.
372/10/47737. Was wounded, came back, married in 1922.
Don't have actual photo just a torn copy of one.
372/10/47737. Was wounded, came back, married in 1922.
Don't have actual photo just a torn copy of one.
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World War One / Re: Royal East Kent Yeomanry
« on: Thursday 10 November 22 11:58 GMT (UK) »
And a very poor, torn photo. Cap badge is not like those red/yellow ones on your post
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World War One / Re: Royal East Kent Yeomanry
« on: Thursday 10 November 22 11:55 GMT (UK) »
Good question. No idea. I have his full name, DoB & birth place. Possibly a Service number, possible rank. Any help/advice appreciated
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World War One / Royal East Kent Yeomanry
« on: Wednesday 09 November 22 19:28 GMT (UK) »
Looking for info about my grandfather who was in the 'Buffs' during WW1. I have odd bits of info about him but I woukd like a whole lot more.
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