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Lancashire / Re: Alfred Fairey goes missing
« on: Friday 07 February 20 12:10 GMT (UK) »
That's fine by me. Glad to have been of assistance in solving this 'cold case'.
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Lancashire / Re: Alfred Fairey goes missing
« on: Monday 03 February 20 12:53 GMT (UK) »
Apologies I have misspelt the name several times it is Fairey not Fairley! Fingers not warmed up yet.
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Lancashire / Re: Alfred Fairey goes missing
« on: Monday 03 February 20 12:23 GMT (UK) »
Hello Gill
Thanks for the reply I wasn't hopeful of getting one after all this time!
I've looked more closely at the short service record and believe the date of his discharge is 1912 not 1917. This fits in with his service obligation i.e. 3 years with the colours + 9 years in the reserves. The dates tie in exactly to 12 years from his attestation to his discharge date in 1912 when his was absent so did not qualify for a pension.
I believe he completed his 3 years with the colours in the ASC and was transferred to the reserve but absented himself. On 19/8/1904 re enlisted in the East Lancashire Reg't at Burnley under the name of William Watson. This was illegal as he was still in the ASC reserves hence the need for the alias. He married in 1910 a Watson since this would need to be needed for his army records. His son's birth in 1912 was registered as Fairley.
His entry in the Register of Soldier's effects has his effects going to his widow & son both in the name of Fairley and records her as the sole legatee. It also records her 2nd marriage in 1971 to John Barton.
I am not related but am helping one of my wife's friend unravel a family mystery as she cannot understand the Watson/Fairley names. She is the grand-daughter of John Barton & Edith Fairley.
I hope this makes sense to you. I will document it more fully over the next few days and let you have a copy. Maybe we could continue via email which would simplify exchange of documents as further details of the rest of the family would help my research.
Best wishes
Peter
Hope you agree with my findings and Alfred has now ben found.
Thanks for the reply I wasn't hopeful of getting one after all this time!
I've looked more closely at the short service record and believe the date of his discharge is 1912 not 1917. This fits in with his service obligation i.e. 3 years with the colours + 9 years in the reserves. The dates tie in exactly to 12 years from his attestation to his discharge date in 1912 when his was absent so did not qualify for a pension.
I believe he completed his 3 years with the colours in the ASC and was transferred to the reserve but absented himself. On 19/8/1904 re enlisted in the East Lancashire Reg't at Burnley under the name of William Watson. This was illegal as he was still in the ASC reserves hence the need for the alias. He married in 1910 a Watson since this would need to be needed for his army records. His son's birth in 1912 was registered as Fairley.
His entry in the Register of Soldier's effects has his effects going to his widow & son both in the name of Fairley and records her as the sole legatee. It also records her 2nd marriage in 1971 to John Barton.
I am not related but am helping one of my wife's friend unravel a family mystery as she cannot understand the Watson/Fairley names. She is the grand-daughter of John Barton & Edith Fairley.
I hope this makes sense to you. I will document it more fully over the next few days and let you have a copy. Maybe we could continue via email which would simplify exchange of documents as further details of the rest of the family would help my research.
Best wishes
Peter
Hope you agree with my findings and Alfred has now ben found.
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Lancashire / Re: Alfred Fairey goes missing
« on: Sunday 02 February 20 18:43 GMT (UK) »
I realise it is a long time since this post but I have come across it as I too am trying to locate an Alfred Fairley. The short service attestation had his joining the East Lancashire Reg't and then being transferred to the Army Service Corps.
The man I am trying to trace was in the 1st Bn East Lancs (service number 8196) and was killed on 15/09/14. His CWGC memorial and SDGW all have him as having enlisted as 'William Watson' in 1904? In 1910 he married Edith (or Ada) Taylor in Preston having a son Alfred shortly afterwards.
His entry in the soldiers effects register confirm that Watson was an alias and record his effects going to his widow who had subsequently remarried. His pension ledger entries also record the same details on the alias as do several entries on memorial pages for Burnley.
I could speculate that he left (deserted?) from the ASC and later joined under the false name.
Is this the missing Alfred? Any further information would be appreciate.
The man I am trying to trace was in the 1st Bn East Lancs (service number 8196) and was killed on 15/09/14. His CWGC memorial and SDGW all have him as having enlisted as 'William Watson' in 1904? In 1910 he married Edith (or Ada) Taylor in Preston having a son Alfred shortly afterwards.
His entry in the soldiers effects register confirm that Watson was an alias and record his effects going to his widow who had subsequently remarried. His pension ledger entries also record the same details on the alias as do several entries on memorial pages for Burnley.
I could speculate that he left (deserted?) from the ASC and later joined under the false name.
Is this the missing Alfred? Any further information would be appreciate.
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