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Armed Forces / Re: R.A.I in 1932 - para 923 - Kings Regulations or something else?
« on: Wednesday 09 July 25 16:26 BST (UK)  »
Thanks @ShaunJ, makes perfect sense when you think about it  :)

As he extended to 21 years in 1930, because his 12 years would  have been up in 1931,  I guess it was  only fair to let him have a visit home.

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Armed Forces / R.A.I in 1932 - para 923 - Kings Regulations or something else?
« on: Wednesday 09 July 25 15:03 BST (UK)  »
I have finally gained access to my grandfather's army records, not helped by him signing  up with a false DOB. He was posted abroad in 1920, ending up in India. Having originally signed up for  5 years, he signed on for 12 and then  21 years, staying in India.

In 1932  he was  "granted six months furlough to the UK under Para 923  R.A.I"

During this time he married  my grandmother.

We assume this was leave to visit home  as he had been abroad  more than ten  years.

Could  someone point me at the regulations para 923 please?

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Advice as to which test please
« on: Wednesday 09 July 25 14:57 BST (UK)  »
@Biggles50 and @youngt

Just to thank you  both again, I now have the results if  the test and am working  my way through. It turns out I have DNA in common  with people descended  from  people who  are ancestors of  our suspect. (Grandparents of  both his father and mother). So I need to  do the due diligence of  confirming there is no other "route" of  ancestry but we "may"  have confirmed the father.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Advice as to which test please
« on: Monday 24 March 25 11:17 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Biggles50 on Sunday 23 March 25 20:24 GMT (UK)
I highly suggest that you buy a DNA test kit from Ancestry, I see it as £59 + postage.

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Quote from: youngtug on Sunday 23 March 25 20:11 GMT (UK)
Ydna is only passed down through the male line. Looks like you are restricted to Autosomal dna.
I think Ancestry would be the best, <snip>

@Biggles50 and @youngtug
Thanks very much for your quick responses, Ancestry it is then.  :)

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Advice as to which test please
« on: Sunday 23 March 25 18:36 GMT (UK)  »
My mum's father was born  to  an unknown father, he  was fostered out, his mother never acknowledged him  and certainly never told him who his father was. We have found  his mother in the 1911 census as a servant, and for a couple of reasons my mum's brother thought someone  else in that household might be  the father - not least that servants didn't get much time off  to go out.

My mum is still with us but  her brother died a few years ago, so she is available (and willing) to  take a DNA test but he isn't. The thing is I'm not sure which test would  be  correct  to take when  looking for her  paternal grandfather. Does anyone have any advice please?

Obviously I'm aware that I'm reliant on some descendant of my great-grandfather  having taken a test and posted it.

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