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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / Divisions in York Electoral Registers
« on: Thursday 02 February 23 22:24 GMT (UK)  »
Can anyone explain the reason for the Divisions as seen in the York electoral registers.

The attached image shows Sarah Burchell in Occupiers - Division 4 in the 1901 register but was in Division 3 in 1900 - still at the same address.

Many thanks
Brian

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World War One / Re: v/v HTMB information please
« on: Monday 07 December 20 19:33 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Max

Joined in 1917, hospitalised twice in May and June '18, dropped shell on foot and invalided back to England. Hmm, not much of a story compared to some but I still wouldn't want to have experienced any of it.

The irony of all this is that I have a handwritten war diary of a soldier, I know not who, describing the trenches, the boredom, the excitement and the tragedy of war. It certainly wasn't that of James Bottomley.

Thanks again for the reference, I'll have a look there now.
Brian

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World War One / Re: v/v HTMB information please
« on: Monday 07 December 20 12:04 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Max, that opens up a whole new avenue to explore.

Very grateful for the help.

Brian

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World War One / Re: v/v HTMB information please
« on: Saturday 05 December 20 10:31 GMT (UK)  »
Tony, thanks for the information.
That makes sense and I say that because I had asked the same question on another forum and got the following:

"Sadly that is not a Unit Title. We are unable to tell you what V/V HTM? [sic] is as it is not an official abbreviation of a unit title.

I do not think that entry indicates a Trench Mortar Battery as if you look on the line below it shows the Unit as "Ditto or do" and then states "Admitted" you are not admitted to a Unit, you are Admitted to a Medical Facility ..........."

That really didn't seem to add up to me, but having no military background I couldn't really move forward on my research.

Many thanks once again.
Brian

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World War One / v/v HTMB information please
« on: Thursday 03 December 20 14:13 GMT (UK)  »
I'm trying to trace this veteran's war.

James Bottomley  Reg No 161759 originally joined 4 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery. He was hospitalised twice having been gassed in the May and June of 1918.

He was then injured again when a shell fell on his foot (it would appear from his record) whilst he was in V/V HTMB, which I'm presuming HTMB standing for Heavy Trench Mortar Battery. He was subsequently invalided back to England.

Try as I might I cannot find any information on  "V/V HTMB". Who were they, or were they know by a different name?

Any help would be gratefully received.

Brian

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Balme siblings of Midgely, Halifax
« on: Saturday 13 August 16 00:29 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: keyboard86 on Saturday 13 August 16 00:20 BST (UK)
Quote from: Brian87 on Saturday 13 August 16 00:12 BST (UK)
Ha, you had me worried for a moment - thought I'd made a fundamental error of misreading - wouldn't be the first time! :D

Maybe the transcriber was well into their second glass of wine!

Brian

 ;D Hi again Brian,  problem is, it still doesn't answer your original post!
Keyboard86

Nope, though maybe a couple of glasses of wine in 1812 when the transcripts were being written could be a reason...just saying.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Balme siblings of Midgely, Halifax
« on: Saturday 13 August 16 00:12 BST (UK)  »
Ha, you had me worried for a moment - thought I'd made a fundamental error of misreading - wouldn't be the first time! :D

Maybe the transcriber was well into their second glass of wine!

Brian

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Balme siblings of Midgely, Halifax
« on: Friday 12 August 16 23:47 BST (UK)  »
Hi Keyboard

The entries I'm looking at are both from Midgley unless I'm very mistaken. Where did you pick up Warley?

Hopefully I've managed to attach the two relevant images.


Brian

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Balme siblings of Midgely, Halifax
« on: Friday 12 August 16 17:15 BST (UK)  »
There are two apparent siblings on the Yorkshire Bishop's Transcript of Baptisms for 1812. Ellen, recorded as being born on August 19th and baptised on October 18th and George born on October 10th and baptised on December 27th. Both these infants were illegitimate and born to a  Hannah Balme.

My feeling is that they were both born to the same mother but that separation of birth dates has me puzzled as the implication is that they were both born in 1812.

Anyone any thoughts on this or is it simply down to inaccurate transcription?

Thanks for any help.

Brian

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