G'day jds1949,
firstly, many thanks for having a dip at this problem.
You said:
Went to Kew today - 12 L/t Harrison's on the graduation list of 1918, no Al/Ed's, most risen through the ranks of B/Army, or coms'd before AEH GCM & Dismissal August 1917,
Not looking good for 1918....!
1:/ Is there a graduation list for 1919?
2:/ Given the discussions that we've have on this thred, might it be possible that AEH did a stint as a non Officer in the British Army prior to Commission, then appearing to be a soldier rising through the ranks........?
3:/ If you are saying that most were Coms'nd before AEH was CMtl'd, does this mean they were Coms'nd in 1917 and the List was created in 1918?
The Army List for January 1920 -
I can't understand why there aren’t any AE Harrison's in the 1920 list, I believe there should be at least one according to the Lond Gaz and other sources (see attached list) This man I am referring to is Alfred Ernest Harrison who has an impeccable English record and history, so not my man, but begs the question why isn't he on the 1920 Army List??? he was definitely in the Army in 1918 and 1920 and infact 1922 in the Army of Occupation Germany, he was also in Beds and Herts and 4th Bn Norf Reg.
It's difficult to know if we are seeing anomalies in the records or as we suspect AEH isn't really there as AEH. There appears to be some differences between the various resources. I am trying to reconcile the different resources as we speak.
As you say, there aren’t any reasonable AEH's but there are plenty of A's that will require investigation. If we ascribe to the KISS principal then A's must be first to investigate if there no AE's or reasonable alternatives to be found
Regarding the provision of previously researched personnel. Initially, I didn't want to pre-empt or stifle any thoughts or ideas. My original work has turned up nothing, my existing research and documents would appear to be worthless except to remove them as future and potential possibilities. I agree that double work is not a sensible process, I will attach what I have with me today (references and indexes). I intend to re-visit these old records again as my original search criteria is no longer valid. If you want the actual documents I can email these directly to you.
This attachment is an old chronological list of events and includes most of the researched soldiers that I have looked at, I hope it's of some use, the larger lists and work will be sent ASAP
Thanks again
Ian
