Help: Court Martialled & Missing in UK, Capt: Albert Edward Harrison AIF

[Craven-Harrison]

Dear all,

sorry to have been off the ball a bit, I've been pretty crook...! I have been doing some background co-tangent work on AEH without success, However.... the same can't be said of Roger.

Roger just went to the British Library searching for an Alec Harrison and he confirms that this isn't our man, however he has located a new contender- 2nd Lt A Harrison who enlisted in the 2nd Batt 21st Punjabis 29/08/1918 and was appointed on the 27/11/1918 Ex Cheshire RIA (provisional list)

The Enlistment date is the day after AEH was Discharged from the Australian Army in England, I'm thinking this is a coincidence.......!?

I think we're off on the hunt again

Cheers

Ian

[Redroger]

Next time I visit the British Library I will investigate further Ian. One of these co-incidences will be one too many. As I said in the p.m. there seem to have been a disproportionate number of ex AIF men enlisted in the Indian Army. Maybe this is AEH and he was one of them?

[jds1949]

Count me back in - I should make it to the NA in the next day or two and I'll see what I can find.

jds1949

[Redroger]

Fine John, But I found this fellow at the British Library.

[jds1949]

Roger,

just checked the NA website - and you are quite right - they don't have the Indian Army records. I shall await your findings with bated breath.

Good hunting,

jds1949

[DeeBoneham]

Glad to see some more on this fascinating thread.  Sorry to hear you have been unwell Ian.  Hope it all goes away soon...
Dee

[Redroger]

The Indian Army list is to me at anyrate, weird; there is the normal Army List structure, and then a second and apparently subsidiary list comprised of people with Indian names only. They are surely officers or they wouldn't be in the Army List would they? I shall start a thread on the Military Thread.

[Craven-Harrison]

Thanks for the get well wishes, I'm a hell of a lot better NOW..!  "Organic Solvent liver damage from 40 years back"

This new fellow does look promising, I know nothing of this Indian Campain, does anybody else know what, why, how, when,

Did this indian army fight in WW1 or was it an Army raised in India or Pakistan.....? was there a conflict in India or Pakistan?

What is the significance of Ex Cheshire RIA (Royal Indian Artillary) Provisional List? does this mean that he was oriinally in the Cheshire Batt...? how does the Cheshire name relate to the RIA, are they somehow interrelated?

What is the Provisional List?

Ian

[jds1949]

Ian,

see here for basics about Indian Army:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Army_(1895%E2%80%931947)

jds1949