Royal Navy or Army England?

[jamsuzsar]

Our Grandfather Arthur Leslie Frizzell was in Australia WW2. In his records he states that he previously served in WW1 for 10 yrs in 2 nd Btn Bampshire Regt, 4 years active service. (as written).   Could anyone find out anything of his history in the services in England.  We were told he was in the Royal Navy WW1, his family were all Army.  He spoke of his ship being sunk and he floated for a few days and had a metal plate put in his head.  He came to Aust in the 1920's   

I am unsure if his WW1 is Royal Navy or Army.   

Any help on him would be appreciated.

Jam

[Wendi]

Hi Jam !

If he is the Arthur Leslie Frizzell born in Farnham in 1900 he would have been too young to serve legitimately overseas in the Army during WW1 

In his records he states that he previously served in WW1 for 10 yrs in 2 nd Btn Bampshire Regt, 4 years active service. (as written).   

No Bampshire Regiment, could possibly be Hampshire Regiment and he could have joined up before the end of the war and continued to serve after the end of WW1.

Wendi 

[jamsuzsar]

Dear Wendi,

Sorry, yes it is written as Hampshire.  Our Arthur definately put his date of birth back.  He also put it back on the Australian record.  His Marriage is correct to other documents.  He came to Australia in 1925.  I found a scribbled note WW1...1124 put, 33rd Bat.  Would that make any sense?

Just found out that he won a boxing title on his ship.??


Thanks, I will keep digging

Jam

[mmm45]

http://www.1914-1918.net/hants.htm

If you open link and scroll down to 51st Graduated Battalion....I think you will find it was for a time 33rd Batt Hampshires....a Training Battalion in UK.

complicated the way they all changed names etc!!

Ady