looking for info on old pasport

[duckcarver]

how and where to locate a u.s. pasport issued to my father 16 Feb 1917  pasport #485 at American counsel London England his date of birth 8/29/86. his past from this date to 1917 is a complete mystery. the pasport may shed light 

[geniecolgan]

Have you tried this:-

http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174

U.S. Passport Applications. It says it included those issued abroad.

Or give us a name and someone might look for you 

[duckcarver]

 Thanks for reply did try us  offices in london but no help  dads name James Garnet ,the problem is he never spoke of his past only that he was an orphan and ran away . other info I have from a I.D booklet he was required to fill out when he left St John NB canada Jan 1917 he was employed by Gaston Williams & Wigmore Ltd Montreal and arrived Liverpool Feb16 1917. he joined U.S army in London  2/22/1918.US Army hq here in the states inform me  all his military records destroyed in a fire. He gave his place of birth as Bangor Pinobscot county Maine but canot find a trace of him there. 

[aghadowey]

There's a WWI Draft registration card for a James GARNET born Aug.1886 Penobscot (county?), Maine.
Do you know where your father was living in 1920 and 1930?

[duckcarver]

 Yes I was there. Bronx N.Y and N.J

[aghadowey]

There's a James Garnet in 1920 Census living in N.Y. with his wife Phillis. The actual census entry may give more clues.

[duckcarver]

I have all that info on him from when he arrived in London England 2/16/1917  and resided at 23 canonbury rd.Islington as a lodger before he met phyllis Turner his wife. it is from Jan 1917  back to 1886 that is void of info. I do know that he worked as a motor ingineer for Gaston Williams & Wigmore Ltd of Montreal Canada . He registered for the draft in Maine but there is no proof he actusly lived there. Thanks for all your info glad that I signed on to RootsChat. 
 
  Dick

[aghadowey]

We really do need to know all the information you've already found so that we can help you find more details about the 'missing' years (1886-1917).
What is his address on the draft registration card?

[shellyesq]

The 1920 & 1930 Census, the California Death Index, and the WWI & WWII Draft Registration Card all say he was born in Maine, and both draft registration cards say it was Bangor, Maine.  Also, in a database about members of the military from Maine, it says he was born in and resided in Bangor.  So, seems likely he lived in Maine at some point.

The WWI draft registration card lists an Islington address and an employer in London.