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Dorset/Army records
« on: Tuesday 17 May 11 21:40 BST (UK) »
Frederick George Foot born 2/3/1888 Upcerne? Dorset joined 3rd Dorset Reg when 18 years 6 m's and died in India 13/12/1906. Any help re finding out where he died and any military information regarding him would be fantastic. Mark

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Re: Dorset/Army records
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 18 May 11 10:58 BST (UK) »
Hi Mark,

Are your dates correct? If as you say, he was born February 1888, and joined at 18 years six months, that would have been September 1906, only three months before his death in  December 1906. That gives little time for him to build up a military record.

There is no death showing in the Army or overseas death records.


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CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 18 May 11 20:21 BST (UK) »
many thanks and very sad he only was there a very short space before he died. That is one of the reasons I feel I would like to discover more. Gt grandfather's brother.   Mark

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« Reply #3 on: Thursday 19 May 11 22:13 BST (UK) »
Hi

I have recently come across a Frederick George Foot from Cerne Abbas whilst looking for a Frederick C Foot's military records.

According to his military records, Frederick G Foot joined the Dorsetshire Reg on 30/09/03 aged 18yrs 6 mths,  Reg no 6945 , and he died in The Royal Victoria hosptial from dysentry at 8.15pm 13 Dec 1906, aged 23. He was in India between 28/02/05 to 8/12/06. His father lived in Upcerne Wood and he had a younger brother (Frank).

I hope this is the chap you are looking for. If you have come across Frederick C Foot (1912-1989) from Dorset in your research I would be glad of any information as I have hit a brick wall!

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« Reply #4 on: Friday 20 May 11 20:25 BST (UK) »
Emma, very many thanks. It is certainly the relations I am looking for.  We were lead to believe he died in India, but it appears he made it back. I guess the Royal Victoria is in London but I'll have to do some further finding.

As for your your Frederick, I do not have him with my records at present. If you can give some more details it may help. Was he from Dorset?

Very many thanks again,  Mark

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« Reply #5 on: Friday 20 May 11 20:39 BST (UK) »
The dates in Emma's posting do not add up. I don't think it was possible to travel from India to the UK in 5 days in 1906. Could be worth trying the British Library where they have extensive records of the British in India.
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« Reply #6 on: Friday 20 May 11 20:53 BST (UK) »
Quote from: DorsetGal on Thursday 19 May 11 22:13 BST (UK)
I hope this is the chap you are looking for. If you have come across Frederick C Foot (1912-1989) from Dorset in your research I would be glad of any information as I have hit a brick wall!

A Frederick Charles Foot (born 23 Feb 1912) died in 1980. Is that the one you are after? If so, what do you know already?

(There is a Victoria hospital (founded 1901) in Bangalore, but I don't think it has the Royal in front of it.)

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« Reply #7 on: Friday 20 May 11 20:54 BST (UK) »
Have you looked on www.findmypast.co.uk    for military deaths overseas?
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« Reply #8 on: Friday 20 May 11 21:31 BST (UK) »
Frederick G Foot's service records are available to view on Ancestry and give much more detail of the particulars of his illness. Its well worth a look!

My Frederick Charles Foot was born in Wimborne Dorset on 23 Feb 1912 (looks like you have the right one Richard!). His mothers maiden name is D'Silva but I cannot find any marraige details to source the father. Frederick married Gladys Hapgood in Sep 1931.

How on earth did you find the date he died?

Emma
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