Help looking for soldier

[MargP]

So Alfreda was born in Turkey and not Gibraltar the plot thicken's ?

[MargP]

Hi Adrian

The Medal Card reg 9318 was the only one I picked up on, but discounted it because I did not understand the jargon on it, but now that you have explained it, I think it could be him.


Margp

[mmm45]

2nd Dukes served in Dublin from 1911 to Aug 1914
Ill have a look in Fischers 1917 History see if theres any mention.

Ady

[mmm45]

There is a photograph of L/Sgt May in Fischers History(1917) its a group phot of the Sgts of The Duke Of Wellingtons (WRR) 1st Expeditionary Force.
My Copy is a photocopy but I have a mate that MAY have an original.Ill email him tomorrow see if we can get a decent copy for you.

Ady

[mmm45]

L/Sgt May from Fischers 1917 History of Duke Of Wellingtons Regiment.

The Group photo i have been sent is too big if you PM me an email address ill send you it.

Ady

[topas37]

Thanks again everybody that has help me find out all this information, I don't know how you do it so quickly it had taken us days to get absolutely no where, if I ever get to the bottom of the name change I will post it so you can see what it was about, on ancestry their are people researching the Hedges family so will be contacting them to see if they have any answers

[MargP]

Hi Topas

Having gone over all the post on this, the only other conclusion that I can come to on this, is that Matthew William Hedges was adopted when he was born, and registered in that name, in later life he found out who his birth parents were, and then changed his name to Alfred May, and then used all of his names through out the rest of his life,I think  that the clue to this may be in the Civil Service Evidence of Age record.

Margp

[topas37]

I have sent for that not sure how long it will take I will keep you all informed of developments

[topas37]

After speaking to a cousin on the IOW grandad was definatly born in London within the sound of Bow Bells which makes Poplar as a birth place likely, he always remembers being told that Grandad deserted from one regiment and joined another, even pre war surely they would have traced him, and to join either regiment he surely must have had birth certificate or something, so how would he have had documents in two names or did they not check things like that then