Help looking for soldier

[ElizaBuzzard]

Hi topaz,Bow bells are in the city of London and not Bow in East London.Holborn,Covent Garden,St lukes Clerkenwell and Southwark,just over the river are the true Bow Bells areas.
The church is St Mary Le Bow,in Cheapside,although many people confuse it with the church in East London
Hope this does not cloud the issue,im just giving you this info in case your relative could be found in these areas.
Good luck.
Lawrence.

[mmm45]

Topas
They werent as thorough as that in their recruiting.
A change of name and date of birth and enlisting in another location could enable what you have just said.
 If I remember correctly,early WW1 there was an amnesty for pre war deserters too unsure how long the amnesty was for.

Ady

[MargP]

I have taken another look at the army record for Matthew Hedges and there are a few things

1 Do you now belong to the Army ect, reply Yes, The 15th Middlesex V C R
2 After it states to the R M S I,  23 Oct 1906 there is an additional date underneath this Hounslow 26 Oct 1906
3 It looks like that there was a white strip of paper at the bottom of this page which as been ripped off.

Margp

[topas37]

It is all so confusing

[topas37]

Thanks I did know that as I am also from London, but we believe he may have born in Poplar which Londoners would have considered being within the sounds of bow bells thanks for your help away, it all helps to try and solve the mystery

[topas37]

Just reading my post back regarding your post about Bow Bells, it sounded like I was being dismisses about the information you posted as I already knew about it, if this is the way it come across I am sorry all information is useful, if not to me to other people who kindly have been helping  to try and solve the mystery that is my Grandfather, so once again thank you for your post

[topas37]

At the time of my Aunt's birth 1923 on her cert it says Alfred May Seargeant 4601981 1st Batt Duke ofWellington Regiment, who birth registration was given as Turkey, his place of residence was given as Gibralter, the person registering the birth was R.K. Healing Lieut Colonel Commanding 1st Batt Duke ofWellingtons Regiment