Where might I find military records for Adam Alexander Private 416929 A.S.G.

[allesond]

Private 416929 A.S.G. is listed as Adam Alexander's profession on Marriage cert January 16, 1919. His address was 49 Stafford Street & his wife Alice Fox's address was 121 Richmond Row Liverpool. Adam's father's name was John Alexander (Farmer), his mother was Mary or Maria.

I assume A.S.G. is Scots Guards, but can find nothing on Ancestry or the National Archives.

Any help is appreciated,
Best Regards,
Alleson

[jds1949]

Could ASG actually be ASC - Army Service Corps?

I can't see any medal card for him, but if he didn't see any overseas service then he wouldn't be eligible for any medals. When was he born?

jds1949

[allesond]

Yes, it absolutely could and most probably is A.S.C. with the little loop on the bottom.

I only have a marriage cert, which lists him as 37 years old and a Catholic Marriage record from St. Mary of the Angels, which lists an address of 110 Soho St. Liverpool.
The witnesses are:
Teresa Walsh 43 Hahnemann Rd Walston and
Georio Davies of The Friary Fox St. Liverpool. 


I figured he or his parents were b. in Scotland (assumption because I could not find a birth record for Adam); therefore Scots Guards. My best bet for more information is from service records, but none are forthcoming at this time.

Thanks so much for your direction.
Alleson

[andycand]

Hi

Ancestry has 9 images of his Service Record. It looks like he only signed up in on the 6th Sept 1918 and he was 39 yrs and 9 months, according to the forms he was living at 9 Stanley St, Warrington and he married Alice Fox in Dublin 26th Dec 1914. It might be worth checking if that was true or not.

Andy

[allesond]

Thank you Andy, but where and how did you find this, the only Adam Alexander that comes up in Ancestry.co.uk military records that I can find have 37 images and he is married to a Constance and is a Sargent?

[andycand]

Hi

I searched using the service number only but I now notice that Ancestry has his name the wrong way around, Alexander Adam.
I had a quick look for a marriage in Ireland but couldn't see one, possibly that information was a fib, I have certainly found that in Scotland, where details of parents marriage is included on childrens birth registration, that people allegedly married some distance away but such marriage can't be found. Maybe when asked for verification they decided to marry in Liverpool.
With the mention of Dublin there is a good chance they were Irish

Andy

[allesond]

Andy that is too much of a coincidence. Alice Fox was b. in Dublin and on her baptism record in the far edge is sketched married Adam Alexander Liverpool 1919 and I have both corresponding documents.

This is definitely him with the 416929 record #. I hope to see where he is born, but at least now I can look for descendants based on this information.

Thanks!!!!!
Alleson

[PabloC]

Hi Alleson,

For information, Hahnemann Road is within the Walton area of Liverpool - not Walston as stated.

May just be a typo, but just thought I'd say.

Regards

Paul

[allesond]

Well, one year has passed and after a legion of searches, I have come no closer to finding any more information on Adam and Alice Alexander. Searched Scotland's People, Roots Ireland, Church Records, Ellis Island records, and all censuses and passenger records on Ancestry.com/co.uk/ca. As well as The National Archives with no luck. I even looked at potential children and none.

Although there are many Adam Alexander's, none with the parents of John and Mary or Maria. I don't know if he was born in Scotland, Ireland, England, or elsewhere, but do know he served in the ASC MT 416929.

1. Would there be any other Service Records on a soldier?  Besides the 41629 # in top left corner is a 21347#
2. Does the National Archives list as Last, First or First, Last Names? Adam Alexander is certainly ambiguous
3. Would there be any records which indicate where a soldier is born, or is it an assumption they are born in England?

Best Regards and thanks for all the help last year.
Alleson