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WW1 Rowley Regis enlistment help
« on: Thursday 08 May 14 21:37 BST (UK) »
Hi,

I'm looking into individuals who fought in WW1 from the Rowley Regis / Cradley Heath area of the West Midlands. I'd like to know where they may have enlisted, Stourbridge or Dudley possibly. I'd also like to know where they trained and what regiments they were likely to have joined from this area. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Kevin

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Re: WW1 Rowley Regis enlistment help
« Reply #1 on: Friday 30 May 14 06:55 BST (UK) »

Hi Kevin, I think the Great War Forum might help you.   :)

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Re: WW1 Rowley Regis enlistment help
« Reply #2 on: Friday 30 May 14 07:01 BST (UK) »
In WW1, especially during the later years, recruits were enlisted in whatever regiment needed them!

My relatives, from Somerset, ended up in Welsh regiments!
There was a post yesterday where someone from Lincolnshire ended up in the Staffordshire Regiment.
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: WW1 Rowley Regis enlistment help
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 31 May 14 08:50 BST (UK) »

  This site may also be of help

http://www.genealogyforum.co.uk/forum/index.php

Jackie
Dudley Worcs:Ellis Durkin Oakley Rich Smith
Baggot Saunders Turner Williams Hobbs
Harts Hill: Baggot Wright

Tipton:Whitehouse (boatman) Timmins
Yorkshire:Littlewood Wilcockson
Derbyshire:Wilcockson

Derby Belper:Spencer
Herefordshire Brampton Bryan:-Turner

Worcs. Hereford. Gloucs.
Hodgetts




Radnorshire: Meredith
Bristol Somerset: Box

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Re: WW1 Rowley Regis enlistment help
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 31 May 14 11:44 BST (UK) »
Kevin
Rootschat has its own WW1 forum within the Armed Forces threads try posting on there.A lot of Rootschatters frequent GWF as well as here

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=397.0


Ady
Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.
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