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Help deciphering please
« on: Friday 11 December 15 12:58 GMT (UK) »
Please can someone help me decipher this?
Pte 1021st Lab Corp, April 1918 to Nov 1919 (regiment number 556087)

Where can I find out more?

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Re: Help deciphering please
« Reply #1 on: Friday 11 December 15 13:09 GMT (UK) »
If you Google there is this information about the Labour Corp

https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/units/3095/labour-corps/
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« Reply #2 on: Friday 11 December 15 13:16 GMT (UK) »
"We search for information, but the burden of proof is always with the thread owner"

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« Reply #3 on: Friday 11 December 15 13:22 GMT (UK) »
More specifically, (acknowledgement to a well known WW1 site) this was 1021st Company of the Russian Labour Corps composed of Russians in UK, formed in 1918 and served in France till 1919.  There were some British members. (Regiment number means (the man's) regimental ie service number, Pte is Private))

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« Reply #4 on: Friday 11 December 15 14:02 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: maxD on Friday 11 December 15 13:22 GMT (UK)
More specifically, (acknowledgement to a well known WW1 site) this was 1021st Company of the Russian Labour Corps composed of Russians in UK, formed in 1918 and served in France till 1919.  There were some British members. (Regiment number means (the man's) regimental ie service number, Pte is Private))

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thank you very much for that is there any photographs I could find?

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« Reply #5 on: Friday 11 December 15 14:37 GMT (UK) »
Sorry, my personal knowledge is superficial but a trawl through Google brings up a lot of references including National Archive references.  Check out the web site of the Royal Pioneer Corps Association (the successors).  http://www.royalpioneercorps.co.uk/rpc/index.htm.  There is a contact Historian who I'm sure will be able to steer you further.

Alternatively, there may be a real expert along here soon!

Presumably you've seen his medal record?
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It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
Zoe



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Sokser/Klingler Austria/Croatia

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« Reply #6 on: Friday 11 December 15 14:42 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: maxD on Friday 11 December 15 14:37 GMT (UK)
Sorry, my personal knowledge is superficial but a trawl through Google brings up a lot of references including National Archive references.  Check out the web site of the Royal Pioneer Corps Association (the successors).  http://www.royalpioneercorps.co.uk/rpc/index.htm.  There is a contact Historian who I'm sure will be able to steer you further.

Alternatively, there may be a real expert along here soon!

Presumably you've seen his medal record?
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I am new and do not know how to access anything!

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« Reply #7 on: Friday 11 December 15 15:37 GMT (UK) »
I've sent you a private message.
I am Zoe Northeast, granddaughter of Maximilian Double.
 
It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
Zoe



Double  Essex/Suffolk
Randle/Millington Warwicks
Sokser/Klingler Austria/Croatia
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