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big ask for a look up please
« on: Friday 28 April 17 12:28 BST (UK) »
May have been looking in the wrong place and wondered if someone could look up any records relating to: Leics regiment, 240130 John Hill. Trying to find out where he's from etc to see if he's who I'm looking for. Many thanks for anyone's help.
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Re: big ask for a look up please
« Reply #1 on: Friday 28 April 17 15:44 BST (UK) »
It appears that the only records that survive are his Silver War Badge record which has his enlistment 10 Dec 1912 and discharge 31 Dec 1917 dates and his medal record (1915 Star, Victory and British War medals).  No detailed service record to be found. 

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« Reply #2 on: Friday 28 April 17 16:10 BST (UK) »
It also gives his age on discharge as 24 years and 7 months, which would make him born 31 May 1893 (if it is correct).
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« Reply #3 on: Friday 28 April 17 16:17 BST (UK) »
Good spot Gardener.

Birth would be registered (assuming England/Wales) in Jun quarter 1863, FreeBMD has three locations for John (no middle name) Hill, might help?

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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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Re: big ask for a look up please
« Reply #4 on: Friday 28 April 17 16:18 BST (UK) »
And his medal card gives an older regimental number too: 1439

http://www.royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk/entity/97040-hill-john
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« Reply #5 on: Friday 28 April 17 17:35 BST (UK) »
Long shot but he served overseas during the war with 5th Battalion Leicesters which was one of the pre war volunteer battalions. The battalion was the Oakham battalion so if he was with them in 1912 then perhaps he came from that area.

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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



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Randle/Millington Warwicks
Sokser/Klingler Austria/Croatia

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Re: big ask for a look up please
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 02 May 17 12:53 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for all your help, seems this probably isn't my man :-[ as thought.
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