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Whereabouts of Robert SHERWOOD in 1939 Register
« on: Tuesday 23 March 21 17:59 GMT (UK) »
Hi, Everyone,
For whatever reason I have come late to the 1939 Register, and have been recently trawling through it to find certain individuals and family members.  Can I ask whether it is a very comprehensive list or not, or whether it is notorious for its absences?
Have been unable to find the individual Robert Harold Charles SHERWOOD, d.o.b. 03-02-1922, and who was not with his parents at 1, Buckingham Place, SW1, on 29th September, though his 19 year old brother Ronald was.
Always the chance that he's been mistranscribed, I'm pretty sure he wasn't yet otherwise engaged in any overseas early war effort at this time...
Many thanks to anyone who might unearth him....
Keith

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Re: Whereabouts of Robert SHERWOOD in 1939 Register
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 23 March 21 18:39 GMT (UK) »
Could he have been 18 and joined  the army. There are a few records for RHC Sherwood but I can't access them.
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Re: Whereabouts of Robert SHERWOOD in 1939 Register
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 23 March 21 19:00 GMT (UK) »
Wicoxon,
Well, he did, first of all joined the Territorials, The London Scottish I believe, and I suppose he might have been away in barracks somewhere, training.  I know that  for a while he was doing officer training with the Cameron Highlanders in Harrogate, but that must have been some time well after September 1939.  RHC Sherwood would certainly have been him.  His 19 year old brother Ronald already had his Private's number next to his own entry at home at 1, Buckingham Place...
Keith

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Re: Whereabouts of Robert SHERWOOD in 1939 Register
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 23 March 21 19:16 GMT (UK) »
Name:   R. H. C. Sherwood
Military Year:   1945
Regiment:   The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Rank:   2nd Lieutenant

The above Record is listed on Fold 3, via Ancestry.co.uk

ADD: He is also listed in 1942, 43, and 44, as a 2nd Lieutenant. Possibly undergoing Officer Cadet Training, from 1939 ?
Kirkham, Garlick, Worthington, Shaw, Bamber. Fylde Coast
Naylor/Nailor, Lyons, Wilkinson. Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire
Redfern. Cheshire/Derbyshire
LeFebvere, Lincolnshire

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Re: Whereabouts of Robert SHERWOOD in 1939 Register
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 23 March 21 19:30 GMT (UK) »
Name:R. H. C. Sherwood Military Year:1944Regiment:The Queen's Own Cameron HighlandersRank:2nd

Name:R. H. C. Sherwood Military Year:1952Regiment:UNIVERSITY TRAINING CORPS (TERRITORIAL ARMY)Rank:Maj

Name:R. H. C. Sherwood Military Year:1952Regiment:The Highland Light Infantry (city of Glasgow
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Name:R. H. C. Sherwood Military Year:1942Regiment:The Queen's Own Cameron HighlandersRank:2nd Lieutenant


This is a bit messy but best I can do with copy and paste.  All on Fold 3 from Ancestry.
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Re: Whereabouts of Robert SHERWOOD in 1939 Register
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 23 March 21 19:32 GMT (UK) »
Sandblown,
Thanks so much for that.   Though you'll have to explain to me what "Fold 3" means!
Keith
Ah, your second post arrived with all that lovely extra info as I was posting myself, Wilcoxon...

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Re: Whereabouts of Robert SHERWOOD in 1939 Register
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 23 March 21 19:39 GMT (UK) »
He fought and was wounded at the Battle of Kohima in early May 1944, but when the War ended so did his  commission with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.  Whereupon he joined the HLI in a training role in Glasgow.
I'm of course still wondering about his whereabouts as a 17 year old in September 1939, though...!
Keith

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Re: Whereabouts of Robert SHERWOOD in 1939 Register
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 23 March 21 19:51 GMT (UK) »
Fold3 is a separate Military Subscription Site, annexed to Ancestry. Unless One has a Premium Subscription to Ancestry, it is not accessible to view.

 However, it is available to view Free of charge, for seven days, after which a Subscription applies.
Kirkham, Garlick, Worthington, Shaw, Bamber. Fylde Coast
Naylor/Nailor, Lyons, Wilkinson. Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire
Redfern. Cheshire/Derbyshire
LeFebvere, Lincolnshire

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Re: Whereabouts of Robert SHERWOOD in 1939 Register
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 23 March 21 20:07 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for that explanation,  Sandblown...
And I've just read up that you can't see anyone in this 1939 register if they were born less than 100 years ago.  That explains a great deal.  I don't suppose every death of those individuals born after 1921 has yet been tallied up with the Register, or the Register adjusted so that their entries can now be viewed.
The fog is clearing slightly...
Keith
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