DID MY GRANDFATHER SERVE IN WW1

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According to William John Charles King's army record he married Annie Sterland in 1915 Leicester, 2 children, William Charles  Robert 1915 & George Alfred 1917.

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My point of stating for everyone else the Births of his Daughter and Son was to show he was at Home 9 months before in 1916 and 9 months before in 1918

Not Everyone who wanted to Serve was Declared Fit for Service

You do know that WW2 records have to be applied for chrome the MOD as they are Not Online which is why you can't find them..

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Children of William J C King and Henrietta Matilda nee Price
( married 27 July 1902  St Mary The Less, Lambeth he was widower age 22, she was 21 spinster)

GRO Index  all registered Lambeth
William James Carlisle 1903
Frederick 1908
Arthur Edward 1910 twin
George Ernest   1910 twin  ADDED poss. death 1911 age 1 reg Lambeth
Frank Albert 1912
Henrietta Matilda 1914
Mabel Victoria  1917
Victor John 1919
Rita R 1923    died 1926 age 3
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1911 Henrietta (Hettie) days she has had 4 children 4 still living
listed are William, Frederick, George and Arthur.
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There is another King/Price family registering children in Lambeth, based on census information the parents are not William and Henrietta.
Charles 1904
William 1905

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I checked the baptisms of all the children, the father William James Carlisle King is listed as a Gas

Fitter through 1914 then a Pipe Fitter 1917 for Mabel Victoria, Victor John 1919 and Engineer for Rita Ruby 1923

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Of course!  My mother's birth certificate.  Idiot me never thought of that.

He was an Engineer (fitter) in September 1917, as shown on her  birth certificate.  So no services record.  I assume his was a "reserved occupation".  It was, after all, essential to keep the gas supply going in London.

Thanks all.