Thomas William Liddle Service Records

[jim1]

Good find AllanUk unfortunately I'm not seeing an MIC for him.

[genjen]

On the birth certificate of Thomas Liddle's son Robert, born 1915, in the column for father's occupation is:
Private R.A.M.C
No. 29804
Coalman (Hewer)

This is where my brother-in-law found the only information he has on his grandfather.

The number doesn't match that which is on the Absent Voter list - is this normal?

[ShaunJ]

The number doesn't match that which is on the Absent Voter list - is this normal?

Before 1920, individual regiments and corps had their own numbering systems. So if a soldier moved from one regiment or corps to another he would be given a new number.

[genjen]

The number doesn't match that which is on the Absent Voter list - is this normal?

Before 1920, individual regiments and corps had their own numbering systems. So if a soldier moved from one regiment or corps to another he would be given a new number.

Thanks Shaun, that explains a lot. I had assumed that once a number had been allocated, it would be permanent, for identification purposes. You've put me right there!

[kinsey]

The only record I could find is this:

British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
Name: Thomas Liddle
Gender: Male
Enlistment Age: 20
Birth Place: St Oswald, Durham, England
Military Date: 1909
Regimental Number: 445
Regiment Name: 4th Northumbrian How: BDE??

Occupation was a Miner and he was employed by Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Company. However, in the 1921 census there appears to be two Thomas Liddle's living in Hetton-Le-Hole. One was married to an Isabel and the other (yours) was Jane. Both give the same address for the company they work for but home address is different.

Occurding to FreeBMD only one Thomas Liddle was born in Durham.

[genjen]

Occurding to FreeBMD only one Thomas Liddle was born in Durham.

In the Durham city registration district, yes, there is only one in the time frame we are searching, but in County Durham, Thomas Liddle births were plentiful! There were two in the Houghton district which covered Hetton-le-Hole. Luckily, the one in my brother-in-law's family was Thomas William so it's easier to pin him down.