1st Battalion Worcesters 1911-1914 Egypt

[philaustin]

Im researching my Grandfather, Maurice P Austin Regimental number: 11287. He married in 1911 whilst barracked at Carrisbrooke Isle of Wight. He had one daughter in 1912 and it is the assumed he went to Egypt with his Battalion. Is it likely that his wife and child would have travelled with him? Was this a common practice at that time? The reason I ask is that I can find no UK record of the birth of his second daughter but I have a ghost of a memory that she was born in Egypt. Are there records available of military births at that time for the Worcestershires?

[scully]

Hi Phil,

I checked the Army Births Index for you and found that there were only two births recorded with the surname Austin. Details below:

May Austin - born Alexandria - 1913
Winnefred Austin - born Alexandria - 1913

I beleive copies of the birth certificates can be obtained from the General Register Office (GRO). You will need to quote name, place born, year and page number. The page number for both the above is 626.

GRO Contact details are:
Certificate Services Section
General Register Office
PO Box 2
SOUTHPORT
PR8 2JD

Tel. 0845 603 7788

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Louis

[allanp]

Hi Phil

I have found a refernce in the 17 April 1915 edition of the Worcester Herald to your Grandfather.

11287 Co Sergt Major M. Austin - Wounded

Regards Allan