by Mike Jones » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:31 am
Hi Kev,
I am still not quite sure of what documents you have seen. There are 8 pages on his Ancestry records and interesting stuff it is. It tells the whole story, which was a bit colourful at times. He was in the South Staffs. Militia before he joined the Worcesters aged 18 years. He was in the 3rd Battalion Worcesters for only 9 months, when he got in to trouble. In January 1904 he was posted to the 2nd Bn., spent 9 months in South Africa in 1904 and the next 15 months in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). He was discharged to the Reserve January 1906. He was moblised in August 1914 and posted to the 2nd Bn. He got into trouble in September 1914, not for the 1st time by the way. As you know he was wounded in Oct. 1914. Came to England in Jan. 1915. In August 1915 he was posted to the 4th Bn. in Gallipoli. He came home from there 12.3.1916 in preparation for his discharge, which was because his time was finished. He is listed as having 4 children but not in the order you say. Ellen 28.11.06 ; Winifred 31.08.1911 ; Thomas 10.08.1913 and James 15.11.1914.
Hope this clears things up. Regards Mike
Mike Jones