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Old 07-12-14, 08:59
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Any kind person who would look on FMP and fine the two entries for my grandfather please, and give me the details? I don't have any subs at all these days.

Benjamin Christopher Thomas - 1870, Heston, Hounslow, Middlesex.
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Old 07-12-14, 09:17
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For some reason my laptop doesn't like me to view the images from fmp without downloading each one (very slowly!). I would imagine there are several pages for each of these docs, so for the time being here is what fmp has transcribed, but I expect this is not all the info on the docs:


First name(s) BENJAMIN

Last name THOMAS

Birth year 1870

Birth parish HASTON

Birth town HOUNSLOW

Birth county MIDDLESEX

Birth country ENGLAND

Service number 3385

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Regiment Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) - 26th Foot & 90th Light Infantry

Document Type Attestation

Attestation year 1890

Attestation Day 11

Attestation Month 8

Attestation age years 20

Attestation age months 7

Attestation Corps Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

Attestation service number 3385

Discharge Corps Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

Series Chelsea Pensioners British army service records 1760-1913

Box 6060

Box Record Number 123

Record set British Army Service Records 1760-1915

Category Military, armed forces & conflict

Record collection Regimental & service records

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First name(s) Benjamin Christopher

Last name Thomas

Service number 16403

Regiment Scottish Rifles

Unit / Battalion 9th Battalion

Event year 1914

Age 44

Birth year 1870

Birth town Hounslow

Birth county Middlesex

Birth country England

Residence town -

Residence county -

Series WO 363

Record set British Army Service Records 1914-1920

Category Military, armed forces & conflict

Record collection First World War

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Thanks Merry.
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The WW1 doc is 8 pages (from Ancestry).
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Wendy, I've sent you an e-mail, hope you still have the same address
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Thank you Daphne.
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Old 12-12-14, 08:07
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Just a thought - the birth parish will be HESTON not Haston.
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