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Hi, What we've found on Albert ceases to amaze with all the stuff he did and not forgetting the horrors of war he'd witnessed and took part in, I wondered if the war had affected his mental state but he seemed to have been a rum un' pre-war year. I'm so glad that we uncovered all this information, w...

This explains the reason why Albert forfeited his medals under the Army regulations.

This photo was taken 1916 soldiers 1st Btn Notts & Derby Regiment, wonder if Albert was there.

Hi, Download this on the same site for free, Albert's medal card and I'm afraid it confirms that his medals were forfeited due to imprisonment. m I'm stuck when it states that he served in Gallipoli 1915 with the tank Corp because I was under the impression that the Tank Corp didn't see service unti...

Hi Kath, You're most welcome. I've managed to track down his Regiment and Battalion which opens a lot of doors for us. He served with the 1st Bn Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters) and was promoted to Company Sgt Major (important rank). He was in hospital in France twice t...

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Ann Elson married Albert T Lloyd Wellington, Shropshire 1913

Regards
Adrian

Hi, He enlisted in the Royal Tank Corp just after the war 1919 but that seems to have been when he got into trouble with the police and was convicted of some civil crime but that wasn't listed or if he went to prison. It must've been serious because the Authorities seemed to have stripped him of his...

Hi, Albert was born High Ercall, Shropshire and married Ann Elson? maybe children were Leon and Mary? (hard to read). Gosh, this Albert was a real character and didn't seem to take well to following orders or any type of discipline but a brave man. I found some further information for you and he re-...

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Albert Thomas Lloyd

He served for 1 year at home and was constantly being charged for numerous offences, he seemed a real rum one.

His mother's name was Sarah Ann of Cold Hatton, Wellington, Shropshire.

I hope this helps.

Regards
Adrian

Hi Garry, The Joseph Brookes that you posted was the one that served in South Africa and Egypt being awarded the Zulu (with clasp) 1878-1879 and Egypt with bronze star medals respectively. On his enlistment papers, he original enlisted with the Army Service Corps and was given the Number 238 before ...

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James L Dalton was the same Rank as Joseph and served with the same Corps during the Zulu War and fought at Rorkes Drift winning the VC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Langley_Dalton

Hi, The Corp was Commissariat and Transport Department. I may be able to also clear up a few things from the document you posted. He didn't serve in Bermuda or India and you need to really look carefully at these documents because they can be very misleading, trust me I've found out the hard way. In...

Hi Garry, Can you give the birthplace of Joseph Brookes? Was he from around Whitechapel, Middlesex and his father's name was David? Your Joseph was in the Army Service Corps (Transport Corps), He left the Army 1883 to reside at 11, St James's Avn, Farnham. I'm very confident that I've found Joseph's...

This year will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign Those of us with a Black Country heritage Gallipoli also is in our hearts because of the sacrifice of those Black country men who died serving with the Worcestershire and South Staffordshire Regiments. This link interestingl...

Hi, Many thanks RF and everyone for their help and It's very kind of all of you. Yes the link is they are the parents of John Shorthouse listed who married Mary Hodgkiss however I have no further information on either of them or their ancestors. This helps and I will research further. Thank you. Adr...