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Please can anyone look at army Records

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Ann

Ann Report 11 Mar 2013 23:28

Abraham [ John] Waller, I have his birth 1870, baptism 1877 Clifton, Gloucestershire, he married 1904 from free BMD, I have him in the 1911 census he went to Australia in 1920,
I see he in the Chelsea Pensioners' Service Records 1760-1913, Please can someone look at his records to see where he was from 1881- 1904.
Thank you,
Ann

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 11 Mar 2013 23:41

British Army Service Records 1760-1915 Transcription

First name(s): Abraham
Last name: WALLER
Calculated year of birth: 1870
Parish of birth: Clifton
Town of birth: Bristol
County of birth: Gloucestershire
Age at attestation: 18 years
Attestation date: 12 July 1888
Attestation corps: WESH REGMT
Attestation soldier number: 6291
Discharge rank:
Discharge corps:
Discharge soldier number:
The National Archives reference: WO97 / 6154 / 147

Looks like he was originally in the 3rd Battalion Gloucester Regiment.

5' 5" tall, weight 122lb. Fresh complexion, grey eyes, brown hair. tattooed dots left forearm. Religion c of E.

Next of kin was mother Fanny at 1 Rock Court, Clifton, Bristol. His occupation on enlistment was labourer.

Served:
1888 - 1890 Home
1890 - 1892 Malta
1892 - 1896 India
1896 - 1898 Home
1898 - 1899 Malta
1899 - 1901 Gibraltar
1901 Home

Discharged 22 June 1901

His records wouldn't show where he was from since 1881, only from 1888.

Ann

Ann Report 11 Mar 2013 23:58

Thank you Marie,
I was hoping it would say where he was stationed, I will have to see if I can find where the Regiment were Stationed.
Ann

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 12 Mar 2013 00:03

Ann - I've added where he served from 1888 to 1901.

Ann

Ann Report 12 Mar 2013 00:05

Thank you Marie,
I have just seen the additional info, no wonder I couldn't find him in the census, that is very useful, thanks Ann