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Military Records Look Up Please.

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was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 1 Dec 2013 22:40

Not necessarily too young to have served in WW1, although, of course he may have served in WW2 as well.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Dec 2013 18:54

Born 1901, would probably have been too young to have served in WW1, therefore his records will be available only to the next of kin........(your father, presumably)

They will cost £30.00, and could take several months to arrive.

http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/army.html

And please bear in mind that one post per topic is stipulated in site guidelines

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 1 Dec 2013 12:21

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1314875

(relating above?)

Chris :)

Ambrose

Ambrose Report 1 Dec 2013 11:38

Your fathers grandfather NORRIS, JAMES THOMAS

Rank:
Private
Service No:
6970
Date of Death:
12/08/1918
Age:
43
Regiment/Service:
East Surrey Regiment

4th Bn. transf. to (279434) Labour Corps
Grave Reference
XII. C. 14.
Cemetery brookwood
husband of alice 79 giffin street deptford

Researching:
researching,haigh,howden,mccarthy,nappy,brook,cusworth,welburn,wilks,trudgeon

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 30 Nov 2013 22:53

The James Norris who died 1943 (as posted above) was born c1915 so not the same one:

NORRIS, JAMES

Rank: Gunner
Service No: 1084032
Date of Death: 25/08/1943
Age: 28
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery 118 Field Regt.
Panel Reference: Column 26.
Memorial: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL

From CWGC

alviegal

alviegal Report 30 Nov 2013 21:19

Is this your dad's grandfather?



JAMES THOMAS NORRIS
Birth 1874 in Greenwich Kent
Death 1918 in 2nd Chelsea Hospital, Chelsea.


From a tree on ancestry owned by a lady called Ann. Is this your tree? It has a lovely photo on it.



And this would be his father.


JAMES THOMAS NORRIS
Birth 1901 in Greenwich Kent
Death 1959 in St Albans Hertfordshire




London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 about James Thomas Norris
Name: James Thomas Norris
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 25 Apr 1901
Father's Name: James Thomas Norris, labourer
Mother's Name: Alice Norris
Parish or Poor Law Union: Greenwich, East Christ Church
Borough: Greenwich
Register Type: Parish Registers

lostmeboardname

lostmeboardname Report 30 Nov 2013 21:02

did James die in the war ?

if he did then this could possibly be him
Gunner James Norris
born London
Branch at death Royal artillery
died 25th August 1943 in Malaya

Jan

Researching:
Feakes (Worcestershire) Kirby (Worcestershire)

Ann

Ann Report 30 Nov 2013 19:38

Good evening all,
Just been to visit my father who is 83 years old and he has informed me that his father was in the Army., so I was wondering if anyone could do a look up for him .
His name was James Thomas Norris born 1901 from the Greenwich area.
Many thanks in taking the time in reading this thread,
Kind regards Ann.