Genealogy Chat

Could anyone with a subscription to Ancestry please look up any army records for Frederick George Harrison born Dec. 1897 died 1940.

His army number is 13005010 and he was in the Pioneer Corps.

I have the information from Findmypast but was just wondering if there is any extra information on Ancestry.

Thanks in advance - this is for a friend.

Kath. x

Unlikely to be any different…the man would have only one set of service records.

It would probably need someone with the extra Fold3 sub to check.

Thanks for your replies. It was only a long shot but I thought there might be just an additional name or place mentioned.

My friend's daughter was contacted by someone who had this man's medals and she has sent them to friend's daughter as she wanted them to go to living relatives. The lady had no idea how they came to be in her family's possession but she didn't think there was any connection between the families.

Thanks again.

Kath. x

This probably is a case of researching thoroughly both families to determine whether there could possibly be any connection.

His widow re-married…………..she would normally be the one to whom his medals were sent.

I've looked at Ancestry. As I thought, nothing there that isn't on FMP, apart from the image pertaining to his medals, on which some sections appear to have been redacted. ONLY available by paying extra for Fold3

The date the medals were awarded was 28 Sept 1948................15 years before the widow re-married

The other option for finding info would be to apply for his service record...................

Thanks Erika.

Good to know when the medals were awarded. I've already told my friend that she could order his service records and that they are likely to take quite a while to arrive.

Thabks again.

Kath. x

They would also probably be a big disappointment................. ;-) ;-)

I'd try the research route first, but.........each to his/her own.

If he died in 1940 it would be odd, surely, to be awarded his medals in 1948. I wonder if his family applied for them.

Someone certainly did………..