Military Chat

1901,

Name: George Woods
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Relation to Head: Nephew
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Walton le Dale
Ecclesiastical parish: St Aidan
Town: Bamber Bridge
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Preston
Sub-registration district: Walton-le-Dale
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3957
Folio: 18
Page Number: 27
Household schedule number: 166
Household Members:
Name Age
William Parkinson 52
Matilda Parkinson 54
Elizabeth Parkinson 21
George Woods 13

Mick, you may have this, however the middle intial P isn't on his birth when registered,

All Census & Electoral Rolls Results
1911 England Census about George P Woods
Name: George P Woods
Age in 1911: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Relation to Head: Nephew
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Salford, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Walton le Dale
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 179 Station Road Bamber Bridge
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Weaver
Registration district: Preston
Registration District Number: 476
Sub-registration district: Walton le Dale
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Piece: 25331
Household Members:
Name Age
William Parkinson 62
Matilda Parkinson 62
George P Woods 23
John Parkinson 18
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Mick, the records are from Ancestry, might I suggest you print them off, it makes it so much easier to read them and they are very in depth packed full of information. They do blend towards the end into another George Woods records though.

You're so lucky to have these and be able to see what your poor Grandfather endured, like Roy stated earlier the majority off these records were burnt in the bombings in WW2.

Happy reading :-D

Started in the Royal N Lancs, transferred to Corps of a Hussars, transferred to the Corps of Dragoons.

Discharged 14th March 1919.

Married Margaret Bannister in 1917.

An address given, 179 Station Road, Bamber Bridge.

Lots more info, including a transfer from Warwickshire Yeomary.

This is him, his reg number on the first page confirms it,

All British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 Results
British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 about George Woods
Name: George Woods
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Age at enlistment: 29
Residence: 179 Station Rd, Bamber Bridge
Document Year: 1917
Regimental Number: 39723
Regiment Name: Royal North Lancashire Regiment
Number of Images: 22

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as i said in my post 21 Feb 2014 22:45

(The more accurate the info you give the better the info you will recieve)


If Michaels grandad was not in 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards then he may have been in the 4th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons AKA 4th Queen's Own Hussars

George Woods is far to common a name to search without a birth location.

Did he have a middle name and can you have another look at his regimental number ?

Ancestry have free access this weekend if you would like to search yourself www.ancestry.co.uk/

nothing for him on the national archives medal card index based on the info recieved

When annielaurie says if they survive, abt 60/70% of army service records for WW1 were distroyed in WW2 bombing

Medal cards were stored in a separate location so most survived but they have very limited info


Roy

They aren't a Guards Regiment - any records for him for WW1, if they have survived will be on Ancestry

Not seeing any thing with thoses details, Do you have a birth place for him or even a birth county?

Roy

Edit I just realised the Dragoons are a Guards regiment and so their records are kept at their regimental HQ you will need to apply for them but you should find a medal card for him on the national archives web site and also ancestry and findmypast

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/medal-index-cards-ww1.htm

http://www.findmypast.co.uk/

http://home.ancestry.co.uk/

also see http://www.rdgmuseum.org.uk/

and http://www.nam.ac.uk/research/famous-units/4th-royal-irish-dragoon-guards

Hi ROY
Thanks for your reply His name was George Woods, d o b 5th feb 1888.His No was 29779? Pte 4th Dragoons ,Discharge 14th May 1919 Canterbury?
thanking you anticipation
Mick

When was he discharged?

The more accurate the info you give the better the info you will recieve

Name, year of Birth and location

And any other details that may be relevant such as regimental number if known



Roy

Hi
I have some details of my grandfathers discharge from the 4th Dragoons in Canterbury can anybody help with or where I can find out more
thank you