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Pte B Prior ICAMBS WW1

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Jeffrey

Jeffrey Report 10 Apr 2015 11:02

To Gritty, et al -
I am so grateful for the extensive input re Pte Prior. Ten days ago i did not know that he, or his lost ID tag, existed. A chance conversation led me to try to discover more. I fully expected to find just his name on a Great War memorial. That this small item, lost 100 years ago and picked up quite by chance 30 years ago by someone with a very keen interest in WW1 has led to such a rapid and positive response is quite remarkable.

Gritty - if its not a secret - what source did you go to to dig up so much from such a scrap if information? Once again, many thanks, it has been most interesting to trace this tiny ID tag to a real person - and one who survived.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 10 Apr 2015 13:34

Accidental duplication
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/military_chat/thread/1351111

The reply refers to
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/military_chat/thread/1351066

Jeffrey - its easier to add to an existing thread - in future, its best use the Add your reply box at the end of it.

The sources everyone has used are mainly from other subscription sites - if they were taken from Findmypast, they are possibly duplicated on Genes.

At least one looks as if it could be from the National Archives. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

A couple are taken from the subscription site Ancestry.co.uk

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Gritty

Gritty Report 10 Apr 2015 13:53

Yes, no secret- and it wasn't such a scrap of info- with a surname and soldier number he was fairly easy to trace.

I did use Find My Past- but like DetEcTive says, his medal card can be seen at the National Archives or on Ancestry.