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hi please could anybody help with info? my husbands grandfather william latford born 14 april 1880? in london
was in infantry not sure name of regiment he would like to find his military record in possible. any help would gratefully received

many thanks

First name(s): William James
Last name: LATFORD
Calculated year of birth: 1880
Parish of birth: Clerkenwell
Town of birth: London
County of birth: Middlesex
Age at attestation: 18 years 9 months
Attestation date: 17 January 1898
Attestation corps: Royal Artillery
Attestation soldier number: 25496
Discharge rank:
Discharge corps:
Discharge soldier number:
The National Archives reference: WO97 / 3263 / 75

There are 10 pages of details for William.

I will send you a personal message with the 10 pages as attachments.

hi lynski
thanks for your reply and await your PM
again many thanks

PM sent - I hope you get the attachments o.k.???

hi will check and get back to you

hi
i dont know if you could check please it would appear that my husbands grandfather was in the 1st world war at eypes and has medals awarded for this period the service you kindly sent us would appear that this person was discharged on medical grounds after only serving 173 days and was well before the 1st world war started we believe that this was not my husbands grandfather? he would be about 34yrs when 1st world war started.thanks for your help

In your original post you have a question mark against 1880. Does this mean you are not sure?

I have looked on FMP and there are only two entries for Latford, W.

One I have already given you and the other one is this -

Boer War 1899-1902 - Soldier details

Name: LATFORD, W
Rank: Private
Soldier number: 3860
Unit: 1 Battalion The King's Royal Rifle Corps
Notes:
Age:
Literary references:


Medal roll (from National Archives WO100 series):
Roll Page
197 0

This is him in the 1911 census?

LATFORD, William James Head Married M 31 1880 Checker Clerkenwell VIEW
LATFORD, Mary Ane Wife Married4 years F 35 1876 Poplar VIEW
LATFORD, Maudie Alice Daughter F 4 1907 Burdett RD VIEW
LATFORD, Elsie Daughter F 1 1910 Burdett RD VIEW

RG number: RG14
Piece: 1646
Reference: RG14PN1646 RG78PN57 RD21 SD2 ED30 SN122
Registration District: Mile End Old Town
Sub District: Mile End Old Town North Eastern
Enumeration District: 30
Parish: Mile End Old Town
Address: 10 Joseph ST
County: London


2 children born

British Army Service Records 1760-1915 Search criteria used:
Last name: Latford

Results:
4 records found.


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Last name First name(s) Year of
birth Place of birth Regiment Record source Transcript Original
Images


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LATFORD Charles Albert 1872 Clerkenwell, London Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) WO96 Militia
LATFORD Charles Albert 1873 London, Middlesex Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) WO97 Chelsea
LATFORD George William 1866 London, Middlesex Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders WO97 Chelsea
LATFORD William James 1880 London, Middlesex Royal Artillery WO97 Chelsea (This is the one I have sent to you)

Medal card of Latford, William J
Corps: Royal Fusiliers
Regiment No: 14008
Rank: Private...
1914-1920 WO 372/12

(Medal Card from National Archives, could be on Ancestry)

Chris :)


British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
about William J Latford
Name: William J Latford
Regiment or Corps: Royal Fusiliers, Labour Corps
Regimental Number: 14008, 150127

??

Could this be William ?Can' t see his service Records but these are the WW1 Pension Records (On Ancestry

British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Name: William James Latford
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Age at enlistment: 34
Birth Parish: Clerkenwell
Birth County: London
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 5156
Regiment Name: Kings Rifle Regiment
Number of images: 5



Source Citation: WO364; Piece: 2049.


I will send you the 5 images ---I think Lynski has the right William --it does say he had been in the forces before signing again in 1914

Barbara x

thanks everybody for your replies will look at paperwork and hopefully will get good info

thanks again

hi
just a query my sister in law says her grandmother went to see william james latford in hospital and the nurse asked who she was and she said his wife but the nursse said his wife was already here

any ideas to see if he was carrying on with somebody else i do not think it will show anything on census? i might have asked before so apologises if i have?

regards gill
p s can i also find out what hospital he was in i do have medical records from the army? but does not show name of hospital :-)

Curious

Did he marry Mary Ann Peaford in 1906 ?

But the Pension records on Ancestry give his wife a Maud Mary Ann ?

Okay just checked the Pension record and it does give her name as Peaford


No idea how you are going to find an answer to your question about "the other woman"

hi
thanks for reply and i have record of marriage just assume he did marry mary peaford
gill

hi
i need his parents before i can add his siblings so any help with the info as you more uptodate on finding this info then me?

regards gill <3

hi
i have just put the last name for the father so are now able to put brothers/sister on latford line
thanks

Gillian - do you actually have those medals?

It would be worth taking a look at them to see what details there are around the rim regarding his service number and the regiment he was in.

The person we are following here does not appear to have actually served in the army for very long on either occasion because of his epilepsy.

Dea x