Genealogy Chat

Hi ive just joined ancestry.co.uk and I just cant seem to work it out,
Is it me ?
I have my grandad's exact dob which is 10/08/1891 I have his name James Alexander King and I have his WW1 Medal with his rank and number on it which is 9375 PTE J.A. King R.W. Kent Regiment but i still cant find him

What am I doing wrong

any advice please
Thanks Deb

Where are you looking for him is it the census

When you look don't use his middle name

Are you trying to find census info for 1901 or his service records?

no not the census I have all those i would just like to see his war records but i cant find nothing
Deb

Ive tried that julie but i still cant find him
Deb

Have you looked in both the service and pensions records? If so then it looks as though his record is one of the many who were destroyed in WW2.

just my luck
OMG it just keeps getting better for me :)

yes ive looked on both

Thanks
Deb

Debbie

Can you tell us what the initials J A stand for and where he was born if you know.

Michael

Hi SHRAT

i do now that he served some of his time in india

and Mick the sticks J.A stands for James Alexander

Sorry mick he was born in woolwich kent

Thanks
Deb

SHRat

what is a MIC please Im not sure if i looked at that one is that the one with those numbers and i did save that but what i looked at was on a pinkish card is that the one you are talking about
Deb

lol thanks v much SHRat
I will have to get down kew

silly me i thought i could do it all from home :)
Deb

Would this be him?

Name: James A King
Regiment or Corps: Royal West Kent Regiment, Northumberland Fusiliers
Regimental Number: 9375, 48910

Thanks Mick the Sticks

I think that is him as I found that number since I posted the thread on a medical card ShRat has also come across it on a medical card, Did you find it on the medical card or something else ?

The only thing that puts me off is Northumberland Fusiliers but saying that in 1911 census he is based at Bordon in Hamshire district Alton sub district Binsted. Im not that great in my georgraphy but I think they are all the same way :)_

Thanks
Deb

Hi Mick and SHRat

Just to let you now Me and my Children have had another look at the medal and they have informed me that the number is 9375 not what I said 0375 sorry about that (they say the eyes are the first to go) so it does look like those medical card's was my grandad and i might be able to find out a bit more info as i have the correct number

Sorry about that again and thanks for all your help

Deb

Hi Mick

In 1901 he was living at 7 New Street Woolwich London and he was 9 his dob statedwas 1891

Deb

just for infor

Name: James King
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James
Mother's Name: Jessie
Gender: Male
Where born: Woolwich, Kent, England

Civil parish: Woolwich
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Woolwich
Sub-registration district: Woolwich
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 306
Household Members:
Name Age
James King 46
Jessie King 36
Katie King 11
James King 9
Jessie King 6
Charles King 3
Edward King 5 months


Deb