On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:29:55 -0000, liverpud <liverpud-49@rogers.com> wrote: > By receiving the Victory Medal it meant that he was in a theatre of war > (overseas) so we can be fairly sure that he was in France. The > qualification for award of > the1914-15 Star was entering a theatre of war before the end of 1915, > (rather than entering the Army) so there is a slight possibility that he > was in the ASC before 31 Dec 1915. Edna, your grandfather may well have joined up before the end of 1915 as the recruiting staff in Bristol were very busy in the final months of that year. There was a scheme of voluntary attesting, where men were grouped according to age and whether they were unmarried or married, with the idea that the younger men would be called up first. Men of military age were invited to go to the Colston Hall in Bristol to be interviewed and many of those attending joined the army straight away. It appears that the greatest number attested on just a single day, during the running of this scheme, was over 5,600 men and the interviewers were on hand between 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

Hi, He was about 41 when he enlisted, rather old for going to War. My Dad Edward George Knight (1905-1998) was too young for WWI and too old for WWII so he went into the Home Guard Edna - Ottawa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 9:50 AM Subject: [B&S] Voluntary attesting in Bristol, 1915 (was Edwin Thomas Blake (1873-1930)) On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:29:55 -0000, liverpud <liverpud-49@rogers.com> wrote: > By receiving the Victory Medal it meant that he was in a theatre of war > (overseas) so we can be fairly sure that he was in France. The > qualification for award of > the1914-15 Star was entering a theatre of war before the end of 1915, > (rather than entering the Army) so there is a slight possibility that he > was in the ASC before 31 Dec 1915. Edna, your grandfather may well have joined up before the end of 1915 as the recruiting staff in Bristol were very busy in the final months of that year. There was a scheme of voluntary attesting, where men were grouped according to age and whether they were unmarried or married, with the idea that the younger men would be called up first. Men of military age were invited to go to the Colston Hall in Bristol to be interviewed and many of those attending joined the army straight away. It appears that the greatest number attested on just a single day, during the running of this scheme, was over 5,600 men and the interviewers were on hand between 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com