"Geoff Pearson" wrote in message news:[email protected] "Bob Campbell via" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Am attempting to piece together the last years of my great grandfather > Frederick William Campbell.... > Here is what I know so far, > He was discharged from the army as a Chelsea Pensioner in 1907 > At Shepherds Bush in 1911 he is aged 44 both a pensioner and a postman > Described as a widower he later remarried the widow householder in the > 1911 census > The marriage in 1915 shows him as a messenger for the War OFFice at age 48 > The 1922 marriage of his son has his occupation also as a messenger for > the War Office > His 2nd wife died in 1932, still living at Shepherds Bush, Frederick would > be 65 and was still described as a Messenger in the War Office. > My questions being would there a record of him in either or both in the > Post Office or Army records? > Would a Post Office employee be a messenger for the War Office? > Frederick may have died at Kensington in 1938 but the age stated appears > incorrect! > > Cheers from > Bob Campbell > My grandfather's brother was a postman in London and Worthing and his appointment, having passed Civil Service exams is noted in the London Gazette in 1901 - as was his promotion to telegraphist. Hi Bob I had a quick browse through the Postal Service Books on Ancestry for Frederick in the years you mentioned but I couldn't find him. You could ask your question "Would a Post Office employee be a messenger for the War Office?" at the British Postal Museum http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/collections/ the collection is mostly earlier than the period you are interested in but you might at least get a yes/no if nothing else. Regards Kate Sydney, Australia

"Kate" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > > > "Geoff Pearson" wrote in message news:[email protected] > > > "Bob Campbell via" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected] >> Am attempting to piece together the last years of my great grandfather >> Frederick William Campbell.... >> Here is what I know so far, >> He was discharged from the army as a Chelsea Pensioner in 1907 >> At Shepherds Bush in 1911 he is aged 44 both a pensioner and a postman >> Described as a widower he later remarried the widow householder in the >> 1911 census >> The marriage in 1915 shows him as a messenger for the War OFFice at age >> 48 >> The 1922 marriage of his son has his occupation also as a messenger for >> the War Office >> His 2nd wife died in 1932, still living at Shepherds Bush, Frederick >> would be 65 and was still described as a Messenger in the War Office. >> My questions being would there a record of him in either or both in the >> Post Office or Army records? >> Would a Post Office employee be a messenger for the War Office? >> Frederick may have died at Kensington in 1938 but the age stated appears >> incorrect! >> >> Cheers from >> Bob Campbell >> > > My grandfather's brother was a postman in London and Worthing and his > appointment, having passed Civil Service exams is noted in the London > Gazette in 1901 - as was his promotion to telegraphist. > > Hi Bob > > I had a quick browse through the Postal Service Books on Ancestry for > Frederick in the years you mentioned but I couldn't find him. > > You could ask your question > "Would a Post Office employee be a messenger for the War Office?" > > at the British Postal Museum http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/collections/ > > the collection is mostly earlier than the period you are interested in but > you might at least get a yes/no if nothing else. > > Regards > > Kate > Sydney, Australia I worked in the civil service. Messengers were often retired soldiers. My grandfather was a fishmonger and he became a messenger at the age of 65 - lasted another 6 weeks.