"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.