Thanks John - is it possible do you think that he would describe himself as 'Private, Royal Field Artillery (journeyman baker)' if he was just a TA member? Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Chapman" <john@purley.demon.co.uk> To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:02 AM Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Enlisting in RFA > > Remember that the RFA was a Territorial unit and hence he could easily > have joined the territorials when he came out of the Navy but was not > required for service in the early part of the war and then rejoined the > Navy in 1918 > > regards > > John > > > In message <006a01c76c66$d9e6bcf0$4002a8c0@ROGERSOFFICE2>, Roger Davies > <roger.davies42@ntlworld.com> writes >>I have an ancestor who left the Royal Navy in 1907, age 17, was >>described as a private in the Royal Field Artillery in October 1914, >>conceived a child in London in July 1915, was working there as a >>civilian baker in April 1916, and rejoined the Navy in 1918. No record >>of any army service at Kew but his naval record is there. >> >>Anyone got any ideas what might have happened? Is it possible he >>enlisted and was subsequently rejected, perhaps on medical grounds, but >>that the Navy was so desparate for men in 1918 that they took him >>anyway? He was certainly healthy in later life. >> >>Any ideas greatfully received >> >>Roger >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > -- > John Chapman > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Roger That could have been his role within his RFA unit - they needed people other than gunners. John In message <00a801c76c70$93ba1010$4002a8c0@ROGERSOFFICE2>, Roger Davies <roger.davies42@ntlworld.com> writes >Thanks John - is it possible do you think that he would describe himself as >'Private, Royal Field Artillery (journeyman baker)' if he was just a TA >member? > >Roger > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Chapman" <john@purley.demon.co.uk> >To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:02 AM >Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Enlisting in RFA > > >> >> Remember that the RFA was a Territorial unit and hence he could easily >> have joined the territorials when he came out of the Navy but was not >> required for service in the early part of the war and then rejoined the >> Navy in 1918 >> >> regards >> >> John >> >> >> In message <006a01c76c66$d9e6bcf0$4002a8c0@ROGERSOFFICE2>, Roger Davies >> <roger.davies42@ntlworld.com> writes >>>I have an ancestor who left the Royal Navy in 1907, age 17, was >>>described as a private in the Royal Field Artillery in October 1914, >>>conceived a child in London in July 1915, was working there as a >>>civilian baker in April 1916, and rejoined the Navy in 1918. No record >>>of any army service at Kew but his naval record is there. >>> >>>Anyone got any ideas what might have happened? Is it possible he >>>enlisted and was subsequently rejected, perhaps on medical grounds, but >>>that the Navy was so desparate for men in 1918 that they took him >>>anyway? He was certainly healthy in later life. >>> >>>Any ideas greatfully received >>> >>>Roger >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> -- >> John Chapman >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- John Chapman

Hello Roger My grand father was in a TA unit (RAMC) during WW1. A birth certificate for one of his children born during that time clearly shows his service rank and his civilian occupation (a grocer). In your case the use of the term "journeyman baker" clearly relates to the civilian occupation too. Adrian ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger Davies To: greatwar@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:55 AM Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Enlisting in RFA Thanks John - is it possible do you think that he would describe himself as 'Private, Royal Field Artillery (journeyman baker)' if he was just a TA member? Roger

Hello Is it a possibility that RFA stands for Royal Fleet Auxiliary. I do not know when they came into existence but they certainly served during WW2. Jim -----Original Message----- From: greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Roger Davies Sent: 22 March 2007 10:55 To: greatwar@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Enlisting in RFA Thanks John - is it possible do you think that he would describe himself as 'Private, Royal Field Artillery (journeyman baker)' if he was just a TA member? Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Chapman" <john@purley.demon.co.uk> To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:02 AM Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Enlisting in RFA > > Remember that the RFA was a Territorial unit and hence he could easily > have joined the territorials when he came out of the Navy but was not > required for service in the early part of the war and then rejoined the > Navy in 1918 > > regards > > John > > > In message <006a01c76c66$d9e6bcf0$4002a8c0@ROGERSOFFICE2>, Roger Davies > <roger.davies42@ntlworld.com> writes >>I have an ancestor who left the Royal Navy in 1907, age 17, was >>described as a private in the Royal Field Artillery in October 1914, >>conceived a child in London in July 1915, was working there as a >>civilian baker in April 1916, and rejoined the Navy in 1918. No record >>of any army service at Kew but his naval record is there. >> >>Anyone got any ideas what might have happened? Is it possible he >>enlisted and was subsequently rejected, perhaps on medical grounds, but >>that the Navy was so desparate for men in 1918 that they took him >>anyway? He was certainly healthy in later life. >> >>Any ideas greatfully received >> >>Roger >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > -- > John Chapman > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message