Lou It's hard to be definite without seeing what's written, but often the birth certificate of a child whose father was serving in the Army would have the Army rank and regiment in the column for father's occupation, and underneath it would also have his previous civilian employment or profession. So that column would read [for instance] Private, Devonshire Regiment Assistant Storeman, Gasworks This would indicate full time service in the Army at the time the certificate was issued. Sue Sue Light [Lancing, West Sussex] www.scarletfinders.co.uk On 08/06/07, Bellbo99@aol.com <Bellbo99@aol.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I'm writing again in the hope that someone can answer the following > query.I > have a birth certifcate that states that the father,John William Hill,was > in > the Devonshire Regiment,but also an assistant storeman at gasworks.Doesthis > mean that John was once in the Devonshire regiment as a volunteer but > works > in the gasworks,or would it be part of his duty? > > The family lived in Bermondsey in 1917. > > Thanks very much, > > Best wishes > > Lou > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >