I have a question that may not be answered here but I am stuck. I have a relation who was a bombardier in the royal artillery when he married my husbands aunt in portsmouth uk I think he was from Vermont usa which would make him a American I can't find a enlistment in America. Can anyone advise me where to look his name was Walter Wright I only have a marriage certificate. Beryle Masom Australia.

Beryle wrote: > I have a question that may not be answered here but I am stuck. I > have a relation who was a bombardier in the royal artillery when he > married my husbands aunt in portsmouth uk I think he was from > Vermont usa which would make him a American I can't find a > enlistment in America. Can anyone advise me where to look his name > was Walter Wright I only have a marriage certificate. He may have enlisted in the UK. You could try the National Archives or the London Gazette. He'd be mentioned in the latter if he was Mentioned in Dispatches and/or received a medal and/or was promoted even if temporarily. Otherwise it would be the MoD (or whatever they are calling themselves this year)> WWII service records are closed to all bar the service (wo)man, or their immediate relatives if deceased. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/

Hello Beryl Which war was this? Jason Beryle wrote: >I have a question that may not be answered here but I am stuck. I have a relation who was a bombardier in the royal artillery when he married my husbands aunt in portsmouth uk I think he was from Vermont usa which would make him a American I can't find a enlistment in America. Can anyone advise me where to look his name was Walter Wright I only have a marriage certificate. Beryle Masom Australia. >************************************** >Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > >List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

What does the marriage certificate say about his occupation and address? What was your auntie's name? Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beryle" <wesma8@bigpond.com> To: <middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 3:12 PM Subject: [MDX] war enlistment >I have a question that may not be answered here but I am stuck. I have a relation who was a bombardier in the royal artillery when he married my husbands aunt in portsmouth uk I think he was from Vermont usa which would make him a American I can't find a enlistment in America. Can anyone advise me where to look his name was Walter Wright I only have a marriage certificate. Beryle Masom Australia. > ************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >