121741 Capt. Andrew W. Ewing 2nd Border Regt.

Trying to find the present day family of 121741 Captain Andrew W. Ewing 2nd Border Regiment.
He was my fathers OC while he was Postings Officer with 20 Reinforcement Camp in India 1944. His wife lived 62 Burns Road, Aberdeen at this time.

I'm afraid that's all the info I have. Most grateful for any help as I'm struggling at the moment and really need to make contact.

Lionboxer

 

Lionboxer

Any further info/guess's re his age/date of birth/place of birth/when or where he died/wifes name etc etc , any snippets can help find something

TD

 

TD that's as much as I have I'm afraid. A rough guess of his age I should imagine would be in his later twenties or thirties at the time of 1944. The only other thing I have is his contact address then of c/o Lloyds Bank Ltd, Hornby Road, Bombay. Can we tell anything from his regimental number i.e. Regular soldier, emergency commission etc?

Lionboxer

 

Hi,

Have you tried the Border Regiment (KORBR) Museum at Carlisle Castle?

http://www.cumbriasmuseumofmilitarylife.org/

They should at least be able to give you a contact at the Regimental Association.

Good Luck

Steve Y

 

Thanks for the link Steve. I've placed an enquiry.

Lionboxer

 

Interesting possible connection - in the link below there is a reference to a Revd Robert Ewing, a Junior Chaplain, connected to the Army Dept and in India in fact Bombay

Indian Army List January 1919 - Volume 3


It may be that your man is of Scottish descendants and could have been born possibly either in Scotland or India - both out of Ancestry reach I'm afraid

TD

 

Thanks TD. The dearth of Scottish records on Ancestry or FMP is really frustrating. Where are their records kept?
The Indian connection is a possibility but it gets us no nearer finding the family. I would have thought he would have joined the Indian Army in that case rather than the British.

Lionboxer

 

ScotlandsPeople

TD

 

Had a quick look for male ewens born between 1900 and 1950 (in Scotland) there are only four but not any in the twenties and no andrews

 

I dont know this site [ Search our records ] very well at all, but searching for an Andrew W Ewing born 1905 - 1925 the only record that seems to appear is the '1915 Valuation Rolls'.

Is it right then to assume that he was NOT born in Scotland ??

TD

edited - link replaced to one that works

 

Thank you. Could be an Indian birth then! JMCQ can you do a marriage look up please?

Lionboxer

 

There are only 4 males married between 1910 and 1950 and again no Andrews and no marriages between 1918 and 1950 (or deaths)

 

Lionboxer

It is a good possibility he was born in India, then 'shipped' back to the UK for his education before moving into the military.

The museum, as mentioned, may provide an opening - fingers crossed

Could really do with some other bits of info to help puts some connections together

TD

 

Confusing! Maybe an English marriage and his wife lived in Aberdeen while he was away at war or an Indian marriage too before being sent back.
Thanks jmcq.

Lionboxer

 

TD we need to access Indian records. There is a website that I used years ago but can't remember something like FIBIS, families in British India society I think.

Lionboxer

 

England/Wales marriages 1935 +/- 5 years - there is only 1 Andrew Ewing

Andrew M Ewing Jul-Aug-Sep 1935 Birkenhead Cheshire Hilda Bunting

TD

 

Lionboxer

Lets see what the museum throws up first - maybe something maybe nothing - after all we cannot be sure of the India connection.
Another possible line maybe to see if there was a '1939 Register' done in Scotland as well as England & Wales (think FMP have it) and if there was look to see who was living at 62 Burns Road Aberdeen - it might have been his wife to be - if he was in India in 1944 they may well have married and she stayed with her parents during that time - thinking out loud really but it may help

TD

 

Looking at FMP it shows up only 1 Andrew W Ewing

Ewing Andrew W — — 2002-04 Uk Electoral Registers 2002-2014 Greenhithe, Kent, England

TD

 

TD the 1939 register wasn't done in Scotland. I tried it yesterday when I thought I had a brainwave! Only other thing to do is put a letter in a local Aberdeen paper asking for help.
Keeping fingers crossed that the museum come up with something to work with. Thanks for your help.

Lionboxer

 

Oh dear - they say fools never differ

TD