From a chap from work, he's looking for info on one of his relatives: George Alfred Townend, DOB 10/01/1895 Born at Micklefield. He was a Private in the RAMC, possibly 8th West Yorkshire Regiment. Regiment number 38953. He went to France on the 27th July 1915. Cheers for any help Andy
Andy, I couldn't find any more Military records, but: His father was Ebenezer Townend, b. 1855 (Kippax, Yorkshire, England), d. 14 Jun 1929 (Sherburn In Elmet, Yorkshire, England). His mother Emma Patrick, b. abt 1858 (Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England), d. 1918. George had the following siblings: Phillip Townend 1875 – 1920 Priscilla Townend 1877 – 1955 John Henry Townend 1879 – Mary Elizibeth Townend 1882 – 1960 Ernest Townend 1884 – Lily Ann Townend 1886 – Annie Townend 1892 - Ethel Townend 1897 – Arthur Townend1899 – 1918 Arthur died in France, from UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919: Name:Arthur Townend Birth Place:Micklefield, Leeds Residence:Leeds Death Date:2 Sep 1918 Death Location:France & FlandersEnlistment Location:York Rank:Private Regiment:York and Lancaster Regiment Battalion:2/4th (Hallamshire) (T.F.) Battalion Number:55758 Type of Casualty:Killed in action Theatre of War:Western European Theatre Comments:Formerly 53749, West Yorkshire Regiment. Mark
Arthur died in France, from UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919: Here's his details on CWGC: CWGC :: Certificate
Cheers Mark - Can anyone make sense of the remark section on his index card? They are the dates his medals were issued. The Class Z reserve was established for the recall of trained men demobilised following the armistice in the possible event that Germany would not meet the terms of what eventually became the Treaty of Versailles. It was abolished in 1920.
And the CRV bit means that when the medals were originally due to be issued in 1920 he wasn't at the address which he had given, hence the reissue in 1924. I'd imagine that had his service record survived you would have found his 1924 request for his medals amongst the other papers.
