My Great Granda Herbert Deacon.

I have just found a really bad photo of my great granda Herbert Deacon, I no very little about Herbert but what i do no is that he joined the first world war at the age of 18 and when the second started he joined up again, and what i am to believe is that he joined the ambulance regiment, well here is the photo so if anybody would like to have a look and to see what uniform he is wearing much appreciated.

Regards Michael.

Photo not bad anymore thanks to forum member RCO : Pristine Image

 

Got any further details Michael? i.e a middle name or what regiment he joined at 18?

 

I have just found a really bad photo of my great granda Herbert Deacon, I no very little about Herbert but what i do no is that he joined the first world war at the age of 18 and when the second started he joined up again, and what i am to believe is that he joined the ambulance regiment, well here is the photo so if anybody would like to have a look and to see what uniform he is wearing much appreciated.

Regards Michael.

Michael ,
I think its RAF but I`m not sure about that little collar dog?


Best Wishes
Jim

 

RAF unifrom. The 'collar dog' (its not one) looks like an American medics badge.

 

Something like this:

 

The only thing i no from my uncle is that he was born about 1896 in Armley Leeds he thinks apart from that i have nothing else sorry no relations left that would really no i am afraid.

 

The only thing i no from my uncle is that he was born about 1896 in Armley Leeds he thinks apart from that i have nothing else sorry no relations left that would really no i am afraid.

If you can get access to one of the computers at the Cumbria Libraries (0or the Archives) you might be able to try searching the WW1 military records held by 'Ancestry'. Or, if you know someone with a subscription to 'Find My Past' you could try asking them if they can help.

At the very least, it may give you the medal roll list which would give the service number, unit and so on, which would be a start. I have found a lot of WW1 service personnel this way.

 

Hi,

Just had a look at Ancestry, there would be about 20 Herbert/H Deacon records in the medal roll. I am attaching one for an H Deacon in the RAF:



I have also looked at the Service and Pension records quickly, couldn't really see much, I will cross reference service numbers of the medal roll with the Service and Pension records and get back to you.

Mark

 

Wow Mark that is very good of you hope this is my great granda that would be great thanks for looking much appreciated.

Michael.

 

Leeds is one of the few places from which the Absent Voter List survives for Servicemen of the Great War. I've just searched the database for the surname Deacon. Nothing doing.

Family history - Leeds Absent Voters List 1914-18 War

 

Mark

If you have time you might want to cross reference the MIC's with the Silver War Badge list too. Might narrow down the list (on the assumption he wasn't invalided out of service!!!)

 

Michael,

I have had another look at the military records, but can come up with nothing yet.

I have also searched census documents, only 1 Herbert born in the Leeds area, circa 1896. From the 1901 Census:
DEACON, Samuel Head Married M 30 1871 Iron Turner Leeds Yorkshire
DEACON, Hannah Wife Married F 31 1870 North Ormesby Yorkshire
DEACON, Sidney Son M 6 1895 Scholar Leeds Yorkshire
DEACON, Herbert Son M 4 1897 Leeds Yorkshire
DEACON, John W Son M 2 1899 Leeds Yorkshire

Piece: 4210
Folio: 76
Page: 2
Registration District: Bramley
Civil Parish: Wortley
Municipal Borough:
Address: 3, Hopewell Street, Wortley
County: Yorkshire (West riding)

Mark

 

Michael,

Having gone through the records on Ancestry armed with the service number on the medal index card previously posted, I have not been able to find anything. I also checked for records for H/Herbert/Hubert Deacon/Deakin born in Armley/Leeds but, again could find nothing.

It is possible a check of AIR 79 at the National Archives may give you something.

Mark

 

Michael,

Having gone through the records on Ancestry armed with the service number on the medal index card previously posted, I have not been able to find anything. I also checked for records for H/Herbert/Hubert Deacon/Deakin born in Armley/Leeds but, again could find nothing.

It is possible a check of AIR 79 at the National Archives may give you something.

Mark

Thankyou Mark for looking and giving your time to search my Great Granda very much appreciated.
My uncle has been in touch with a son of Herbert (who i had forgotten about) and he was going to give my uncle some more information but he hasn't been back in touch so i am going to chase it up so will let you no when i find anything more.

Best wishes Michael.

 

Thankyou Mark for looking and giving your time to search my Great Granda very much appreciated.
My uncle has been in touch with a son of Herbert (who i had forgotten about) and he was going to give my uncle some more information but he hasn't been back in touch so i am going to chase it up so will let you no when i find anything more.

Best wishes Michael.

Have you been able to search the 'Military Records' section on the 'Ancestry' website yet, by any chance? Not all WW1 records have survived, but a lot of the medal index cards have survived.

You could try getting access at one of the local libraries or the Archives Office. They have access to the 'Ancestry' website which you can refer to.

Good luck.

 

Michael,

I have had another look at the military records, but can come up with nothing yet.

I have also searched census documents, only 1 Herbert born in the Leeds area, circa 1896. From the 1901 Census:


Mark

Hello Mark i have just recieved an e-mail from my uncle and he confirms that this is Herbert's family, He says that they were orphaned by the time Herbert was 16 Sydney 17 and john william 14 and he also had a sister who was 8 at the time, Herbert died on the 19th February 1983, hope this gives more information for you and if you think i should try to find out anything else please let me no thankyou.

Regards Michael.

 

Michael,

Do you want copies of what I can find?

Mark

 

Yes please Mark if you don't mind that would be excellent.

Regards Michael.

 

I shall put everything together and forward via Mediafire.

Mark