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help to decipher some names on aussie ww1 postcards
hi all
any chance someone here could help to decipher some names on aussie ww1 postcards? cheers bc |
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1. (T)F.S. Briggs
2. ? 3. A.C. Hooper
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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thanks simon
you could be right. im pretty sure they are from South australia and those 2 names are good suggestions. 1903 Francis Stewart BRIGGS, prvt 3rd LH, ends up a LT. AFA could the other be 3. A.G. Hooper? 137 Archie Gordon HOOPER, 10th Battalion, E Company cheers bc |
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Yes, AG is a definate possibility.
regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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And the second one:
Frank Arthur Dayman - perhaps? https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/Sear...aspx?B=3494442 |
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Yes, Dayman 27th Btn from Salisbury, SA.
Note the inverted 'n' in 'Sincerely'. Oz. |
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In return for all our hard labour (?) could you show us the front of the postcards please? Mike
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Francis Stewart BRIGGS
Regimental number 1903 Place of birth Calcutta India Religion Presbyterian Occupation Telegraph operator Address 1 Pulsford Road, Prospect, South Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 18 Next of kin Mother, Mrs. Eliza Biggs, 1 Pulsford Road, Prospect, South Australia Enlistment date 23 August 1915 Rank on enlistment Private Unit name 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement AWM Embarkation Roll number 10/8/3 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 11 January 1916 Rank from Nominal Roll 2nd Lieutenant Unit from Nominal Roll 11th Field Artillery Brigade Fate Discharged 10 April 1917 |
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Archie Gordon HOOPER
Regimental number 137 Place of birth Adelaide South Australia Religion Church of England Occupation Labourer Address 9 Rundle Street, Kent Town, Adelaide, South Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 26 Next of kin Mrs M A Hooper, 9 Rundle Street, Kent Town, Adelaide, South Australia Enlistment date 19 August 1914 Rank on enlistment Driver Unit name 10th Battalion, E Company AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/27/1 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914 |
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Frank Arnold Arthur DAYMAN
Regimental number 6687 Place of birth Salisbury, South Australia Religion Methodist Occupation Grocer Address Salisbury, South Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 20 Next of kin Mother, Mrs E A Dayman, Salisbury, South Australia Enlistment date 3 January 1917 Rank on enlistment Private Unit name 27th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/44/5 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 24 January 1917 Rank from Nominal Roll Private Unit from Nominal Roll 27th Battalion Fate Returned to Australia 12 May 1918 Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) *Stated to be Frank Arnold Dayman on NR Miscellaneous information from cemetery records Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance Date of death 15 July 1962 |
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thanks guys for all the help.
really appreciate it. you have all done a great job bc |
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