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Re: jggeoff
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Originally Posted by JGgeoff
Hi I'm a new member, thank you for the welcome. I am researching my family tree. My Mother Mary J Shaw was born in Accrington 1901, the daughter of James Shaw a school teacher,who lived at 103 Manchester Rd. Mother, married
William Young Sept 1923 at Haslingden, he was an officer in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, he was awarded the Military Cross & Bar in WW1 the address when applying for his medals = 50 Plantation St Accrington. Can anyone advise how i can obtain local records relating to this etc
JG
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Just had a look at his medal card, he originally enlisted in the Royal Inniskillin Fusiliers, thats an Irish Regiment, lots of Irish men living in the Liverpool area joined the R.I.F. Have you tried the 1911 census.
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