Accrington 1918 absent voters list

Karateman · 21-02-2014, 21:39

Hey check this out....try and find you grandad or great uncle.....

Just found my great Uncle fred savage....

and maps of accy as well..

Accrington 1918 Absent Voters List

Phil

cashman · 21-02-2014, 22:36

Nice one mate, just found me Grandad.

I'm 90% sure. Though what does PD n NR stand for?

Karateman · 21-02-2014, 22:53

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Originally Posted by cashman

Nice one mate, just found me Grandad.

I'm 90% sure. Though what does PD n NR stand for?

Abbreviations: P.D., Polling District; Nr., number in Absent Voters List.

Retlaw · 21-02-2014, 22:55

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Originally Posted by cashman

Nice one mate, just found me Grandad.

Be careful don't take the AVL-18 for granted, in the Greater Accrngton area their are 7909 names, I've found over 500 errors so far, those lists were supposed to be compiled from forms filled in by the men themselves, (rubbish) you would think the men would know their own service numbers, regiment, how to spell their name, and where they lived.
Two men had died in 1916, some in 1917, who put their names in the AVL, what about prisoners of war. Always check the medal records, or service records for the correct regiment & service numbers, look in the 1914 or 1919 register of electors, there is a family called Holden in 1914, in 1919 they call themselves Holding, one of their sons was killed and recorded as Holden, the other was killed and recorded as Holding, the same thing happens with Fielden & Fielding.

Karateman · 21-02-2014, 23:33

It mentions the POW on the home site here...

The Accrington Pals

Retlaw · 22-02-2014, 13:51

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Originally Posted by Karateman

It mentions the POW on the home site here...

The Accrington Pals

There were several men men from Greater Accrington who were released from german P-O-W camps in December 1915 & January 1916 who are not in that list, they were in hospital and were too ill to attended.
As for his lists of Accrington Pals, from Abbott to Bywater there are 33 names missing.
1701 men "Original Accrington Pals" either enlisted or were transferred into the Battalion from the 14th Sept 1914 to the 30th June 1916. Not all of them went to France over 600 of them had been weeded out, before the end of november 1915, to old, to young, in reserved occupations, or unfit, some men got fed up and asked to be transfered to a fighting unit. A further 90 men & an offier transfered to the M.G.C. The Battalion had also suffered casualties after their arrival in France, 16 killed & 49 wounded, plus one man who died, that was before July 1st, they had to be replaced.