Absent Voters List

[astwood]

John Joyce 148 wiggin street bham 249324; Spr ROD;RE
I guess the 249324 is his army number could anyone tell
me what the rest means ie regiment?
thanks
astwood>

 

[juliejtp]

Hi,

Spr - Sapper
RE - Royal engineer

ROD havnt found anything as of yet the nearest was ROC Royal Observer Corps.

 

[juliejtp]

ROD - Railway operating division.

 

[astwood]

Hi Juliejtp
Thanks very much for your information
I checked the voters list on another
part of the site Im on and it says
ROB instead of ROD probably a
transscription error would ROB
mean anything to you?
cheers
astwood

 

[juliejtp]

Hi Astwood,

Nothing found on ROB, as you say possible transcription error.

 

[astwood]

Hi Astwood,

Nothing found on ROB, as you say possible transcription error.

Thanks a lot

 

[juliejtp]

Hi Astwood,

Have you his meal card details? though it dosnt mention ROD (ROB).

 

[juliejtp]

Hi Astwood,

He was in the RAMC Reg No 34695 Rank private
Royal engineers WR/267380 Rank sapper
" " 249324 Rank sapper

The WR stands for waterways and railways - Royal Engineers, so ROD would be correct!

 

[astwood]

Hi julie
thanks very much for the information
god bless
astwood

 

[sue ault]

HI julie
just a query
the absent voters lists are they held by librarys as i went to the westminster archives to ask for the marylebone area of London and they didnt hold them. Do you think there is a possibility the marylebone library may hold them.



sue ault

 

[juliejtp]

Hi Sue,

Try the City of Westminster Archives Centre, if they dont have what you want they should be able to point you in the right direction.

http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/libraries/archives/

 

[sue ault]

Julie hi
yes I already asked them and they had no idea who would hold them, i will phone the marylebone library to see if they hold them.

sue

 

[sue ault]

Julie hi
yes I already asked them and they had no idea who would hold them, i will phone the marylebone library to see if they hold them.

sue[/QU

Hi all well i have had no luck here no one appears to know who holds the absent voters list for marylebone. My last visit to westminster archives all they have is a voters list and all it says for my grandfather is that he is an absent voter. No other infomation on him at all it is with all voters names.
someone somewhere would sureley have this infomation. its as though my granddad doesnt want me to find out his army records.