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247th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
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260832 Gnr. Edgar Ashley 247th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Edgar Ashley served with 247th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. My daughter bought his Victory medal from an antiques shop in Rochester High Street, purely because she thought I would like it! It has his name and Service Number on it. I researched him and now have a copy of his medal card. He was also awarded the British War Medal but not either of the Stars, so I assume he was a conscript, having the "Mutt and Jeff Pair".
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207851 Gunner Francis Richard Scott 247 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Like many others I guess, my Grandfather, Francis Scott left nothing except his "Active Service Testament 1916" book which the men each received from Lord Roberts and some photographs. He was born in 1877 in Ashby, Leicester and was 39 years old when he entered service. Mercifully he lived through the war and I have been asking myself ever since he died why I never asked him about the war. He never mentioned it as far as I can ascertain.
We have been to Kew to look up the records; although we have found a Francis Richard Scott in 214 Siege Battery (not 247 as he wrote in the book from Lord Roberts) and we have the war diaries from Kew for this group of men, we cannot tell whether it was my Grandfather or not. Was he transferred from 214 Siege Battery to 247 Siege Battery? We cannot find out how to check this. Any help would be highly appreciated.
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