207851 Gunner Francis Richard Scott British Army 247 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery from:Devana Road, Leicester 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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