A mother's plea

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Thanks to Mack for pointing us towards this.

17565 Thomas Beddows, 19th Lancashire Fusiliers, of 8 Knowles Square, Pendlebury attested on the 26th of February 1915. He gave his occupation as a collier and age as 19 years and 1 month. His mother wrote the following letter pleading for her son to be returned to her as he was "only a boy".

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Thomas was discharged having made a mis-statement as to age on enlistment" on the 25th of February 1916.

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20140729092709016.pdf (154.22 KB)

Picture of Thomas Beddow

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Hi, the cap badge on the photo isn't Lancashire Fusiliers. I'm 99% certain it's a Manchester Regiment badge (I'd need to see a clearer image). Perhaps he enlisted in the Manchesters and then transferred to the LFs.
Cheers
Pete

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492sue,

Welcome to the forum and thank you for posting the picture.



As Pete has already stated the cap badge does not appear to be that of the Lancashire Fusiliers. Thomas' service record, available on Ancestry, suggests that he only served with the LFs, so the cap badge is a bit of a mystery.

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Oh that's a bit of a mystery then. I will go back to my mother and ask the question about the badge and get some more photos. I have sent a message to the person who gave you the letter which is from my great grandmother and just wanted to know where he got it from, is he actually related to me? Many thanks Sharon

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Hi, the letter is in a file of his service records that is available on Ancestry.
It list him as:
Thomas Beddows
Birth Date: abt 1896
Age at Enlistment: 19
Residence Place: 8 Knowles Square, Pendlebury
Document Year: 1915
Regimental Number: 17565
Regiment Name: Lancashire Fusiliers, Salford Battalion

His medal card index does not show him been transferred to or from the Manchester regiment?

Ben