I have just received a marriage certificate and the man in question was in the army 1918 and it says he was a glass blower so what would that have been in the army thanks
He may not have had permission to marry so put a previous occupation.
My Grandfather did just that, I have his army record of the time but their marriage cert says he was a 'milkman' lol:Big Grin:
If he'd been conscripted into the army, he probably didn't consider "soldier" to be is occupation - especially if he had a real skill - and, even more, one that was probably not recognised as relevant by the army.
Christine
Researching: BENNETT (Leics/Birmingham-ish) - incl. Leonard BENNETT in Detroit & Florida ; WARR/WOR, STRATFORD & GARDNER/GARNAR (Oxon); CHRISTMAS, RUSSELL, PAFOOT/PAFFORD (Hants); BIGWOOD, HAYLER/HAILOR (Sussex); LANCASTER (Beds, Berks, Wilts) - plus - COCKS (Spitalfields, Liverpool, Plymouth); RUSE/ROWSE, TREMEER, WADLIN(G)/WADLETON (Devonport, E Cornwall); GOULD (S Devon); CHAPMAN, HALL/HOLE, HORN (N Devon); BARRON, SCANTLEBURY (Mevagissey)...
How old was he, if he was apprenticed to a glassblower it would have been for 5-7 years what was his occupation when he went in, in the census returns for 1911. Think you may have to wait for that Margaret.
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