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L/Cpl John Stephen Roberts

British Army Machine Gun Corps

from:Bermondsey

My grandfather, John Stephen Roberts, was born in Bermondsey, London 18th November 1898 He attested on the 8th August 1917 and was called forward on 16th February 1917 as Number 39541 He completed basic training in the 98th Training Reserve Battalion in Aldershot. Whilst in 98th TRB he was appointed Lance Corporal and passed his Army Certificate of Education 2nd class on. He was also on parade during 1917 for a visit by the King. He was transferred to the MGC and issued Number 132089. He was last in England on 29th March 1918. After this his pay book only shows location as 'Field'. Unfortunately I am unable to make out the names of those who signed his pay book during this time but at a guess they may include: LT G Thomas LT G Lindsay At the end of the war my grandfather served with the army of occupation near Cologne, Germany and was eventually demobbed on 14th November 1919. Unfortunately I have no details of the Company or Battalion he served in and am looking for information that may help identify his unit.



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