Recruiting in Forest for WW1 Artillery, part 2. (General)

by MJL , Thursday, November 03, 2011, 11:26 (4776 days ago) @ Jefff

A coincidence, but I have just researched one of my 'unknown' postcards.
It is a picture of 36 men standing outside Athlone Castle, the writer is marked with an X and he signs as AB 30550, the card was posted in Athlone October 1914, and sent to ' Dear old chum' Mr. E HARWOOD, Woodspring, Brockweir.

30550 is a valid Regiment number and The National Archive lists many, but only one with the initials AB.

ALFRED BULLOCK RFA (Driver)
Athlone Castle was a training base for the RFA.

This could be him,

Alfred Ernest BULLOCK married 1928 Westbury on Severn

Lucy POPEJOY ( see previous thread )

As far as I am aware, my family has no connections, but another coincidence was that my BRYANT family rented Church Cottage, Brockweir, for the summer of 1914, perhaps the mail was mixed up.

I really enjoy sending off copies of postcards and photos to all who are interested, any takers for this one?

Regards,

MJL