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I don't suppose anyone would be able to help - these photographs include my great-great-grandfather Thomas Henry Haworth in Africa. I'm trying to identify what regiment he was in so I can hopefully discover where he was during the Boer War but I'm not sure where to start. I've searched all over to try and find records of him and I can't seem to find them. The only other info I have another photograph of him in what I think is more of a dress uniform - darker colour white belt but I don't believe this is from Boer War, maybe his time in WW1 instead. FYI he was from Ramsbottom Lancashire.

Hello,

7283 Lance-Corporal Thomas Haworth served with the 1st Volunteer Active Service Company, East Lancashire Regiment. Service papers give his place of birth as Ramsbottom.

The first photograph appears to show the men with 2nd Volunteer Battalion shoulder titles (a "2" over a "V" over the regiment's name - a close up of one of these would help), in which case it may have been taken in England. Lance-Corporal Haworth served with the 2nd V.B. East Lancs Rgt before volunteering for active service.

Service records give his name as Howarth, which might explain why you had difficulty finding him.

Hope this helps.

Neville






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Matbe this is him from WW1...... From F.M.P.

First name(s) Thomas Henry
Child's birth date 29 Dec 1907
Last name Haworth
Child 2 first name(s) Margaret Ellen
Birth year 1875
Child 2 birth date 02 Nov 1910
Birth date 13 Apr 1875
Child 3 first name(s) John
Birth parish Haslingden
Child 3 birth date 08 Apr 1913
Birth county Lancashire
Child 4 first name(s) Thomas
Occupation Milk salesman
Child 4 birth date 13 Feb 1917
Attestation age 43
Next of kin first name(s) Rebecca,Alice,Margaret Ellen,John,Thomas
Attestation year 1918
Next of kin last name Haworth
Attestation date 29 Jul 1918
Archive reference AIR 79/2424
Service number 278529
Country England
Marriage year 1905
Record set British Royal Air Force, Airmen's Service Records 1912-1939
Marriage date 31 Jul 1905
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Spouse's first name(s) Rebecca
Subcategory Regimental & Service Records
Child's first name(s) Alice
Collections from Great Britain, England

Yes that's absolutely amazing thank you so much. It has helped and I have managed to find him listed with his medals. If I could please ask where you managed to find his service papers as I still can't seem to locate them even with his alternate surname spelling?

For your records
Information courtesy of Ancestry.

Thank you so much, hugely grateful for your time.