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please be gentile with me maybe you guys can help me I have a qsa to r Hargreaves 2838 I have copy of his roll clasps Belfast,langs nek,and cc all correct on the roll that's all I can find is his roll but looking further I found same person on service record same same reg number but to east lancs dated 1904 aged 17 any sugestions thanks for looking

Dugie,

Just looking into this. According to the King South Africa Medal roll he was time expired from the Liverpool Regiment by 1903. I agree it is strange but It looks like coincidence that another R Hargreaves should have attested aged 17 in 1904. It cannot, on the face of it, be the same man. Have you looked at these papers to ensure it is not a data error when the information was catalogued?

Kind regards
David

thanks for a speedy reply I only have a copy of the roll

Dugie,

If you access Findmypast, you will be able to download the service papers for R Hargreaves.

www.findmypast.co.uk/search/results?sour...ountry=great+britain

There will be a cost for this but it will hopefully provide you with useful information.

Do you have his KSA to go along with the QSA?

Best wishes
David

is it missing his ksa as I was unable to find any documents to this if he where 17 in 1904 it would make him a boy soldier

Dugie,

It doesn't quick stack up.

The KSA roll notes that he is time expired by 1903 and he does have a low service number.