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From: "ann marie roberts" <>
Subject: [WW1] Guarding German Prisoners
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 18:42:06 -0000

Hi List,
I asked for details some time ago about a great uncle, Elijah Turley and the two photos I had of him wearing uniform with different cap badges. The Kings Liverpool Reg.cap badge and the Norfolk Yeomanry cap badge. He was a sergeant in both uniforms.
I have since discovered that he was guarding German Prisoners during the war. Born in 1878 he would have been 36 when the war started. He was still at home in 1915 baptising a child, occupation Master Keysmith. He also mentions on the back of one of the photos wearing the Liverpool uniform, " If there are any letters from Ireland please send them on." Would he be allowed to take his family to Ireland with him if he was garrisoned there? Were there prisoner of war camps there? Which regiment would be the most likely one to be guarding prisoners?
He was in the Boer War I have a photograph of him and it looks as if he had a wound stripe on his lower right sleeve. I was told that he was a sergeant then. Could he have been a reserve if he didn't join the war until the end of 1915 or 1916.
I hope someone can help.
Regards
Ann-Marie

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