Ray Griffiths
master brummie
Can anybody Help a relative of my wife was a Major Albert Chiles (Major is his name not rank.
He enlisted in the Coldstream Guards in1891 and discharged in1903
He was then called up for short service 1917 to 1918 he was posted to a Birmingham barracks of the R E I. W. & D.
Can anybody throw any light on the barracks I assume it is something of thr Royal Engineers?
Also what info could about his service both Coldstream Guards & this regiment.
I would also like Army information for his son also named Major Albert Chiles I believe he served in the Marines WW11 hwas born in 1917 ?.
Ray
He enlisted in the Coldstream Guards in1891 and discharged in1903
He was then called up for short service 1917 to 1918 he was posted to a Birmingham barracks of the R E I. W. & D.
Can anybody throw any light on the barracks I assume it is something of thr Royal Engineers?
Also what info could about his service both Coldstream Guards & this regiment.
I would also like Army information for his son also named Major Albert Chiles I believe he served in the Marines WW11 hwas born in 1917 ?.
Ray