Genealogy Chat

Does a regular soldier mean private?I have an uncle who was described as a regular soldier in ww1 I would like to clarify this Jane

In ww1, regular meant professional soldier - the next level down was the territorial units, who'd had some weekend training.

Hi Mark, also take into consideration as to the regiment, a regular in the cavalry would be a trooper to begin, an infantryman would have the rank of rifleman, a soldier in the artillery was a gunner and so on, dragoon, guardsman, fusilier, loads of names. Define his regiment and go from there. good luck, Derek in France

It could mean he was a soldier already enlisted prior 1914--1918.,,,,,,??have you looked at his S/Records to see when he joined up,??

Dear Kay , thanks for for your reply. that information certainly extends the search ad infinitum Jane

Dear Derek thank you for your information. Unfortunately I don't have any information re his regiment . I only know he died in the first month of the war in France. Jane and Mark

Dear Margaret, thank you for your reply Jane

Dear mary, many thanks for your reply Jane

Mark.

If you post his name,,

or look on.CWGC ,it should give his regiment along side his death record, if he was married his widow could have reicived a pension,?also his service records could have survived and be on Ancestry,?