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Army regiments
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Frances in Norwich | Report | 8 Sep 2005 22:39 |
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Ian, Have you checked out The London Gazette Archives? I found my Dad on there mentioned when he received promotion. Also there lists of those who received medals. If you put in the name and the approx. years it should give you details including the regiment and Amy no. Frances |
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Frances in Norwich | Report | 8 Sep 2005 22:43 |
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Ian, Just remembered, when I sent for my Dad`s records, my Mum sent a letter (as next of kin) and we didn`t have to pay. There is a long wait though. Frances |
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Seasons | Report | 10 Sep 2005 14:58 |
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Just a thought was he married during Army Service - then there's a good chance his Army Number would be on his marriage certificate. |
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Shadow70 | Report | 10 Sep 2005 15:53 |
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Thanks to everyone who replied to my question (on page 1). As my great-grandfather was in WW1 it looks like a trip to Kew is on the cards (and a lot of finger crossing that his records weren't burnt). Incidentally if anyone is interested, I found out that it is possible to get the search done for you (to save a trip to Kew), at a cost of £60. They need the following information: The full name of the serviceman The unit(s) he served with His service number(s) Whether he died in service They can also do a search if you don't have all this information, but it will cost more. Full details of what is available, and how much the searches cost, is at www*nationalarchives*gov*uk/foi/pdf/ifa_m3_first_world_war_army_service_otherranks*pdf (replace * with .) PS. An interesting website for information about army regiments is www*regiments*org It'll probably not help track down an ancestor, but does have some interesting facts about loads of different army regiments. Although, there are pictures of the regiments insignia on a lot of the entries - so it'd be tedious work but if you trawled through all the regiments you may eventually be able to match up the cap badge you have with a regiment. |
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Martin | Report | 10 Sep 2005 18:36 |
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Go to Yahoo Groups and join the Britregiments group. You can post the pictures in their file or photo area there then ask for help. I did this some years ago with some very poor quality pictures of my Great Grandfather and got some good suggestions which turned out to be very accurate as I got more information. There are some very knowledgeable people there. As I am sure has been explained, most army records are at Kew but Regimental Museums often have some good records and can be very helpful. Very early in my searches I spent several hours going through the the 72nd regimental records for the 1850s and 1860s, finding lots on my Great Grandfather. MB PS If you have photographs then the Regimental Museum might appreciate copies |
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