On John and Sarah's marriage certificate entry it states his parents as Thomas and Jane Killen (dead) and Sarah O'Neill parents as Michael and Kate O'Neill. Private Herbert Thomas Beard served with the 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regtiment in the Boer War in South Africa in 1900. He was discharged from the 2nd Bttn but family stories circulating well after his death say that he spent time in India guarding Boer War prisoners. Battalions served on the Western Front, in Gallipoli, Macedonia, Mesopotamia, Italy; one battalion ended the war in North Persia. My data would ascertain when he enlisted.Consider setting up a one page website - or blog - where you can publish information about him and which will be picked up by search engines and could, in due course, lead people to contact you with information.Good luckPaul. 1 Co of LY 226 and 301Previous Units - 1 Co of LY Sgt 2658John Bowen john.gordon.bowen@gmail.com, Hello Paul,I wonder if you can help me solve two puzzles about my grandfather? Hi PaulHow would I find out which company of he 1/4th East Yorkshire Regiment my ancestor was in? Would you have that record? The book opens with a very interesting account of the regiment in the years before the war, beginning at the turn of the century, and there is a very comprehensive index of 25 pages. Register. Second World War and post 1920 service Have you seen them all? I've been researching Keith, please drop me a line to paulcanixon@yahoo.co.uk and we can discuss next steps. Paul offers a great service.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.DM, David, many thanks; I was pleased to be able to assist you.Paul, Hi Paul,Interesting blog! The only thing we know is he left as a Lance corporal.Lance corporal Frederick lascelles brown. He was in the MGC & his number was 22617. His name was Wilfred Oakes and his Army Number was 4128704. 1; 2; 3; 500; Next; He was killed in action I believe on the 18th Oct 1916. I know his war grave is in the Warlencourt British Cemetary. Many years ago (late 70s, early 80s) my dad worked on a local Sydney council, and one day he came home with a WWI 1914/15 star medal he found with some rubbish he was clearing up. I am researching Drummer William Cook 5th Battalion Yorks and Lancs Regiment gassed and died 19th December 1915. CLICK HERE. Gloucestershire Regiment 5172001 - 5239000 Worcestershire Regiment 5239001 - 5328000 Royal Berkshire Regiment 5328001 - 5373000 Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5373001 - 5429000 The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5429001 - 5485000 Hampshire Regiment 5485001 - 5562000 Wiltshire Regiment 5562001 - 5608000 He served with the Warwickshire R.G.A. William Hunter. Raymond, please email me the photo and I'll take a look: paulcanixon@yahoo.co.uk, Hi, i'm sorry but on the research page I cannot see how to contact you by email, could you please tell me where the email link is?Thank YouPaul Wilson. WW2. & served in Africa. Unit/Battalion/Regiment: 2 Worcestershire Regiment. Paul, Thank you very much for this. Any help would be great.ThanksPhil Eagles, Phil Eagles, I need to refer you back to the text in this post:"Second World War (WW2) service recordsPlease note that all Second World War and post 1920 service record enquiries should be addressed straight to the MoD which still holds the records. All service record information on these Army Service Numbers posts is taken from WO 363 (The so-called 'Burnt Documents') WO 364 (Pension Records), WO 97 (Chelsea Pensioner records) , WO 96 (Militia Records) and, to a lesser degree, the WW1 Medal Index Cards (MICs). He had 5 brothers (maybe 6) who fought in the war. Note though that these numbers are only for regular The Worcestershire Regiment consisted of Infantry Battalions that would have had an MG Section as part of its Battalion Headquarters. Many thanks Karen, Karen, not as far as I know, although there will be a medal card, medal rolls, soldiers' effects entry, Soldiers Died in The Great War entry, census returns etc that will all help you piece together more information, plus information on CWGC etc. Ron Goodwin lost his diary during the haevy fighting near the La Basse Canal. and that his number was 4134. Hi Paul I'm researching my GT grandfather Thomas Lynch who appears on the 1911 cencus for the 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers serving in South Africa. Regimental numbering sequences between 1881 and 1918. Military research. However, I can see that he was also registered as formerly Regimental Number 32420, North Staffs Regt. A source, date, and location would be appreciated. Again father unknown, his birth certificate says illegitimate. I couldn't see that a service record survives for this man though and so you'll have difficulty proving categorically that this is him.Paul. pinpoint where my great grandfather was KIA and for this I owehim a great Hi wonder if you can help me i have just found my grandfathers Militia attestation form on FMP W. Lamping number 3608. On the 10th July 1944 the attack on Hill 112 started and went on for nearly two weeks. See the research tab. Hi Paul, I am researching my Great Grandfather - 18955 Private John Ashton, West Yorkshire Regiment, who was KIA at the Bluff on 2nd March 1916 whilst seconded to the 17th Division Trench Mortars. Through old letters their appears in WWI DEAL ? 1903-1913 Page 1 of 500. Rifle Brigade http://www.londonwarmemorial.co.uk/view_profile.php?id=37131&limit=20&offset=0&sort=&a=Lived%2FBorn%20In&f=james&s=Rampton&r=Rank&u=Unit&b=&d=Date%20Of%20Death#sthash.qrg0aJsg.uIg0OhzE.dpbsNo age at date of death (and we do not have a date of birth as he wasn't listed on the census showing your=ngest chld born 1897. 21 men of Ross . His grandson was in contact with you on 12 October 2016 at 20:01. If you would like me to explore research options please follow the instructions on this page. I have a lot of info already regarding medal entitlements, etc. Prior to the start of the Great War, 2nd Lieutenant GD Slaughter of the 2nd Battalion was one of the first members of the British Army to attend, and qualify from, a Vickers Gun course run the end of the war another fourteen battalions had been raised for a total of twenty-two of which twelve went on active service. I also have Alan Grint's excellent The Faith and Fire within".I am seeking 2 things:A group photo of the Hexham (A company) and Corbridge (E Company) 1/4th NF (Territorials). Website. Hello,This is so through!I have the medal card for my Grandfather Alexander Mark T.F. Many thanks for the feedback.Paul, Hi Paul,Researching my Gt Grandfather William Lindsay B.1872 Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland. I find it exhilarating and numerous other emotions when you find out something. He was living in Edinburgh I believe when enlisting into Army although? !Christopher Hebden had previous service in Scarborough Police and Monmouthshire Constabulary plus years of experience with horses, prior to joining up.Please let me know if you'd like more details - including sight of photos. Extracts from the notebook of Lieutenant William Tunstall who served with the 36th Regtiment during the Peninsular War. New Book which tells the story of Norton Barracks from 1874 to 1982 and of the soldiers who served there. India & has king & queens clap medals. any more info is appreciated, especially a photo since we cant find one, hi Paul, I am looking for information on two Sherwood Foresters from world war 2. the first is Thomas Bell the second is Robert (Bob)Perry 4618520. Many nicknames were used by successor regiments (following renaming or amalgamation). Could you possibly help me with the research of my great grand father. . Lauren, please see the last paragraph on this blog post regarding WW2 records. "Again, the relevant URL is: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records, Hi Paul,Am researching two family ancestors/membersmy Great Uncle - Private Alexander Hunter, Black Watch Royal Highlanders. Telephone Number: 020 8876 3444, fax: 020 8392 5286. I am trying to find photos of him and his battalion? I don't really no much else about his life before he married my great grandmother.Regards Tracy Brook, Tracy, you will need to contact the MoD. Thank you especially for your Ioffer a quick and cost-effective research service and turn and in 2020 its numbers will have fallen to 82,000, a poor reward, one would have thought, for all past endeavours. The table below records the number blocks allocated to each corps or regiment. In the absence of a service record, the next best route is to work out when he joined the different regiments by looking at when the regimental numbers would have been issued. Hi PaulI'm trying to find some information about my Great Grandfather Albert Napier Wallace, born 1886 (thereabouts) in Gillingham, Kent. When he was fit again he was sent to join the Worcestershire Regiment. A German soldier, Horst Kallmeyer, found the diary and started to use it himself. He's Tom Earnest Abson, Manchester Regiment no. Re 9666 Farrington, you can search for this man on my British Army Ancestors webiste: https://britisharmyancestors.co.uk/, Re 7440 Hauxwell; Ashley you can download his record from Findmypast. Attention is paid to minor actions such as trench raids, which usually find no place in compressed official histories; they are recorded in this history. Unfortunately through the Generations records on him have been fragmented/lost with his Rels in Australia and other Countries. Military research. Regimental numbering sequences between 1881 and 1918. His name was Henry Albert Ellner and he enlisted into B Coy of the wiltshire Regiment on 30 December 1898, Regimental number 5202. rank visitors / pageviews; 823833: atob.com. Hi Paul Can you find military photos of my great great grandfather he was in ww1 he was in royal inniskilling fusiliers if you can let me know Thanks K. Hello I am serving in the military and I am trying to find some information about my wife's great grandfather. He discharged, my dad thinks, in 1945. Haskett-Smith and Sergt. Other rank prisoners of war 1914. Prior enlistment info, training, regimental records, medal records, war diaries and much more. Follow the link for more information. 1900 Raised in Ireland on the 14th February, I also offer a comprehensive, fast and cost-effective. I have records of both his King & Queens medals from the Second Boer War. Seales was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment in May 1915, and attached to the 4th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment for service as part of the West African . Many Thanks Pam, You need to contact he MoD, Pam. I have a photo of his regiment in Caterham from that date. Nevertheless it would be possible to work out date of joining and dates of transfer. 1st Invalids - 41st (Welsh) Regiment of Foot later The Welsh Regiment (first raised as the Regiment of Invalids, in 1688) Agile and Bolton Wanderers - Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Ally Sloper's Cavalry - Army Service Corps (humorous back . Hi Paul, A difficult one. Luckily, the surname is not common and that's always a boon in family history research.Paul. Born 1907 in Dunfermline to Janet Hunter, same mother as Alexander despite the 20yr age gap. It would be possible to research him more fully but a service reocrd does not appear to survive for him. Free shipping for many products! which, amongst other things, carries a complete roll of honour for Worcestershire Regiment men between 1808 and 1960! Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Worcestershire Regiment Worcester 1950 British Army Military History Mercian at the best online prices at eBay! hi Paul I'm trying to find some information about my Grandfather Thomas Kavanagh and his brothers who fought in WW1. I can't see that a record survives for him and, as you say, there are many men with that name. 8th (Service) Battalion.I have found quite a lot of information already - but trying to fill in some gaps. The 3rd Gloucester Regiment was the Special Reserve battalion and so he must have been living in (or within spitting distance of) the county to have served with that particular battalion. I found military records for one of the other soliders in the photo, he was in 2 Dragoons, Royal Scots Greys 2658 elisted 1884 so I'm hoping my Gt Grandfather William Lindsay was also in 2 Dragoons RSG - I cannot find anything on him althought this could be down to spelling errors or burnt documents. His year Of Birth was 1898 and he was aged 19 on his date of death, which was 12 Oct 1917 . The Worcestershire Regiment raised two more regular battalions, the 3rd and 4th Battalions, in 1900. If your soldier has a seven-digit number (not including any prefixes) he was serving when these numbers were issued in 1920 or at a later date. He was discharged after contracting Malaria. If you have access to Ancestry.co.uk try searching for Service Records and Pension Records for Army numbers either side of 24272 with Oxford* in the Regiment box. He wrote a short diary of his time in South Africa which gives details of where he went and what the Battalion was involved in during 1900. to form the Worcestershire Regiment. It later became Known as the 29th Regiment of Foot. The Worcestershire Regiment was a line infantry regiment in the British Army, formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot and the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. Age: 31. (Click here or the header above for the Forum), WorcestershireRegiment.com (2002-2015) by Louis Scully, 1st BATTALION - 1944-45 - MEDALS & CITATIONS, LOST DIARY OF LIEUT. I cannot find any of his army records from 1916 onwards. The morning of 18th November 1944 saw the 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment move across the Dutch/German boarder and commenced their attack on German soil to take the village of Tripsrath. In late 1915 he was seconded to Talbot house with the Rev Tubby Clayton. I don't know that there is anything I can help you with over and above this but do let me know if that is not the case.Paul. What is a section "D"?The second puzzle is more complicated. (i.e. The email is included (under Step 1, above) but maybe I need to make that clearer. etc. If I don't think I can add anything I will tell you, but if I We know he served in North Africa. If so its my great great grandfather and i would be interested in anything you can find on him. View this object Soldiers of 4th Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment at Cambrai, 1917 Origins The only information my grandmother (since deceased) knew about her mother was that her father died when she was young. Here are some sample army service numbers and corresponding joining dates for regular soldiers enlisting with the Gloucestershire Regiment between July 1881 and August 1914. Some 65 years later the diary was found by the grandson of Horst Kallmeyer whilst clearing out his grandparents apartment. hello Paul, i am trying to find records for my great great grandfather Pryse Lloyd, he was born on 13th of august 1881 in Llananno, Radnorshire. Preserves the heritage and traditions of both the regular and reserve elements of the Mercian Regiment and its predecessors, originally the 29th Foot. completely separate regimental number sequences. Their troop had a monkey mascot . I have been told that he got medals too, but still unable to find anything.Surely if he was discharged unfit medically then why would Nr have been reinstated a year later? I found an old photo of my great grandfather wearing what looked like some form of military uniform. Records include details of Service, Medals, Gallantry Awards, Assignments as well as details of rank. This is a list of nicknames of regiments of the British Army. And of course we've all learned something new re the cap badge.The very reason why I want to get involved. Dear PaulMy grandfather Charles Henry Young joined 3rd DLI on 9 Dec 1915 and was placed in Reserves (a coal moner in poor health with wife and young son). 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Hi Paul,I am researching my Great Grandfather,I know he was called William George Daye, he was a private in the Army Service Corps, having enlisted in 1914 his number is 195348 and I have his medals but I can't find his enlistment record, there is also a family rumour that he was a POW in the later part of the war. | BillionGraves Thanks James Carey, Hello Paul,I am researching a friend's great grandfather Percy Wesley born 1899.Private 51633 Bedfordshire Regiment TR/9/4445 Training Reserve Battalion, 41131 Northants Regiment 59528 Suffolk Regiment and 611899 Royal Engineers.he would only have been old enough to have fought towards the end of the war-can you tell me if it is possible to find out where he served ?He survived the war and died in 1971.I would be grateful for any further info.thanks in advance Sandra, Hello Paul,I am trying to find out in which company of the 8th Bn East Surrey Company Serjeant Major Ernest Cheney Laughton (#4910) was active on july 1st 1916.He was KIA on this date during the famous football attack on the Somme.Born Stoke Prior, Worchestershire 16th april 1886.I appreciate your reply.Thanks.Pieter Meere, The Netherlands.
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