Forum: WW1 1914-1918

Hi Folks, Going through some old photographs I have a hint that a Charles HUMPHRIES was a sailor on HMS Sentinel, a light cruiser. She was completed in 1905 and scrapped in 1923. My Charles HUMPHRIES, was a British Subject, born Kasas City, Kansas, USA, 1891. My question is does anyone...

My great-grandfather George Gravestock served in World War I. He was in the Royal Marines. According to my grandmother, he served in Malta, Russia, and possibly Belgium. He was born in 1899, and lied about his age to join the armed forces when War broke out. I have emigrated to the United States...

hi everyone new to this so forgive me if i make a few mistakes! i have a pic of my grandfather in uniform he was born in london1885. it is possibly the rough riders cavalry unit abt 1900. i can't find a pic anywhere to confirm this any ideas or is there a genius i could e-mail pic to for ID....

Looking for any info on 2nd Batt, South Staffs Reg during The Great War please. I already have much data, including War Diary. My grandfather served continuously in France/Belgium from Aug 1914 (yes, he was an "Old Contemptible) until Army of Occupation in Germany 1919. Any photos, letters,...

Hello.Reading all your messages,searching the archives is a peace of cake.well i must be a bit dimm.all i seem to do is go in a never ending loop.i am looking for my fathers service records.Frank Freeman private 4354 and 331655 do not understand the first number.He was wounded in the legs and spent...

Hello, I thought I'd share my great war drawings with you..... 'Over the Top'

Has anyone else heard/read about this? Apparently, in April the MOD intends to destroy some 6 million records of medals issued to WW1 personnel. The private facility used by the MOD to hold the records at Hayes wants to relocate and charge the MOD for moving the cards. The MOD's response...

Can anyone please tell me where this unit operated in WW1.

Hi all According to the details of my paternal gf's marriage certificate (Frederick Ernest George Tucker, married 29/09/1917) the occupation is given as 'carter' - which sounds sort of civilian in nature to my untrained eye... When I received my father's birth certificate recently (William...

Looking for information on my Grandfather W.H. Moody (I recall seeing somewhere the Sgt. in front of his name, but I'm not sure if it was for the first WW or the second WW which he served from Canada with the 1st Kent Regiment 1940-1942 with the number A49686), who served with the Old...

My Great Uncle Ernest Algernon Nicholl served with the CEF from 1915. He was living with his wife and children in Vancouver. In 1902ish he emigrated from England and would have been 16 or 17ish. He was living in London with his older Sister at the time of the 1901 Census (mis-indexed as NichollS),...

I have my Grandad's Service Record for WWI. He served with the Royal Defence Corps in India, but was discharged in 1917 as Physically Unfit, at the age of 41. The copy is very faint, but it looks as though he was Admitted to Pension in 1919. His Chelsea Number is H 200149: the H is handwritten and...

I stuck this in here because it seems the most logical place (to me, it does)... If anyone should come across WW1 medal sets for CR ENFIELD Rif BRig. and WG ENFIELD West Sussex / Essex Regmt.....I would be grateful if they would contact me, as I wish to negotiate the purchase of the items. ...

I have just started to delve a little into the family of my step grandmother - I intend to get to an interesting bit and then hand it on to my cousin who is directly descended from her. My father told me that his step mother was first married to a sailor in WW1 and he was on the Q ships. I have...

i am trying to find any info on my grandad william davies from ashton under lyne he served in the manchester regiment around 1901

In trying to establish details on my grand-father, I have come across this number ORAM 32/1, which my aunt refered to as his "army reference" in the first World War. I have no idea in which regiment he served, or whether he actually went to Europe. He was injured at some stage and hospitalised in...

Seeking information about my husbands grandfather Sapper Thomas Norman service no 2346 Royal Engineers 2nd/2nd Hants Fortress Coy died 17 November 1915 buried in a cwgrave in St Mary's Churchyard Selborne Hants. What does 2nd/2nd Fortress Coy mean? We believe he was at the Western Front but would...