Forum: Military - General

hi can anyone please tell me if the above regiment were in india between 1867 and 1880 thanks

can any one help please with an army number for a Robert Warman born Ingrave Essex in 1809 and was in 70th foot regiment aged 40 when discharged covering dates 1825-1847. thank you anndot|help|

Hi My ancestor was discharged on medical grounds from the 17th Lancers after 25 years service as a Private from 1831 to 1856. He moved to Brighton and recieved his first payment on the 20th January 1857 in the Brighton District according to their returns of payment to army pensioners which I got...

"The Ministry of Defence has launched a public consultation process regarding the transfer of historic Armed Forces Service Personnel records to The National Archives." http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/PublicAskedForTheirViewsOnTransferOfHistoricRecords.htm

What could I make of a marriage certificate that had a 21 year old soldier marrying my great aunt Elizabeth Mutton in Falmouth in 1855. By 1861 the couple was living at Upton Rd, The Elms in West Ham and occupying the Genral Labourers Cottage. Where would I go to find out what George Strickland's...

Hi there, this is my first post, so please be gentle with me. I have a conundrum in trying to find my gt gt grandfather Nathaniel Millett. I know he was born in 1823 in Leicestershire, however, he disappeared for approx 15 years. I think he may have been in the army.He doesn't appear on the 1841 or...

I found an item in the "Otago Witness" on the PAPERS PAST web site stating that Major Tuson had been appointed as the new Adjutant general of the New Zealand Forces. He was born on 29 january 1871, entered the Lancers in 1890. How can I find his first names? David

Can anyone please help me with an urgent query. My aunty is filling in the MOD forms to apply for my grandfather's Army service records but she has just phoned me with a query regarding the Certificate of Kinship form. It states on the form that you have to be the next of kin. My grandmother...

Hi all Does anybody know what uniform this soldier is wearing? I think the photograph was taken in the late 1890's. All help appreciated http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk237/brussell55/14.jpg Barbara

Hi all,|help| I wonder if anyone can help, my mother is trying to trace her grandfather in 1901, but with no joy, info she has THOMAS JERIMIAH JENKINS b.1882, ST.MARYS LODE, GLOUCESTER s/o GEORGE JENKINS and ELIZA JANE BLACKWELL THOMAS married ELLEN ELIZABETH BLACKWELL in BEDWELTY,...

My 3x great grandfather was called James ISTEED(also known as HISTED,ISTED). He served in India in late 1840's, early 1850's being discharged in 1853.James was married in Bombay in 1851. He and over hundred other soldiers and their familys were discharged and set sail leaving Bombay,India on 25th...

Can anyone offer me any advice on how I can find out my grandfather's regiment or division in the British Army during WWII. The only details my mum and my aunties know is that he served in the coastal home forces in the Royal Artillery on the anti-aircraft guns and we know his service number but...

I just recently received a box of photos in an old cigar box, though most of them weren't identified, I've worked out quite a lot of them. However, this is one person I haven't identified - it's a photo on a post card. There are several post cards in the box, made from various family photos...

GoodMorning i woner if anyone can help one of my g,g aunts was wth her hubby in the Indian Mutiny,Queen Victoria sent coach to pick her up to have tea at the palace it was for her bravery in the Indian Mutiny she crawled over slain bodies to bring water back to her hubby,i know shes...

The family story is that my great uncle George Foley either married or was living with a indian lady. George was in the South Lancsashire Regiment(1st BN) of the Indian Expeditionary Force & was killed in action, in Kut Iran 16/12/1915 aged 28. Does any one know how if possible I could find out...

This is my first post--can anyone help with how I obtain my Great Uncle's Army record please-- he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Pay Corps-he was a Staff Sergeant in 1926. Thanks

I'm trying to trace my family tree and come across g-g-g-granparent as being a Chelsea pensioner, I would like to find out more about him, which regiment, where served etc, but have no idea where to start or how to go about it. he was James Mackay, from Strathy Point, Sutherland, his wife was...