Army records

[maggies]

I have someone whom was in the 20th Hussars for some years left and then enlisted for the 1914-18 wae I have his service number from the Hussars will there be any records of this service and where will I get them from? hoping someone might be able to help.

Maggies

[Geoffers]

Have a look at TNA's research guides
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/researchguidesindex.asp?j=1
scroll down to 'B' and look under 'British Army'.


Have you downloaded his medal card from Documents Online?

Does he appear in the National Roll for the Great War?

Geoffers

[maggies]

I have downloaded his medal card also his pension records from ancestry where I found out that previous he was in the 20th Hussars his service no. 12859 name George Poole

Margaret

[Geoffers]

You may need to make a visit to TNA at Kew to find out any more - if the records have survived. As mentioned read the research guides to find out what exists.

Geoffers

[Peter Goodey]

What have you been able to glean from the pension records about his earlier service? Ideally, you need to know when he was previously discharged.

You could try for his discharge papers in WO 97

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/DisplayCatDetailsGoto.asp?catref=WO+97

Read the Full Details tab for useful information.

[maggies]

How many parts to a medal card I downloaded one yesterday and there seems to be six part to it I can't make out any of it



Margaret

[keith9351]

If I remember correctly they put 6 cards to a page, but they are not all for the same person.
Keith

[Peter Goodey]

How many parts to a medal card I downloaded one yesterday and there seems to be six part to it I can't make out any of it
It is explained on the site you downloaded from -

"The cards were originally filmed in groups of six, and have been scanned the same way. So the card you order will usually come with five other images of WO 372 medal cards."

There is a lot more information and advice on the same page which you will probably need to read.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/medals.asp

[Terry Reeves]

Maggies

Did he have any middle names?

Terry Reeves

[maggies]

Hi Terry yes his name was George William Poole