casualty of WW1

[evason]

Hi All
Could anybody tell me if there is a book i can buy which gives the names of casualties who served in WW1 in the RFA or is there no such book. As i would like to look up info on my relative Charles Kinsley i have his medal card but can not get to London to search for his service records is there any other way to obtain these records for him and other members of my family?
Joannie

[Geoffers]

Hi All
Could anybody tell me if there is a book i can buy which gives the names of casualties who served in WW1 in the RFA or is there no such book.
If he died, he should appear in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site:
http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/search.aspx
Unless it's a very common surname, it's best to search on just surname alone.

Geoffers

[evason]

If he died, he should appear in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site:
http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/search.aspx
Unless it's a very common surname, it's best to search on just surname alone.

Geoffers

Hi Geoffers.
Although Charles was a casualty maybe i have not used the correct word he was injured in 1918 as far as i know he did not die.
Joannie

[Geoffers]

Although Charles was a casualty maybe i have not used the correct word he was injured in 1918 as far as i know he did not die.
I'm sure I can remember reading somewhere that crew of RFA ships are actually members of the Mercahnt Navy (if anyone knows better, please correct me), as such, their cards may be held by Southampton Library. To save me lots of typing, read this thread as to location of seamens' cards:
http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8003

The surviving seamens' pouches in BT372 can be searched and ordered online, use The National Archives' (TNA) online catalogue; http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/search.asp
In the first field, just enter a surname and in the 'department of series code' enter BT372.

Geoffers

[Alex Ewen-French]

Are we talking about the Royal Field Artillery?? If so there were more than a quarter of a million men there in the war. Unless your relative did something a bit extraordinary I don't think you'd find him mentioned in any book even if there was one, but I don't think there is, it was just too huge. Ask the library or archive near where he lived if they have an Absent voters list - they were compiled in 1918 for the men who were still alive then to be able to vote. YOu could find his rank and number from there and maybe his battery number. Otherwise you will either have to get to Kew to search for his records or pay someone to do it for you. There's not much alternative.

Alex

[Geoffers]

Are we talking about the Royal Field Artillery??
A very good point and one which should have occurred to me - which RFA??

Geoffers

[evason]

A very good point and one which should have occurred to me - which RFA??

Geoffers
Hi Geoeffers
It was the Royal Field Artillery 41st Brigade 42snd Battery 3rd Division.
I have his mm card of which he had 2.
Joannie

[evason]

Are we talking about the Royal Field Artillery?? If so there were more than a quarter of a million men there in the war. Unless your relative did something a bit extraordinary I don't think you'd find him mentioned in any book even if there was one, but I don't think there is, it was just too huge. Ask the library or archive near where he lived if they have an Absent voters list - they were compiled in 1918 for the men who were still alive then to be able to vote. YOu could find his rank and number from there and maybe his battery number. Otherwise you will either have to get to Kew to search for his records or pay someone to do it for you. There's not much alternative.

Alex
Hi Alex
Thank you i already have his rank and number his mm card he was in 41st brigade 42nd Battery 3rd Division. I will go to the library to see if i can find absent voters lists. Looks like i will have to pay to search his records.
Joannie

[Geoffers]

It was the Royal Field Artillery 41st Brigade 42snd Battery 3rd Division.I have his mm card of which he had 2.
In that case, my apologies and forget my earlier drivel unless you ever have family who were in the Royal Fleet Auxilliary.

You might have a look at the Naval and Military Press web-site as they publish and sell and large number of books, there might possibly be one on the Field Artillery which is of interest.

A very small sample of about 22,000 files where people were awarded pensions are catalogued online on TNA's web-site. http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/search.asp
enter a surname in 'word or phrase' and in 'department or series code' enter PIN26. It's avery slim chance, but someone's family is in there.

As far as I'm aware, any other source you need will be either at The National Archives, or held by the regimental museum.

Geoffers

[evason]

In that case, my apologies and forget my earlier drivel unless you ever have family who were in the Royal Fleet Auxilliary.

You might have a look at the Naval and Military Press web-site as they publish and sell and large number of books, there might possibly be one on the Field Artillery which is of interest.

A very small sample of about 22,000 files where people were awarded pensions are catalogued online on TNA's web-site. http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/search.asp
enter a surname in 'word or phrase' and in 'department or series code' enter PIN26. It's avery slim chance, but someone's family is in there.

As far as I'm aware, any other source you need will be either at The National Archives, or held by the regimental museum.

Geoffers

Hi Geoffers
Will ignore but thanks for the info will have a look
Joannie