During the Great War the War Office published a daily list of casualties which included those known to be killed in action,died later from wounds, missing, wounded and later those missing who were...
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30-05-2019 10:06 AM
Thread: WW1 CASUALTY LISTS
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Casualty Lists
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20-05-2019 11:32 AM
Thread: Army Lists - Rank in the Corps and Army
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Army Ranks
We would need to have the full detailsof you GG to be sure but in that period there were many voluntary Units of Cavalry, Infantry and Engineers.
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24-03-2019 1:04 AM
Thread: John Willie Hepworth
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Some more thoughts
The number is a very short service number for someone joining up or conscripted in 1916 as by the end of 1914 all of the regular and service battalions were all up to much longer service numbers.so...
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17-03-2019 12:48 AM
Thread: 1911 Census and Military Service.
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Thomas Turner
Just checking that we are looking at the same record- Gunner 6526 Thomas Turner B 1882 at Maresfield, Sussex who married Lucy Lester on 29 November 1911 If so-
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26-02-2019 7:19 PM
Thread: Different dates of death
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More on the POW angle
The War Office list published in the Yorkshire Post on 17 May 1919 records- Previously Missing, now reported as died as prisoner of war in German hands- Northumberland Fusileers McKeown J J (...
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08-12-2018 12:39 PM
Thread: WW1 Medical Records
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34 CCS
34 CCS was situated at Zuydcoote ( just outside Dunkirk) from 3.9 1917 to 5 11 1917. 34 CCS looked after casualties from the Nieuport Section of the line.
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18-08-2018 10:19 AM
Thread: On Leave for the Battle of the Somme
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Leave from the Front Line in WW1
The Commanding Officers were able to grant periods of leave for serving men even in units at the front line although they had to take into account manpower requirements. The leave varied in length...
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12-07-2018 10:01 AM
Thread: Who was Robert Pawley?
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After the end of the Great War a lot of effort...
After the end of the Great War a lot of effort went into the establishment of fitting memorials to the men that were lost. As is often the case with this sort of thing the Government only caught up...
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09-04-2018 2:51 PM
Thread: Great granddad - please help
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Lets start with the definite information - That...
Lets start with the definite information - That lovely picture-what a lovely memento of your Great Grandparents. If you can access the original then scan it in the biggest resolution possible so that...
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15-02-2018 4:34 PM
Thread: Sevastopol Battle
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I have checked in Spinks British Battles and...
I have checked in Spinks British Battles and Medals, which is one of the definitive medal books, to make sure that my comments are valid. Some of the medals were sent direct to the army in situ not...
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15-02-2018 11:19 AM
Thread: Sevastopol Battle
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In a Govt cost cutting exercise ( sound...
In a Govt cost cutting exercise ( sound familiar?), some of the Crimea Medals were not named but as you remember an engraving being present then you could be in luck as the engraving on the medal...
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01-02-2018 11:12 AM
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The 76th Regiment of Foot merged with the 33rd to...
The 76th Regiment of Foot merged with the 33rd to form the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) who have an illustrious history. They have a Regimental Association that may be able to point...
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04-01-2018 11:34 AM
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The 14th Reg of Foot became the West Yorkshire...
The 14th Reg of Foot became the West Yorkshire Regiment who then became the Prince of Wales Own Regiment who have now been swallowed up by the Yorkshire Regiment. The Prince of Wales Own Regiment...
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18-10-2017 6:45 PM
Thread: Shoeburyness Home Guard
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I know that there was an armoured train at...
I know that there was an armoured train at Shoebury that was manned by the Essex Home Guard in the later stages of WW2. I am not sure where (and can't find it now) but I recall that at least part of...
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18-09-2017 9:59 AM
Thread: George Seaman help needed please.
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You are lucky in that George was born in Essex as...
You are lucky in that George was born in Essex as Essex Records Office have digitalised all of their Parish Records and most of their wills so that they can be accessed online. (...
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10-08-2017 10:05 AM
Thread: WW2 - Harry Wilson b. 1920 Willesden
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The Schedule of Reserved Occupations came into...
The Schedule of Reserved Occupations came into force in 1938 and his occupation was one of those reserved for everyone over the age of 21 and as he would have been 29 that would have included him...
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Who is he?
The photo is a standard pose in a photographers studio popular with soldiers of both regular and territorial army.
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25-10-2016 12:41 PM
Thread: Notifying next of kin
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Another possible line of enquiry
Do you know what Regiment he served with? A few of the Regimental records have survived and may provide his address on enlisting. It's a long shot, but the further back you go in your tree the wider...
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23-09-2016 11:34 AM
Thread: Muster Rolls
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Sorry for the typo - The Caldwell Reforms should...
Sorry for the typo - The Caldwell Reforms should read 1880 not 1990!!
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22-09-2016 9:49 AM
Thread: Muster Rolls
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Muster rolls are a great record of service and...
Muster rolls are a great record of service and usually quite accurate as one thing that the British Army excelled at was bureaucracy.
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South Africa Military Cemetries
There is a steadily growing website listing the war dead of various conflicts in South Africa including photos fof the headstones. https://www.southafricawargraves.org/lists/southafrica_freestate.htm...
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26-06-2016 10:39 AM
Thread: How long did he serve?
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Conscription terms were for the duration of the...
Conscription terms were for the duration of the war after which the men were allowed to return to civilian life. In practice this tended to happen in very late 1918 or early 1919.
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08-06-2016 11:57 AM
Thread: grandfather in India & Mesopotamia
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Go back to basics
I think that you need to make an identification of your man before you trace him in any records as although the name is not common it is certainly not uncommon.
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22-05-2016 1:49 PM
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The death certificate shows John Cooke to be a...
The death certificate shows John Cooke to be a member of the Prince of Wales Yorkshire Regiment who (according the the Army and Navy Gazette) were serving in Rangoon in this period.
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11-04-2016 3:12 PM
Thread: WW1 prisoners of war
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Red Cross POW records for WW1
Have you tried the International Red Cross Records for the Great War? They are the best source of information and are free to search and download documents.
Searching is pretty straightforward.
The...
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