Hello
My Grandfather JOHN WILLIAM WOODSIDE was a Gunner in the Royal Artillery stationed at Fareham, Hampshire in 1891. We believe he went to the Boer War in 1898-1902.
I am trying to find his Service Records and they haven't appeared on Ancestry or FindmyPast yet.
Last February I wrote to an address in London which I obtained from the National Archives Website to see if they held any information but in late July I received my letter back with the message that "the address was unkown".
Can anyone help.
Pat Berry in Australia
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Thread: ROYAL ARTILLERY SERVICE RECORDS
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31-08-2010, 7:01 AM #1patriciaberry38Guest
ROYAL ARTILLERY SERVICE RECORDS
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31-08-2010, 7:21 AM #2
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It won't be on Ancestry unless he also fought in the Great War.
My advice is to just wait for one month and then check whether it has appeared on Findmypast. The tranche of service records covering 1901-1913 is due to appear in September (late September I would expect).
If it doesn't appear, post another message and we'll suggest alternative sources.
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31-08-2010, 10:08 AM #3Iced_GemGuest
there is today a service card for royal garrison artillery were a john woodside is a gunner
iced xx
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31-08-2010, 10:10 AM #4Iced_GemGuest
reg number 308841
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31-08-2010, 12:59 PM #5
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a service card
However, for his earlier service record, which is what is being asked for, Findmypast in a months time is still favourite.
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31-12-2015, 11:54 PM #6patriciaberry38Guest
Just an update to my message of 31 August 2010 I now have my Grandfather John William Woodside's Royal Artillery Service Records.
Thank you again to everyone who replied to my message. Pat Berry in Australia
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03-05-2017, 3:57 PM #7
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One of my ancestors - 80496 Gunner David Philip - joined the Royal Artillery in Leith in 1890 and was posted to No Mans Land Fort, Portsmouth, Hants, in 1891.
Where can I see his service record?
I believe he was married and had children before he left the army around 1906. I understand that these reconds of births and marriages are kept by the army and not copied to civilian records office. Is that correct?
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03-05-2017, 4:18 PM #8
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Where can I see his service record?
I understand that these reconds of births and marriages are kept by the army and not copied to civilian records office. Is that correct?
But which GRO?
See the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Army) Act, 1879. It looks as if it should be the GRO for Scotland. If you can't find it at one GRO try another!
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03-05-2017, 4:31 PM #9
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Thank you - but I can't find these records anywhere else - including the GRO. I have tried everywhere else too - and I'm sure I read somewhere (can't remember where - possibly the GRO site) that the Army BM records are not held anywhere other than the army. I think there was an army church in the area at the time.
Any idea where I can see his service record?Last edited by Robinood; 03-05-2017 at 4:34 PM. Reason: addition
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03-05-2017, 4:41 PM #10
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