Hello Paul.I have found some records for ,y grandfather. full report costs from 50. Do you have any ideas of anywhere else I could look? Preserves the heritage and traditions of both the regular and reserve elements of the Mercian Regiment and its predecessors, originally the 29th Foot. The number is too long to be a regimental number for the Royal Irish Regiment (or potentially Royal Irish Rifles) and neither does the number 682281 return any results in the WO 100 medal rolls, I'm afraid. Other rank prisoners of war 1914. 9,460 officers and men gave their lives, 71 Battle Honours were awarded and eight VCs one of whom, attached to the RFC, was the . This can be done, with patience, or by dropping me a line via the RESEARCH tab if you wanted to commission this research.Paul, HiAlbert Henry Gookey (1889-1926) - 4th Middlesex Regiment Regimental Number: L/11184 (joined 1906 aged 17). He returned to active service after that. All of this information will be helpful when you are searching. However, a soldier could be transferred very quickly after joining a corps or regiment. Hence trying to check if my . jumping in on others conversations. I managed to find his name and other particulars on WW1 Service Medal and Award Rolls, but little else. Do you have any suggestions that may help me get a bit more info. Private H. W. Llewellyn, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, later Worcestershire Regiment India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5379613 Please ping me at paulcanixon@gmail.com, Dave. Do you think there will be anything you can find out about reason for this and dates/battles he served etc? I am interested in discovering which Battalion he actually joined / served with but his service record is not available (destroyed). Would it not have been superceded later? Even if a service record survives it is unlikely to show his company. I found an old photo of my great grandfather wearing what looked like some form of military uniform. The newly formed regiment was established as the county regiment for Worcestershire and started numbering from 1 in 1881. which I do have. He never spoke of it, so there was no family information at all, other than from the documents above which have been kept for 100 years.Thank you so much for this wonderful blog which I found by accident having long given up hope of learning anything about his war year.David HortonAustralia. Search for these on Ancestry and search for service records on Ancestry and Findmypast. Website. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. Monday 4th August 2014 marks 100 years since the start of the World War One. The reason i ask i have just obtained my great grandfathers WW1 medals and would like some information and any pictures if possible. He would have served with the 1st Battalion CR in South Africa, but was subsequently posted to the 2nd Battalion as indicated on the KSA roll). His surname was Conliffe and he was in the Cheshire Regiment and I am afraid thats all we have. i found a ww1 british war medal how much cna you tell me from the scripture on the sides? Do you know why they were missed? at the age of 19 he was on the 1891 census living in Edinburgh, occupation Railway Porter. Paul. Information Full Name: George Edward Jones D.O.B: 22.04.1921 Rank: Private Lived: Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire Served: 1941-1946 with worcestershire regimant Was in Broadstairs,Kent in 1941 Was in Berlin 1945-1946 On the 10th July 1944 the attack on Hill 112 started and went on for nearly two weeks. Is it possible to tell shich RAMC unit he served with?Regards,Cliff, CliffThanks for posting. Bond, regimental number 16478, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry.Obviously Im not related to him, but would like to find out what ever I can about him. If I don't think I can add anything I will tell you, but if I Ray Asst. Hi Paul,We are trying to locate my Great Grandfathers grave which would be in Belgium as he was killed in action in the 1st World War. Is it possible he initially joined the 1st Bttn and was transferred to the 2nd Battn around 1914?I hope you can help.Allan Ellner. Data-as-a-Service Data Management Data Enrichment API & Webhooks. Telephone Number: 020 8876 3444, fax: 020 8392 5286. I have a photo of his regiment in Caterham from that date. I would guess he probably enlisted in 1908 and had been in India for maybe a year when the census was taken. Is there a way to clarify this please? The database contains over 50,000 records and aims to cover all who served with the Worcestershire Regiment during The Great War. Prior enlistment info, training, regimental records, medal records, war diaries and much more. Other rank prisoners of war 1914. Regiment/Corps. I'm obviously very new to twitter and not getting on very well with the character restrictions.I saw the photograph on my home feed and was interested enough to join the discussion.At this stage I'm not even sure if that is an acceptable approach, i.e. The barracks date back to 1874 when building started. Thanks Joanna x, Thanks for your interesting post, Joanna. 1921-1939 1 to 294,000. My question is would have they allowed him to join up in 1891 aged 16. Google Irish Guards Archive. He enlist in 1900 at the age of 18 and I believe served in the Boer War.Thank You, Hi when out metal dectecting found a Khedives's Star dating from 1880s reading up on this the individual whould sometimes have there number stamped on it,It has been stamped with RIR 682281would you be able to trace thisRegards Paul wilkin. Hi just found a medal that says A.S Reid A&s Highlanders 2050.Any info would be great!. He enlisted in Ripon I believe (he lived there). Our Data . Between 1st July 1881 and 24th August 1891, the regiment recruited just 2991 men, an annual average of 294 men per annum. Thanks Pam. Find a stables in Worcestershire on Gumtree, the #1 site for Stuff for Sale classifieds ads in the UK. http://armyancestry.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/finding-photo-of-your-british-military.html, Hi Paul,Just like to say a big thanks for your work on researching the First World War army records of my wife's grandfather Harry Blundell.Although I've done a fair amount of family research myself, this is a very specialised field and your work saved me a huge amount of time and effort and I probably would not have found out as much anyway.So, anyone out there who is investigating ancestors involved in the Great War I would strongly recommend getting an expert to help you out and there is probably no better place to start than with Paul: he's quick to respond and his rates are very reasonable.Thanks again, Simon Thompson. hello Paul, i am trying to find records for my great great grandfather Pryse Lloyd, he was born on 13th of august 1881 in Llananno, Radnorshire. Please note that all Second World War and post 1920 service record enquiries should be addressed straight to the MoD which still holds the records. 52549.Your help will be greatly appreciated.Dave. Other rank prisoners of war 1914. Industry. Any help you may be able to give me would be greatly appreciated. a number of regiments containing large centres of population formed additional regular battalions. Cherry on the cake would be if you could perhaps find any war diary entries to show his movements in Africa and/or France.Cheers, Keith. In the records it states his residence as Beggars Bush Barracks. which, amongst other things, carries a complete roll of honour for Worcestershire Regiment men between 1808 and 1960! They lived in Cork city and had a family. You'll need to check the casualty lists James. the-gloucestershire-regiment-regimental-special-british-soldier-in-the-20th-century-s 2/10 Downloaded from old.ijm.org on March 3, 2023 by guest RESEARCH "Paul's service was fast, efficient and brilliant. Thank you for visiting this blog. I assumed he emigrated to Australia at some point, but I dont even know what his first name is. I can give you quite a bit we've found, though some information (from census info) is contradictory realting to date of births. which is slightly out from the sequencing, but having not found his actual enlistment date anywhere it'll do. He was also in the Army where he served in India during a secondment to the Nagpur Railway, rifle volunteers where he made lieutenant. What do you recommendHis name was Thomas Layman Daniels born in 1886 and residing in Hinton, Northants.Many thanks Dominic, By all means drop me a line with the photograph, Dominic and I'll see if that provides any clues. Military career Myles was deployed with the 8th (Service) Battalion, Welsh Regiment, British Army, attached to 9th (Service) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. If he died during WW1 he will be on the CWGC website somewhere: https://www.cwgc.org/, Hi Paul, I am trying to research my grandfather & Great grandfather:William Williams, No. Unfortunately, I don't know the names of the other 4 or 5 brothers, only that they all died. Doesn't even have to be a relative. Again father unknown, his birth certificate says illegitimate. Records include details of Service, Medals, Gallantry Awards, Assignments as well as details of rank. Until 1751, the Regiment had eight different Colonels, and therefore eight different names. His year Of Birth was 1898 and he was aged 19 on his date of death, which was 12 Oct 1917 . A German soldier, Horst Kallmeyer, found the diary and started to use it himself. I understand that these barracks were platooned by the Royal Welsh Light (dragoons) of which James was. Published in 1891 this book provides a full history of the 29th Regiment of Foot (later designated the Worcestershire Regiment) from 1694 to 1891. Do you have the potential to find out more info than they could offer?CheersNick. Enlisted 29/12/1915. WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT Battalion Unknown Allbut P Sergt DCM 13388 : Newspaper Photo Atkinson M P Captain : Short Record Of Service Beacham C J Lt : Photo Binder A E L 2nd Lt : Group Photo Boucher W E Captain : Group Photo Bowman A H Lt : Group Photo Brown E H Pte : Short Record Of Service Butcher C L Captain : Group Photo That information simply does not survive. explanatory notes which have helped me find out more about Stephen, just one of It seems he went to France in October 1915.Thanks,Julia. Any help on where I should start looking would be appreciated, Hi Paul,I am researching my family tree.A relation of mine married Henry Knowland in Spring Hill, Riverstown, Cork in 1902. Ioffer a quick and cost-effective research service and turn No service record but would be possible to work out his likely service from 1904 until 1916. i have not been able to find anything yet on the available websites, please can u point me in the right direction. if you have a medal named with a number and regiment that do not match as per the list below.) It is part of family history that one of our grand uncles joined the British Army. As with my answer to the previous enquirer on this post, please see here regarding photos. By the end of the war another fourteen battalions had been raised for a total of twenty-two of which twelve went on active service. Over the years periods of warfare have always His last service number was G/107683 which apparently places him in the Fusilers? to form the Worcestershire Regiment. Hello Paul,Great site thank you!My Grandfather was P/2917 L/Cpl HEBDEN, Christopher. respond to your enquiry by return, giving you a cost for the service if I think We have done some research into his Military history, but have no idea who he was. Construction General. He was with Regiment 3,3rd Battalion Scottish Rifles, Regimental Number 5657. Please let me know if this is something you could help with? most enquiries around within a week. Born 1907 in Dunfermline to Janet Hunter, same mother as Alexander despite the 20yr age gap. Many thanks for your help Paul, it's much appreciated. My hunch its the same man. I am doing some research into 8471 L/Cpl Ernest Walker 2nd Royal Berks who was KIA on 1/7/1916. From his record, it looks like he was discharged on 20/9/17. Could you possibly help me with the research of my great grand father. Many nicknames were used by successor regiments (following renaming or amalgamation). In fact, there are over 43,000 Worcestershire Regiment pension and service records (for this regiment - and its antecedents) in various War Office series held at the National Wilson 274na follower Higit pang impormasyon Army Service Numbers 1881-1918: Worcestershire Regiment - regular battalions - 188. !Christopher Hebden had previous service in Scarborough Police and Monmouthshire Constabulary plus years of experience with horses, prior to joining up.Please let me know if you'd like more details - including sight of photos. hi Paul I'm trying to find some information about my Grandfather Thomas Kavanagh and his brothers who fought in WW1. etc. He discharged, my dad thinks, in 1945. You can also post questions about the regiment. If you want me to undertake paid research, please follow the instructions on the RESEARCH tab. Numbers were allocated to VSC recruits as follows: 1st VSC: numbers within the range 6693 to 6855 2nd VSC: numbers within the range 6808 to 6878 . I was very impressed with your knowledge, professionalism and the amount of information you found. Similar Traffic Stats. Nevertheless it would be possible to work out date of joining and dates of transfer. Age: 31. Poole. The Worcestershire Regiment's use of the General Service, cap was in Europe at the end of the war and into the postwar years, with a period photo showing it being worn even up until 1950 by the regiment's Training Company of the Territorial Army . He was sent back to England to recover. 10188 Pte J Reid RM.I see that there is a Deal in Kent UK, but don't understand what RM stands for.Thanking you Alan KitchenSydney Australia, It's a Royal Marines number, Alan, and that' what the RM stands for. Re John Killen if you can find him on https://britisharmyancestors.co.uk/ or in medal rolls then I could certainly help, but this would be a research project. 45146, and Rifle Brigade no. Thanks. Please drop me a line to paulcanixon@yahoo.co.uk. I have his Service number 199 from when he was awarded the Volunteer long Service Medal. Regimental number series. See the link on this page. the end of the war another fourteen battalions had been raised for a total of twenty-two of which twelve went on active service. But see what they say. 2408 Military Provo Staff Corps, born 1882Richard Albert Williams, RAMC 7403266Are these people you would be able to find details on?Many thanks,Justin, Hi Paul, I am trying to find some information about my fathers uncle and guardian who faught in France in world war 1 in the Royal Warickshires his name was Bertie Horton and he was born in 1886 in Birmingham he survived the war and died in the 1970s.I cannot seem to fond any information on him why would that be. Hello Paul - I am doing some WW1 research on my grandfather Stanley Riccalton who was from Wallsend-on- Tyne and the only record can find for someone of that name is in the Dorsetshire regiment number 28111.