WW1 records.....

Margaret · Post by **Margaret** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:19 pm

Hello Malcom
Hope you are still watching this post, just wanted to share my great find with you. My brother at last sent me Dad's Army number, and low and behold it was the John Morton that I had picked out from the Archives Medals page. My reason for chosing this John was that he enlisted twice, and my Mum always told me that Dad had done that. So now that I have his number I will be able to obtain his records hopefully.

Morag · Post by **Morag** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:56 pm

David

Thanks for your answer - I did mean the military records - sorry it wasn't clear . I was heading in to Edinburgh last week and thought I might be able to look up details there .

Morag

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:58 am

Hello Margaret
Your dad's army number is as good as a passport. If he enlisted twice does this mean he had two numbers? Lets hope that the number you have dicovered covers the best part of his service.
My own gg enlisted once with the Dragoon Guards, but i found from his records that he was transferred to a Welsh regiment during the course of WWI and given a different number for that part of his service. This confused me. I think it coincided with a period following hospitalisation in Sheffield after being wounded. I sometimes wonder if this tall Scot from Dundee, with a horse, mixed well with lads from the Valleys. In any event all these details were shown as one record.
I hope you find what you want. In the meantime the final test at the Oval is turning out to be as tense as the others. I just hope that we manage to play it out and not let the weather force a draw.

Best wishes

MM

ps Shane Warne is an expletive menace

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 10:00 am

Malcolm wrote:Your dad's army number is as good as a passport. If he enlisted twice does this mean he had two numbers? Lets hope that the number you have dicovered covers the best part of his service.
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In this situation, given separate enlistments, it's likely that he will have had two numbers, not necessarily linked, as they would be in the case of transfers.

One of the easiest and quickest sources for checking out such a situation in WWI is the on-line medal cards which should give all units served in, along with the regimental number(s).

David

PS Shane might well be such, - I couldn't tell as I have researched his tree

, - but is he is a brilliant bowler $\:D/$

Margaret · Post by **Margaret** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 12:20 pm

Hello David and malcom
The cricket is looking interesting

I have found both numbers relating to my Dad (on-line records for war medals gave me the information) and he enlisted twice into the HLI, so fingers crossed the researcher I have made contact with can find more records for me. Will keep you up todate with it all...and the cricket.
You have been a great help.
Cheers
Margaret
PS..I am not a fan of S Waugh but have to grant him the great bowler that he is.

and may the sun keep shining on the pitch

Margaret · Post by **Margaret** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:48 pm

Hi Malcom
Well we didnt need to let you win the ashes you did it by being the better team...Well done Mate ....hope you are celebrating still...

Margaret · Post by **Margaret** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:59 am

as you can see my smiling face, I have been one of the lucky ones that have been able to find that my Dad's war records are in the Burnt Series and I am able to get a copy of them, thanks to a researcher in London.
I would like to say a big Thank You to all that have helped me on TS with suggestions of just how to search and obtain the records, with out your help I would still be sitting out here in Aussie wondering what to do next.
As you can imagine I am now waiting every day for the postie so that I can actually read his war history for myself.
Once again a million thanks to you all for your help

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:31 am

Good......now throw another banger on the barbie
MM

GailMc · Post by **GailMc** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:28 pm

My ggrandfather died in France in April 1918. I have some basic info from the CWGC ie his regiment (Seaforth Highlanders) and where he is buried but I can't find a death certificate, so I don't know what he died of. I have tried the GROS site but he doesn't seem to be there. Has anyone got any suggestions about where I go from here?

Thanks in anticipation

Gail

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:14 pm

GailMc wrote:My ggrandfather died in France in April 1918. I have some basic info from the CWGC ie his regiment (Seaforth Highlanders) and where he is buried but I can't find a death certificate, so I don't know what he died of. I have tried the GROS site but he doesn't seem to be there. Has anyone got any suggestions about where I go from here?

Thanks in anticipation

Gail

Gail

Info on the WWI service death records in Scotland is sparse. - regimental number, name, place, cause of death but limited to "kia" = killed in action, "dow" = died of wounds, and similar. In other words there are no full death register entries as there are for non-service deaths.

It could be worthwhile looking at the local newspapers following the date of his death, but if casualties were high there may be nothing more than a name in a list, especially if he wasn't an officer or a senior NCO.

The Scottish regimental museums often have books of WWI press cuttings. The Seaforth's museum is at Cameron Barracks in Inverness, or was, as from http://www.armymuseums.org.uk/amot-sear ... 0000000084 it looks like it may have moved to Fort George and been combined with those of the other regiments making up The Queen's Own Highlanders.

David

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