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Yuo're right there. But there isn't a "they" at that website. It's just me! This is what the cards tell you. 1. Your Great Uncle Jack. Was serving as Bombardier 2046 when he landed in France on 31 March 1915. Was renumbered to 830252 in early 1917. Was a Serjeant by 11 November 1918...

As Ancestry are only up to surnames beginning N, you could be waiting a while to see a service record online - if it exists at all. Certainly worth a trip to Kew to have a look though. When you're there you could also search the WO97 collection for any record of his service up to 1913*, and also...

Newborn, the Labour Corps did not exist until 1917 - what was he doing in the meantime? They did a lot more than clearing up. The LC made and mended roads, built camps, provided labour at docks and railway sidings, and much more besides.

I've written a potted history here: https://www.1914-1918.net/dragoonguards.htm As you'll see for most of the war they were under command of 2nd Indian Cavalry Division. This did indeed see action on the Somme in 1916, but also Arras (April) and Cambrai (November) in 1917, then Somme again...

It's not an easy question to answer, partly as some men (not as many as you might think) falsified their ages, but also because the Government kept changing the rules. A good rule of thumb is that soldiers were generally not enlisted until they were 18 years of age. This is true of all types...

Nice photo, heva. The uniform is from well before WW1 but Samuel was old enough to have served in the Boer War (1899-1902) or before. For tips on finding out about WW1 his service, have a read of "Researching a soldier" at www.1914-1918.net. One thing it will tell you is to find out as much...

Judy The date of his enlistment gives it away. He was enlisted as a conscript under the Military Service Act. This brought conscription in for single men from 2 March 1916 and was extended to married men on 25 May. At the same time the army's training organisation was completely changed. The...

Quite a few of my family were baptised and married at St Alban the Martyr, the big church at Highgate. Can anyone tell me if there are records held there, or indeed anywhere, for the 1800s?

The number 200382 was allotted to the 1/5th Battalion.

P w Clark 1055 1st Royal Warwickshire Regiment Gefangenen Lager Minden J W Germany then something scrubbed out by a censor ... could be "military party ..." Gefangenen Lager means POW camp Minden is in Westphalia, Germany Copied from a message on the Great War Forum: "Minden was a...

Yep, that's a medal roll reference and I'm afraid the rolls can only be accessed at Kew.

Then I would recommmend you check the platoon photos in the Birmingham City Battalions Book of Honour and see of you can spot him; have a read of Terry Carter's "Birmingham Pals", and most importantly see if you can read the 16th Bn war diary for August to December 1916. I'm afraid it is not one...

donapr, to find out more about the three mens service, you need to get to the next level of detail, which is to determine their units. This can be done by looking them up in the medal rolls. These are documents held at the National Archives. The codes that appear on the medal cards you have tell...

Sorry - realised you have given us his name.

Kevin The citations for MMs were not printed in the London Gazette or in the "Times" and unfortunately the citation and recommendation paperwork no longer exists. This makes researching the MM tricky. However, experience says the gazette date was usually around 3-4 months after the event for...

I would not make that assumption, Sylvia. I've seen plenty of cards that say Died when the man was killed or died of wounds. I think I'd try the 1918 Absent Voters List first to see if you can confirm or eliminate the man in the Devons. You have much more chance of that than finding the...

See, while I was typing with one finger, the erudite speed typist Terry Carter does it for me!

I'm not so sure. It's possible, but can't be substantiated. ======================== The medal index card you mentioned says that Pte 14076 Thomas Kelly served with the Worcesershire Regiment. "Soldiers Died in the Great war" says that this man was born and enlisted in Birmingham. He was...

Sorry, by Kentigern House will not have records for a man who died in 1916. They only have them for soldiers who were still in service in 1921 and beyond.

Yes, it was at First Ypres. Zantvoorde is a few miles south east of the town. Pic of the medals: https://www.1914-1918.net/grandad/themedals.htm (I show a 1914-15 Star there but they were almost identical bar the year) Next time you are in Brum, pop into the local history section of the...