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Presuming you mean Royal Flying Corps, then yes they are in the AIR document series at the National Archives and not online.

If it's on his index card and there is a code saying "IV" and a date, he did claim it. IV means "issue voucher".

The Military Cross should be found in the London Gazette (www.gazettes-online.co.uk). It will probably have a citation unless in the New Year or King's Birthday (3 June) Honours. Officers service records vary considerably in content but usually have plenty of personal as well as military...

Yes, it does.

Well done - but don't stop there, Helen! You now need to look up the two rolls (one for the IGSM and one for the BWM), both of which are at the National Archives in Kew. They will confirm his battalion(s) and possibly give some other details. Once you know his battalion(s), you can trace his...

The 3rd Battalion was a training/reserve unit, based in England. If you look up the medal roll that the card indicates (L/105B14 page 2467), then his entry will tell you the battalion he served with once overseas. The rolls are not online - they are held at the National Archives. Without his...

Last year I did some work for the pub company that operates the Gospel Oak. There had been (from memory) four shootings there. Who's going to keep a pub open in circumstances like that?

Many different variations of the tin were issued. Most were made of brass so are brass-coloured right through. There are also known examples of boxes that have been silver plated. These were not issued like that but were silvered afterwards and done privately. An example is shown on this page

I would be eternally grateful if anyone could locate a photo of Bert Wilson, landlord/proprietor of (first c1901) the Court Restaurant on Corporation Street (now Yates's bar opposite the law courts) and (second, certainly there in 1913-14) the White Lion on Horse Fair. Bert was my...

Only just spotted this, RobertS. On 17 September 1918, the 11th Essex was involved in an attack by 6th Division. Starting from a position at the eastern edge of Holnon Wood, they were ordered to advance with the 1st West Yorks and establish a line east of Savy Wood - east of Holnon - Badge...

Well done, Barrie. Not sure it is our man, though. The M prefix tells us he was with a Motor Transport unit. It does not mean for sure that the index card does not relate to the photograph, but a man with spurs is more likely to have a T prefix.

Our Pencoyd family is Townsend.

The ACC was a separate regiment. Neither the Worcesters or East Lancs are likely to have anything on them. The 19th Divisional Cyclist Company was a unit of the ACC.

History of the South Midland Division here : https://www.1914-1918.net/48div.htm Very detailed published history of the Warwicks RFA exists, called "Before the echoes die away" by N. D. G. James.

Wow, Ray - my wife's family is from that part of the world. Quite a few are buried in Pencoyd churchyard. Best thing to do would be to see if you can find the Kings in the 1918 Absent Voters List. Most likely regiments for Pencoyd boys are King's Shropshire Light Infantry (particularly 5th...

Not so fast! The badge is Army Service Corps and the "stick" is definitely a riding crop. Looks like he was with a Horsed Transport unit of the ASC. Have you tried to find his service record or medal documents? They'll tell you for certain.

Does anyone know of any burial records of this site? A member of my family is in there, I believe.

Not a family history website but hopefully of great help to Brummies and others trying to trace the military service of family members in WW1. https://www.1914-1918.net I am the author of the site. If you have any questions or WW1 things you need help with, do let me know.

Thanks, both. I am the owner of the Great War Forum - and a Brummie. The forum has over 15000 members and you will get most of your Great War questions answered there. Link is https://www.1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums It is also attached to my site about the British Army in the Great...