My great uncle George Johnson was 'killed in action' on 10th May 1915, in France. He was a Private in the 4th battalion King's Liverpool Regiment and his service number was 8103 (sometimes shown as 3/8103). I am looking to find out the published record of his death, which I believe was via War Office Casualty Lists and also newspapers? I have looked on Find my Past, but unfortunately their records only seem to start in 1917. I would be grateful if anyone could advise me where and how to find these records and also the best way to 'search' in order to achieve best results. For example Georg ..read more

Hi Guys, I am hoping that somebody can throw some light on the following, please. I have a couple of books Relating to:- Frank L. Smith, RFC, 2nd Lt., ID No. 23321. Book 1 = Army Book425, Pilot's Flying Log Book. First entry dated 25/1/18. Machine G,W. 308, as Passenger 15 minutes, to 1500 ft. Last entry, dated 23/1/19. Machine Avro F8202, as Pilot, 60 minutes, to 6,000 ft. Book 2 == R F C Training Transfer Card, History of Training. Oxford Hendon, 21/1/18 Hendon, Castle Bromwich, 18/3/18 Castle Browich, Hounslow, 20/6/18 Hounslow, Marshe, 5/10/18 Marshe, London Colney, 18/12/18 London Colne ..read more

Hi Folks,Hoping that somebody may be able to assist me with the following. I am working on a project for our local Harwich Museum, researching the Zeppelin Bombing Raids on Harwich, Essex, and the surrounding area in WWI. I pretty much have the Zeppelin side of things covered, however, on the 12th / 13th August 1915, Zeppelin L10 bombed the Woodbridge area before turning for Ipswich then on to Harwich. The authorities had been forewarned of the presence of a Zepplin, the RNAS mobile AA section was deployed, Seven Guns were deployed on or around Rushmere Heath Golf Course. The Gun was under th ..read more

Or, in the case of men being lost at sea or bodies not found on land, then where people are commemorated. I can't take the credit for finding the website, as I've pinched it from another thread. :smile5: https://astreetnearyou.org/search/ Over a million entries, worldwide, searchable by cemetery, regiment, date, or name. Cemeteries list is in order of number of casualties. as is the list of regiments. https://astreetnearyou.org/cemeteries https://astreetnearyou.org/regiments I believe that the site is still a work in progress. I was fiddling around with a search, and found that under Royal ..read more

My grand grand grandpa’s full name was ‘BIR SINGH’ as we know. Now the generation has changed we dont know much. We dont know where he died. We have 2 medals. On the copper one it is written ‘6295 SEPOY BIR SINGH,91 punjabis’ And on silver one mam it is written ‘295 SEPOY BIR SINGH,91 punjabis’ This is all we have please help. I can send the photos of medals also Waiting for reply. I will be very thankful please help i am trying from past 2 months. please ..read more

My relative was on the Special list and General list for the whole of WW1, and had no service number. I know that he was Mentioned in Dispatches twice for his service in Salonika at the end of the war, but otherwise it's all a bit of a mystery. He also had an OBE, but I don't know if it was for his military service or not. I haven't managed to find his OBE in the London Gazette yet.In civilian life he was a solicitor. Can anyone help? I would be most grateful. Jenhen ..read more

Good Afternoon Everyone Please excuse my Military naivety, as I am trying to locate how one finds out where an ancestor would have 'Signed up' to join the 9th/3rd Welch Battalion in England? My hope is to be able to locate where Private Harry Tull(e)y HARRISON, Service No: 64296, may have been living in 1914. I have located some of Private Harry Tulley Harrison's military information from Forces War Records namely; Harry Tulley Harrison Served as a Private in 1914 and as a Lance Corporal in 1918 for the Welsh Regiment, Service No: 64296. Unfortunately, both Military records do not pertain to ..read more

Hi All, I'm new here and having a bit of difficulty working out if I'm in the right forum. My paternal grandfather was in the Royal Field Artillery and part of the XII Corps R.A.L.B. I cannot find out what the acronym stands for but presume the first two letters refer to Royal Artillery. Anyone got any idea how I could research this? Thanks ..read more

I'm trying to find out when David Wallace Craig (born 1885 in Scotland) travelled to Australia. His mother Charlotte Ann Doole and 3 step sisters Margaret, Annie and Jane (Jean) travelled to Queensland, Australia from England on the 17th December 1913 on board a ship named Limerick. I know it was before 1926 as he was on the electoral register in 1925 Tia ..read more

I'm trying (with great difficulty)to find any information on the 24th Battalion the queens London regiment. Can anyone please help? I have interest in this regiment because my grandfather served in this force. His name was Henry Friend Russell, service number 735071, rank Private. What I'm particularly interested in is the actions of the regiment during its time in France in ww1. What were the achievements of the regiment? What were their failures? What were the achievements of Henry Friend Russell ..read more