toto123 Posted 22 June , 2009 Share Posted 22 June , 2009 My elderly neighbour's father was in Royal Engineers in WW1. I only have name- Lester S Clarke. Can anyone kindly advise as to how i obtain his soldier's number? many thanks Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 22 June , 2009 Share Posted 22 June , 2009 Tony His MIC is here at the NA. A forum member who pays ancestry subs may pull it out for you cheers, Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 22 June , 2009 Share Posted 22 June , 2009 Tony From the NA website...... Description Medal card of Clarke, Lester S Corps Regiment No Rank Leicestershire Regiment 11998 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 244770 Lance Corporal Date 1914-1920 Catalogue reference WO 372/4 So he was 11998 with the Leicestershire Regiment before a transfer to the Royal Engineers as 244770. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 22 June , 2009 Share Posted 22 June , 2009 and the Card itself, nothing on the back..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 22 June , 2009 Share Posted 22 June , 2009 Tony Checking a bit further Lester Sydney Clarke has some Service records available via Ancestry, if you can send me an email address I'll download them and send them on. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 22 June , 2009 Share Posted 22 June , 2009 Nice one Steve the date of entry is consistent with the 6th (Service) Bn formed in Leicester in August 1914 as part of K1 (Kitchener's first 100,000 volunteers) cheers, Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto123 Posted 22 June , 2009 Author Share Posted 22 June , 2009 I am indebted to you all for those rapid and helpful responses! My neighbour-his daughter will be delighted-overwhelmed? She is last of the direct family-no children herself, and she is only child. She gave me some of here farthers cartoons that he drew in the front....very good imagery. We live near Kew so i will 'push' her to go to Kew. many thanks again Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto123 Posted 22 June , 2009 Author Share Posted 22 June , 2009 Tony Checking a bit further Lester Sydney Clarke has some Service records available via Ancestry, if you can send me an email address I'll download them and send them on. Regards Steve Hi Steve This would be great of you. I may also encourage her (her daughter) to go to Kew-we live nearby. I am a member-she not so. Her father drew cartoons which she produced last night. Some are bruilliant. I can upload should you wish to see. My email: tony@arnold-photo.co.uk Please add recognisebale subject to avoid being junked! Am indebted to you Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 22 June , 2009 Share Posted 22 June , 2009 Tony I've got your email address and email now sent, I suggest that you edit your post now to remove the details. Regards Steve p.s. Jon it was the 7th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 22 June , 2009 Share Posted 22 June , 2009 Thanks for that Steve in which case the 7th were formed in September 1914 as part of K2 cheers, Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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