Airspeed Posted 31 July , 2010 Share Posted 31 July , 2010 Hi Eveybody Would really appreciate any help or information anybody maybe able to offer in my search for my Grandfathers service record/s. As far as I am aware he was in the RGA, possibly No 42 Company,and I think I have narrowed him down to one of three different Joseph Day's, their regimental numbers are 115306, 196184 or 97614. I appreciate that this is all abit vague but any help or information would be gratefully received. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianjonesncl Posted 31 July , 2010 Share Posted 31 July , 2010 From the LLT No. 42 Company ; Inner Defences, Portsmouth. Southern Coast Defences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinrowlinson Posted 31 July , 2010 Share Posted 31 July , 2010 97614 Day, Joseph W, mobilised June 1916 to Fort Burgoyne, Dover 115306 Day, Joseph, mobilised Aug. 1916 to Fort Burgoyne, Dover 143556 Day, Joseph T, mobilised Mch. 1917 to Ripon 196184 Day, Joseph, possible transfer from RFA Oct 1917 205135 Day, Joseph Henry mobilised Mch. 1918 to Fort Brockhurst, Gosport What makes you think 42 Coy? Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airspeed Posted 31 July , 2010 Author Share Posted 31 July , 2010 97614 Day, Joseph W, mobilised June 1916 to Fort Burgoyne, Dover 115306 Day, Joseph, mobilised Aug. 1916 to Fort Burgoyne, Dover 143556 Day, Joseph T, mobilised Mch. 1917 to Ripon 196184 Day, Joseph, possible transfer from RFA Oct 1917 205135 Day, Joseph Henry mobilised Mch. 1918 to Fort Brockhurst, Gosport What makes you think 42 Coy? Kevin I have a photograph of the entire company together with individual ones of my Grandfather, one taken in Great Yarmouth, the second in Sliema, Malta. As an addition to this according to his birth certificate my Grandfather did not have a middle initial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airspeed Posted 31 July , 2010 Author Share Posted 31 July , 2010 Just had a look at the photgraphs again, whilst the uniforms in both look nominally the same, the button spacing is different, so a transfer from one regiment to another would be a possibilty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinrowlinson Posted 31 July , 2010 Share Posted 31 July , 2010 That possibly leaves only 2 gunners; 115306 and 196184 As ianjonescl says 42 Coy was at Portsmouth, so you have three different locations; Portsmouth, Gt. Yarmouth and Malta. Gt. Yarmouth was No.4 Depot, up to Sept 1916, but did not have any Coys there as far as I am aware. Malta had No.s 1, 5, 63, 65, 96, 99, 100 and 102 Companies. Not sure about the different button spacing, but if you could identify different shoulder titles, RGA and RFA, then it may point to one over the other. Would take quite bit of research to really identify. Do you know what the medal rolls say? I would, however, be surprised if they have a unit listed. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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