meadowcroft Posted 26 September , 2011 Share Posted 26 September , 2011 Attached is a photo and Medal Index Card of Richard Ralph Bothroyd (Boothroyd) 1894-1979 of Loftus, North Yorkshire. Photo taken in 1918 at Kohat, India. What Yorkshire regiment? Any help appreciated. Thank you Jayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 26 September , 2011 Share Posted 26 September , 2011 Since he has only the British War Medal (usually seen for battalions that stayed in India and other Empire garrisons) and the 1919 General Service Medal with the Afghan clasp, I will go for: 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment August 1914 : in Barian, Punjab, attached to 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division. Remained in India throughout the war. In November 1914, briefly moved to the Delhi Brigade in 7th (Meerut) Divisional Area before going to the Kohat Brigade on the North West Frontier. Took part in Third Afghan War in 1919. http://www.1914-1918.net/yorks.htm Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 26 September , 2011 Share Posted 26 September , 2011 Plain old 1st Battalion "Yorkshire Regiment". But here's a treat for you. There are about 14 pages of service papers on Ancestry which have been mistranscribed as Richard Booth; http://search.ancest...th=B.Bo.Boo.312 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 26 September , 2011 Share Posted 26 September , 2011 Oh, nice spot that man! Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadowcroft Posted 17 October , 2012 Author Share Posted 17 October , 2012 IPT I have only today acknowledged your outstanding help in locating Richard's service file in the Mis-Sorts at Ancestry. Please see my personal email to you and I would like to thank you publicly for this amazing find. I'm thrilled. Sincerely, Meadowcroft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 17 October , 2012 Share Posted 17 October , 2012 IPT You shall drink copiously from the virtual SRD rum jar "for services to the positive reputation of the GWF". Sotonmate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyH Posted 17 October , 2012 Share Posted 17 October , 2012 Truly excellent IPT ! BillyH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 17 October , 2012 Share Posted 17 October , 2012 Hi Jayne, I'd forgotten all about this but i'm glad you liked it. I see that the link has shifted about a bit over time, but I trust you skipped forward a few pages to image 320 and the correct man. As for the rest of you lot, i'm not sure if you're taking the mick, but free rum is free rum so I won't be asking questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 17 October , 2012 Share Posted 17 October , 2012 IPT From me,genuine admiration. Sotonmate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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