pirbright Posted 26 October , 2013 Share Posted 26 October , 2013 May I pick the Formidable Forum brains. Am researching a R Warks soldier, but only have Pte 39620 from Medal Roll. Is there any possibility of discovering battalion number &/or enlistment date from the service number, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 26 October , 2013 Share Posted 26 October , 2013 The "Formidable Forum" are those who can get by without a soldier 's name ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirbright Posted 27 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 27 October , 2013 Whoops! It's John Newman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 27 October , 2013 Share Posted 27 October , 2013 OK- the data on this soldier's Medal Index Card "L/104B24 p 5123" relates to the original Medal Roll Ledger at the National Archives,on which is normally shown the Battalion served on first landing in a war zone,they sometimes show others later served if a soldier moved. Your man first landed after 31.12.1915. In your case the ledger is WO329/751 page 5123. This needs to be read at Kew,and if you can't get there you could ask in the Look Up Section here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin spof Posted 27 October , 2013 Admin Share Posted 27 October , 2013 He only served abroad in the 1st Garrison Battalion which spent the war in Egypt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirbright Posted 27 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 27 October , 2013 The Formidable Forum comes up trumps again. Gentleman, my grateful thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 27 October , 2013 Share Posted 27 October , 2013 If you want to read about his experiences the War Diary for 1GB RWR is at Kew under WO95/4444 and runs from Aug 1915 to Mar 1918. Not digital yet though. Probably doing a lot of guarding of the Suez Canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirbright Posted 28 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 28 October , 2013 Thank you, Lieut-General. That would explain how he survived. He was a family man born 1876, hence probably the safe posting. I'll pass on these posts for his grandson to pursue. He's keen but inexperienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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