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15th DLI


russtobin

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Could someone please point me in the direction of the 15th DLI war diaries?

 

Have tried the "Beating ancestry's poor indexing" trick but it didn't work.

 

Thanks in advance. 

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If you do not mind spending £3.50

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7353173

With the TNA my method is 

go to

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-war-diaries-1914-1922/

Scroll down to the input box by the search button.

Put the regiment name in only. Scroll through the results to find the correct battalion. 

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Fairly easy to find using the drop down menu at the top of any diary on Ancestry

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Thanks for the replies.

 

Where did you find the "Various" "21st Division" "Piece 2161" from ilkley remembers?

 

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6 minutes ago, russtobin said:

Thanks for the replies.

 

 Where did you find the "Various" "21st Division" "Piece 2161" from ilkley remembers?

 

Basically when you are looking for any battalion diary that is a available on Ancestry use a source light the long trail to find out which Division and Brigade it belonged to. Any diary page has drop down menu's at the top and use these to locate the unit that you are interested in. Artillery units, RE etc can be more difficult but what I tend to do is go to the National Archives War Diary search page and from the information it that provides  search the relevant division using the WO number that is provided.

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