Statement of Action seen

[MatthewT]

Following some information from the Sherwood Foresters Museum regarding my Great Great Uncle I am keen to see if I can locate a copy of the actual statement he made to the board on the action he saw on a particular day.

Statement reads:

Took part in the action 23.3.1918 and gave evidence as to casualties to the board (attended by Captain Clifford and captain Quibell DSO) held at Steenvoorde on 9.4 1918 when he tendered a statement as to what he had seen of the action that day.

Is this possible and if so where do you start?!

Matt

[Guest steveb21]

Mate,

The AWM and ANA (Austraian War Memorial and Aust National Archives) have these documents kept on most (but not all) Inquiries carried out during the war.

The amount of info in these is great while others there is not much.

Now the UK must have held these also the problem is finding them.

The first place could be checking the PRO webb site on how to look for this or talking to someone at the IWM or PRO.

Good luck

S.B

[MatthewT]

Mate,

The AWM and ANA (Austraian War Memorial and Aust National Archives) have these documents kept on most (but not all) Inquiries carried out during the war.

The amount of info in these is great while others there is not much.

Now the UK must have held these also the problem is finding them.

The first place could be checking the PRO webb site on how to look for this or talking to someone at the IWM or PRO.

Good luck

S.B

Thanks Steveb21, or should I say "Thanks mate" judging by the lingo and reference to Australia!!

I have now made the decision and hired the services of a researcher to look into everything to do with my GG Uncle so I can at least I can get all the info avaialable.

Regards from a snowy London.

Matt

[Paul Reed]

The originals of these documents sadly do not survive in the UK. It is likely they were destroyed by bombing in WW2.