Lest We Forget Posted 4 October , 2020 Share Posted 4 October , 2020 I have been searching for the war record for a specific soldier but it looks like they may have not survived the bombing of the records in 1940 so I am wondering what other avenues might exist. The soldier in question was in the Manchester Regiment and anecdotal evidence is that he was serving in France and his entire group apart form himself and one other soldier were killed. He then transferred to the Northumberland Fusiliers and stayed on force until 1920. If anyone has any suggestions of where information might be be available tat would be appreciated Lest We Forget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 4 October , 2020 Admin Share Posted 4 October , 2020 Welcome to the forum. His record might be with the MOD if he served post war. Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 4 October , 2020 Share Posted 4 October , 2020 You could check the databases in the attachments - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foi-responses-released-by-mod-week-commencing-1-december-2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancpal Posted 4 October , 2020 Share Posted 4 October , 2020 Hello, do you know which battalion of the Manchester’s he was in? Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lest We Forget Posted 4 October , 2020 Author Share Posted 4 October , 2020 I think he was in the 2/6th Battalion Manchester Regiment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 4 October , 2020 Share Posted 4 October , 2020 You would be welcome to join us http://themanchesters.org/forum/index.php Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 4 October , 2020 Share Posted 4 October , 2020 I presume that you haven;'t worked your way through this? http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/how-to-research-a-soldier/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lest We Forget Posted 4 October , 2020 Author Share Posted 4 October , 2020 7 minutes ago, charlie2 said: You would be welcome to join us http://themanchesters.org/forum/index.php Charlie Excellent I have registered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancpal Posted 4 October , 2020 Share Posted 4 October , 2020 The reason I asked about which Mcr bttn was if he had been in one of the pals bttns it is likely a platoon photo with him on it would exist, I think Charlies advice re the Manchester Regiment forum will be useful in your search. Best of luck, Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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