KIRKY Posted 16 February , 2021 Share Posted 16 February , 2021 I have tried several times and gone through loads of pages trying to track down the above for a casualty around 7th July 1916, know they were around Bernafay and Trones Wood but would love to see an entry in the Diaries, anyone help please? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRC Posted 16 February , 2021 Share Posted 16 February , 2021 Hi, Is there nothing in the War Diary available from the National Archive - https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7352545 Covers May 1916 to March 1919. Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 16 February , 2021 Share Posted 16 February , 2021 If you have ancestry the relevant page is Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRKY Posted 17 February , 2021 Author Share Posted 17 February , 2021 9 hours ago, Mark1959 said: If you have ancestry the relevant page is Here Thanks what did you search to find this I spent around an hour looking on Ancestry and found nothing! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 17 February , 2021 Share Posted 17 February , 2021 (edited) My standard process is to look for it in the National Archives. This shows the War Office ref as WO 95/1772/2. In ancestry I put 1772 in the keyword field in the search box. What you get is the clumped together war diaries for the infantry battalions for the 27th Infantry Brigade of the 9th Division. Then it is a matter of finding which section of the whole diary relates to the correct battalion. Sometimes I find out the Brigade by other means. Of course sometimes the WD is just plain missing. When searching the National Archives for say the KOSB I tend to not put a battalion number in the search box - finding it better to just put in Scottish Borderers and then trawl through the returned WDs until I find the one I am after. Given it is free to download TNA WDs at the moment if I need one I am just downloading it. Edited 17 February , 2021 by Mark1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRKY Posted 17 February , 2021 Author Share Posted 17 February , 2021 2 hours ago, Mark1959 said: My standard process is to look for it in the National Archives. This shows the War Office ref as WO 95/1772/2. In ancestry I put 1772 in the keyword field in the search box. What you get is the clumped together war diaries for the infantry battalions for the 27th Infantry Brigade of the 9th Division. Then it is a matter of finding which section of the whole diary relates to the correct battalion. Sometimes I find out the Brigade by other means. Of course sometimes the WD is just plain missing. When searching the National Archives for say the KOSB I tend to not put a battalion number in the search box - finding it better to just put in Scottish Borderers and then trawl through the returned WDs until I find the one I am after. Given it is free to download TNA WDs at the moment if I need one I am just downloading it. Thanks Mark tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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