2nd Berkshires October 1916

[KIRKY]

Tried in vain to get off Ancestry , anyone help please?

Tony

[jonbem]

register on National Archives and get it free download

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7352495

Reference:	WO 95/1729/1
Description:	2 Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
Date:	1914 Oct. - 1919 Apr.

[jonbem]

it starts October 1916 HERE on Ancestry

[PRC]

And a basic transcript here https://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/war-diaries

Cheers,
Peter

[KIRKY]

Thanks guys thats great, still do not understand how to find this sort of information on Ancestry? I searched Berkshire but nothing for 2nd Bn??

Tony

[jonbem]

1 hour ago, jonbem said:

register on National Archives and get it free download

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7352495

Reference:	WO 95/1729/1
Description:	2 Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
Date:	1914 Oct. - 1919 Apr.

The joys of Ancestry indexing!

I use the reference from Nat Archs to search via keyword

then pick a date near and scroll througf

[MaxD]

 The Ancestry search area requires you to know what division a battalion/regiment are in.    Note by the way the regiment's  title Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) so Ancestry on the face of it wants Regiment Princess Charlotte etc and Division 8.  However, they don't  give the 8th Division as one of the Div choices.  Some, and it is the case here, battalions are in a brigade diary as you see from jonbem's latest post.  The entry required is Various Infantry Bridages 8th Division (their spelling)

 He then has found 2 Berks diary at the National Archives (they are less picky about titles and 2 Berkshire WO 95) would do.  Search 2 Berkshire WO 95 brings up what jonbem has posted.  In the Ancestry war diaries search enter 1729 and nothing else and you just need to scroll through the diary to find 2 Berks at the time of interest.

 

MaxD

 

Edited 4 August , 2021 by MaxD

[KIRKY]

Thanks guys all there for a casualty I have,

Tony