Guest Dave Hoyle Posted 27 September , 2006 Share Posted 27 September , 2006 I am serching for information on where my wifes Grandad served. I have the above info from his medal card but dont know which battalion he was in how can I find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkaygee Posted 27 September , 2006 Share Posted 27 September , 2006 Dave Welcome to the Forum. How do you know he was Tyneside Scottish? (There were 50+ Northumberland Fusiliers regiments, but if you have definitely narrowed him down to TS then there only 4 to choose from) Cheers Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted 27 September , 2006 Share Posted 27 September , 2006 Dave, Please pass on any further information that you may have, which will enable to narrow the search. What you have to be wary of is the fluctuation of men been transferred from battalion to battalion, often caused by wounds and sickness and once recovered they didn't necessarily go back to their old unit. Photo's are a great help or any other written evidence in which a name, rank number are produced. In this particular case I think he may have been 23rd Bn(4th T.S.), but may have served with another N.F. battalion prior to this. The only definate answer is to try and get hold of a copy of his Medal Roll Sheet, this will give you the answers you seek. Unlike the Medal Index Cards they aren't on line, but they hold more information on units than the MIC. Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Hoyle Posted 1 October , 2006 Share Posted 1 October , 2006 Dave Welcome to the Forum. How do you know he was Tyneside Scottish? (There were 50+ Northumberland Fusiliers regiments, but if you have definitely narrowed him down to TS then there only 4 to choose from) Cheers Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Hoyle Posted 1 October , 2006 Share Posted 1 October , 2006 Ray, Thanks fort your help, in answer to your question how we know James was in the TS we got it from his daughters birth certificate 17/01/1917, can you give me any more. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Hoyle Posted 1 October , 2006 Share Posted 1 October , 2006 Dave, Please pass on any further information that you may have, which will enable to narrow the search. What you have to be wary of is the fluctuation of men been transferred from battalion to battalion, often caused by wounds and sickness and once recovered they didn't necessarily go back to their old unit. Photo's are a great help or any other written evidence in which a name, rank number are produced. In this particular case I think he may have been 23rd Bn(4th T.S.), but may have served with another N.F. battalion prior to this. The only definate answer is to try and get hold of a copy of his Medal Roll Sheet, this will give you the answers you seek. Unlike the Medal Index Cards they aren't on line, but they hold more information on units than the MIC. Graham. Graham, Thanks very much for your help unfortunatly we do not have anything else but we.re still digging through family archives. Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkaygee Posted 1 October , 2006 Share Posted 1 October , 2006 Ray, Thanks fort your help, in answer to your question how we know James was in the TS we got it from his daughters birth certificate 17/01/1917, can you give me any more. Cheers Dave Dave You may not be aware of Graham Stewart's book on the Tyneside Scottish - but I can thoroughly recommend it. The book has a full nominal roll for the 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd Northumberland Fusiliers (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Tyneside Scottish), has loads of photos and gives you a thorough history of the Brigade through ww1. [Tyneside Scottish, Pen & Sword Books, ISBN: 0850526310] This helped me to trace the movements of my own grandfather, and, along with family photos and some surviving notes, contributed to my first visit to the battlefields this year to visit the areas that he fought in. Graham has given you sound advice; other clues can be found in old photos, medals, letters, talking to older family members etc. as well as any surviving records at the National Archives (Service Records (only 30% chance), Medal Rolls, Battalion War diaries etc) I've been doing my family research for around 3 years now, and just recently noticed something of significance on one of my old photos! Good luck with your research - and grab a copy of Graham's book! Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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