Guest John Bennett Posted 21 November , 2006 Share Posted 21 November , 2006 Hi This is my first post so apologies if this not in order! I am trying to find out about my Grandfather's WW1 service. The only information I have is from his marriage certificate 13/10/1918 - "Philip William Bennett, Gunner R.G.A. No B14705 Corps Troops". Sadly he died in 1922 and there is no-one alive who knows. I also have a faded photograph of him on which he wrote "somewhere in France on rest Jan 1917" Is this information enough to find out any more and how might I go about it? Thanks in advance John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaymen Posted 21 November , 2006 Share Posted 21 November , 2006 John Welcome to the forum Probably worth spending 3.50 and downloading his Medal Index Card http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...p;resultcount=3 Glyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted 21 November , 2006 Share Posted 21 November , 2006 Hi Looking at his numbers on his Medal Index Card, it seems he was in the Territorial Army. From a list compiled on this forum by member KONDOA the following numbers would indicate service at some point of 1917/18 with the following: 314705 Royal Garrison Artillery - Warwickshire HVY By. RGA. S,Midland Division 836887 Royal Field Artillery - Either 242nd Brigade or 307 Brigade, both South Midland. Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Bennett Posted 21 November , 2006 Share Posted 21 November , 2006 Thanks for both replies. I have now found and paid for the Medal index card. It shows service in R.F.A., H.A.C. and R.G.A. (TF). What would H.A.C and (TF) be? As he was born and brought up in Tottenham, London would it be likely that he served in a midlands regiment? Also there is in the remarks section "Retd (1743 K.R.1912) 8100 Adr" What would this mean? Thanks John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted 22 November , 2006 Share Posted 22 November , 2006 Hi John Not sure on the remarks section notes, but T.F is i believe short for Territorial Force. H.A.C would i presume be short for Honourable Artillery Company. Given that your relative was from london, and i believe that the H.A.C were a London based unit i would imagine that he was initially with the H.A.C and then transferred to the other units sometime in 1917/18. Certainly by this time of the war the transferring of men from there local units was not unusual. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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