sheila Posted 21 March , 2007 Share Posted 21 March , 2007 DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CONNECTIONS TO THIS REGIMENT,I BELIEVE MY GRANDFATHER MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN IT. I HAVE DETAILS OF HIS MEDAL CARD. ROBERT S (SAMUEL) LAND RANK: GUNNER REG.NO: 10716 ROLL NO: 102B PAGE 151 VICTORY & BRITISH MEDALS THE BATTALION I FOUND WAS ON A PICTURE OF A GROUP OF SOLDIERS IN A TUG OF WAR TOURNAMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA 1906. I BELIEVE THE PRIVATE LAND IN THE PHOTO IS ROBERT. I KNOW WHEN HE GOT MARRIED IN 1915 HE WAS RESIDENT AT "NO MANS LAND FORT" IN THE SOLENT PORTSMOUTH. AND I WAS TOLD HE WAS AT THE SOMME,AND HE HAD BEEN GASSED,BUT WAS SAVED,I HAVE A PICTURE OF HIM WHEN HE WAS CONVALESCING(DO NOT KNOW WEAR HE WAS AT THE TIME) CAN ANYONE VERIFY FOR ME WHETHER THE REGIMENT NUMBER IS PART OF THAT REGIMENT HOW WOULD I BE ABLE TO GET INFO FROM THE ROLL NO. CAN I DO IT ONLINE. THANKS IN ADVANCE SHEILA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 21 March , 2007 Share Posted 21 March , 2007 Not sure what you mean - the Norfolks and RGA are seperate units Medal card of Land, Robert S Corps Regiment No Rank Royal Garrison Artillery 10716 Gunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheila Posted 21 March , 2007 Author Share Posted 21 March , 2007 Not sure what you mean - the Norfolks and RGA are seperate units Medal card of Land, Robert S Corps Regiment No Rank Royal Garrison Artillery 10716 Gunner that answers my question then,that the "land" i have in the photo cannot be mine. how can i then find out more about 10716 regiment number. sheila sorry for sounding a bit stupid,but i have not been delving into this area before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 21 March , 2007 Share Posted 21 March , 2007 he could have been prior to joining the RGA in ww1 you would need to check 4 service papers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinrowlinson Posted 21 March , 2007 Share Posted 21 March , 2007 Could you post the photo, hopefully with uniforms, to confirm we are talking about the RGA. I would hazard a guess that the number 10716 in the RGA is an early 1900s regular no.. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheila Posted 21 March , 2007 Author Share Posted 21 March , 2007 Could you post the photo, hopefully with uniforms, to confirm we are talking about the RGA. I would hazard a guess that the number 10716 in the RGA is an early 1900s regular no.. Kevin not having much luck trying to post photo will have another go tomorrow, though not sure if it is a militiary uniform sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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