nlancs Posted 29 October , 2007 Share Posted 29 October , 2007 Hi every one Im new to the forum and wondered if anyone could help me, My Great grandfather served in the Army service corps in the great war and survived on his medal card the regiment is recorded as T1/4133 does any one have any info on where this regiment was during the war as I only know he was in france. His job before the war a horse cart driver and I understood he did this during the war. thanks Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 29 October , 2007 Share Posted 29 October , 2007 Hi Mark and welcome to the Forum The ASC was an enormous organisation and linking a soldier to unti is often impossible. However , from the prefix to his service number (T1) he was employed as a horse waggon driver and volunteered in the first few three months of the war Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 29 October , 2007 Share Posted 29 October , 2007 Welcome to the forum Mark Sometimes the medal roll gives a company number and then you can trace what that company did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlancs Posted 30 October , 2007 Author Share Posted 30 October , 2007 Hi Thanks for your help , I take another look at his medal card and see what I find out Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 30 October , 2007 Share Posted 30 October , 2007 If you post it on the Forum, we may be able to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlancs Posted 31 October , 2007 Author Share Posted 31 October , 2007 Hi here is my Great grandfather medal card I hope it come out ok as not posted info this way before can anyone tell anymore info from this and put me on the write track, as he never spoke about his experiences of the war thanks mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 31 October , 2007 Share Posted 31 October , 2007 The date into theatre (4th October 1914) could well help us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelPack Posted 31 October , 2007 Share Posted 31 October , 2007 Mark Just to add a little bit to delta's contributions, if you go to Geoff's searche engine here: http://www.hut-six.co.uk/cgi-bin/search2.php enter T1/ in the box for service number and then take the cursor down in the Regiment/Corps box from United Kingdom to Army Service Corps then press search. You will come up with a list of casualties -the earlier in the war that they died suggests that they were attached to Divisional trains. Regards Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 31 October , 2007 Share Posted 31 October , 2007 I can't find my copy of Mike Young's Corps history at the moment - can some-one do a check for us? Steohen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 31 October , 2007 Share Posted 31 October , 2007 A lot of the 1914 Star Medal Rolls do state companies etc, even for the non-infantry units. Probably well worth a look at them at the National Archives. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlancs Posted 1 November , 2007 Author Share Posted 1 November , 2007 Hi Thanks for the feed back so far, the 1914 star medal rolls are these viewable online or would I have to visit National archives at kew with regards to the service number on my great grandfathers medal card does number represent a regiment or the individaul. I be grateful for any more advise to put me on the write track Thanks Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlancs Posted 5 November , 2007 Author Share Posted 5 November , 2007 hi I was wondering if anyone had a picture of the ASC using waggons during the great war That I could possible have a copy of Thanks Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 5 November , 2007 Share Posted 5 November , 2007 Given that the first Kitcheners Divison's did not deploy until early 1915, I beloive he was probaably used as a battle casualty replacement with one of the original ASC companies. Waggon photo to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlancs Posted 6 November , 2007 Author Share Posted 6 November , 2007 Given that the first Kitcheners Divison's did not deploy until early 1915, I beloive he was probaably used as a battle casualty replacement with one of the original ASC companies. Waggon photo to follow Hi that intresting as it narrow's down the number of possible companies he was in? looking forward to seeing the waggon pic. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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