Service Record 3rd Dragoon Guards

[jaybeebuzz]

Hi everyone

I read this on The Long Long Trail site and wondered if it includes the 3rd Dragoon Guards?

"If Grandad was the Guards [Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish or Welsh] you have an excellent chance of finding his service record. The regiments hold copies at their modern London base at Wellington Barracks. Some require payment for the service, others invite a donation. In all cases, you should at first write, asking for a copy of the form that the regimental archivist requires in order to carry out a search. Address your enquiry to the Regimental Archivist, X Guards (substituting the name of the regiment you are interested in), Wellington Barracks, London".

Many thanks!

Julie

[squirrel]

The record would be at the National Archives if it still exists.

Wellington Barracks ony have the records of the 5 regiments of Foot Guards;

Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards and Welsh Guards IIRC.

If you have the man's name and number some kind soul here may do a look up for you or offer to see if they can find his record at the National Archives if you are not in a position to visit yourself.

[jaybeebuzz]

"If you have the man's name and number some kind soul here may do a look up for you or offer to see if they can find his record at the National Archives if you are not in a position to visit yourself."

Pte 2831 Richard Edward Owen Scrivens 3rd Dragoon Guards KIA 31/5/15

Hi Squirrel

Thanks for your help. I understand a look up at TNA but when you say "sks may do a look up for you" what do you mean by that? What would they be looking at? Is there a source of information available other than at Kew? There's nothing on ancestry.co.uk.

Julie

[squirrel]

Might look up the medal index card for you or ancestry.com was what I meant.

Put his name, number and regiment up in a post on the Soldiers section - more chance of the experts getting involved there.

[jaybeebuzz]

Thanks Squirrel. I have the MIC, just wanted to see if there was any other info to be found on his service records. Shame I can't get them from Wellington Barracks but it was worth a try!

Julie