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please can anyone help me find details for the Machine Gun Corp Royal Fusiliers for Frank Ensor born 1889 Hyde Cheshire Regimental number on Medal Rolls Index is 10018 9161 10018 This is on Ancestry but not on other sites. I had a photo confirmed for this regiment at the WDYTUR show yesterday. I would like to trace where he served but have no other details Thank you Pam

Nothing more than the Medal Roll that I can find.

It reads to me that he was in the Machine Gun Corps with Regimental No. 10018 and transferred to or was incorporated into the Royal Fusiliers with Regimental Number 9161 before returning to the MGC with his original number. Someone out there will have far more idea than me.

There may well be no further information as the majority of WW1 records were lost during WW2

Regimental diaries or Regimental museums may be able to help you further.

Hi
His medal rolls index card doesn’t exactly give much away does it, apart from that he was awarded the Victory, the British (or War) and the Silver War Badge.

However, looking for the SWB listing I have found the entry (original image) on Ancestry, under “UK, Silver War Badge Records 1914-1920".
The following info is given ...

10018 Cpl Ensor, Frank.
Number of badge & Certificate: B104 777.
22/11/15 date of enlistment.
3/12/18 date of discharge. Age 31 yrs 1 month.
Served overseas: yes.

thanks that's very helpful wonder if can find more about where he served kind regards pam

Some general info here - but you don't know which unit he served in:

http://www.1914-1918.net/mgc.htm


Perhaps these people could help?
http://www.machineguncorps.co.uk/

http://www.machine-gun-corps-database.co.uk/

The Medal Roll (not online but at the National Archives) might give his unit for Royal Fusiliers, which would enable you to look at the War Diary to see what he was involved in, but is unlikely to give it for MGC

I think the information you are hoping to find is what's contained in war diaries, however it is highly unusual to find the one you just happen to want is online. So, best bet is to try and locate his division and/or the battalion/company diaries.
First, of course, is establishing which battalion he was attached to!

War diaries are under the reference series WO95 at the National Archives which you can download for a fee. To mark the centenary TNA are starting to digitise them, searchable online. How lucky is that!
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/905.htm
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/war-diaries-ww1.htm


Elsewhere you may be lucky enough to find a few extracts from some war diaries online, as illustration to an article on a particular battle or campaign. Some are on The Long Long Trail, take a look at
http://www.1914-1918.net/soldiers/wardiaries.html

Only other place I can think of which is likely to have war diaries is the Cheshire Regiment Musuem,
http://www.cheshiremilitarymuseum.co.uk/

In reality, the nearest you're likely to get to finding when and where your chap went during the war is by finding the battalion/company's war diaries, and following them, which will give you an overview rather than specifics of your chap, because unless he did something particularly outstanding or heroic, it is doubtful he would be mentioned by name since he wasnt an Officer.

It's well worth reading these two...
http://www.1914-1918.net/cheshire.htm
http://www.1914-1918.net/whatbatt.htm

And very well worth reading this...
http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/unit-info/241/

And this...
http://www.machineguncorps.co.uk/research.html

His medal card is on the national archives web site

Reference:WO 372/6/213259
Description:
Medal card of Ensor, Frank
Corps Regiment No Rank
Machine Gun Corps 10018 Corporal
Royal Fusiliers 9161 Corporal
Date: 1914-1920
Held by: The National Archives, Kew

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/medal-index-cards-ww1.htm

Roy

War Diaries are useless, unless you know which battalion/unit he was in

Some more info on MGC in WW1
http://www.1914-1918.net/mg_units.htm

Baptism (Find My Past)
Forenames:Frank
Surname:Ensor
Sex:Male
Christening Year:1896
Christening Date:20 Nov 1896
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Father's Forenames:William
Father's Surname:Ensor
Mother's Forename:Martha
Mother's Surname:Ensor
Parish:St. Thomas
City or Town:Hyde
County:Cheshire
Record source:Diocese of Chester parish registers of baptisms 1538-1910

(gives Birthdate as 14 June 1887, probably should be below?)


Births Sep 1888 (>99%)
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ENSOR Frank Stockport 8a 12


Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1888

ENSOR Frank Hyde Tameside (Mother Maiden Name) FOSTER HYD/77/15

http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/index.php


1891
ENSER, William Head Married M 28 1863 Hatter
Brinklow, Warwickshire
ENSER, Martha Wife Married F 26 1865 House Keeper
Liverpool, Lancashire
ENSER, George Son M 5 1886 Scholar
Hyde, Cheshire
ENSER, Frank Son M 2 1889
Hyde, Cheshire
ENSER, Richard Son M 0 (2M) 1891
Hyde, Cheshire
Piece: 2791
Folio: 42
Page: 31
Registration District: Stockport
Civil Parish: Hyde
Municipal Borough: Hyde
Address: 2, Kenyons Court, Ridling Lane, Hyde
County: Cheshire

1901
ENSOR, William Head Married M 38 1863 Felt Hat Finisher
Brinkton, Warwickshire
ENSOR, Martha Wife Married F 36 1865
Liverpool, Lancashire
ENSOR, George Son M 15 1886 Felt Hat Planker
Hyde, Cheshire
ENSOR, Frank Son M 12 1889
Hyde, Cheshire
ENSOR, Richard Son M 10 1891
Hyde, Cheshire
ENSOR, Lily Daughter F 6 1895
Hyde, Cheshire
ENSOR, Harry Son M 0 (4 MOS) 1901
Hyde, Cheshire
ENSOR, Thomas Grand Father Widower M 79 1822
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Piece: 3282
Folio: 163
Page: 27
Registration District: Stockport
Civil Parish: Hyde
Municipal Borough:
Address: 54, Ridling Lane, Hyde
County: Cheshire


1911
ENSOR, Frank Head Married M 22 1889 Felt Hat Bodymaker Hyde Cheshire
ENSOR, G Wife Married F 19 1892 Ring Spinner Cotton Mill Openshaw Lancashire
RG number: RG14
Piece: 21331
Reference: RG14PN21331 RG78PN1269 RD443 SD2 ED7 SN105
Registration District: Stockport
Sub District: Hyde
Enumeration District: 7
Parish: Hyde
Address: 7 Amelia Street Hyde Cheshire
County: Cheshire
(Married under one year)

Cheshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1911

ENSOR Frank CLARKE Gertrude Hyde, St Thomas Tameside CE29/3/31

Cheshire Birth indexes 1915

ENSOR Winifred Joyce (Mother Maiden Name) CLARKE 1915 Denton Tameside Cheshire DEN/55/18


Burial
First name(s): Frank
Last name: ENSOR
Date of burial 13 Mar 1948
Age at death: 59
Calculated year of birth: 1889
Place of burial Hyde
Dedication: St Thomas
County: Cheshire
Hyde St Thomas:
Denomination: Anglican
Coverage 1868 - 1980
Data provider: North Cheshire Family History Society

Burial
Forenames:George William
Surname:ENSOR
Abode:Romford,1 Old Church Rd
Abode County:Essex,England
Date:22 Dec 1937
Age:53
Place:Hyde St Thomas
Record source:N Cheshire Burials of Non-residents

Chris :)

thank you for all the help you have given I will check out some more info kind regards pam

Pam, You may already have this but there is a pension record on Ancestry that may be Frank's brother George Ensor, The address is listed as Hyde and his year of birth fits the 1891 census posted above by Chris Ho

Roy

thanks I will check out pension record regards pam

get some one to check on forces war records site for you , all the best john

forces war records don't hold WW1 army personnel service records

use this link to see what collections they do have

http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/collections/list/

Roy