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WWI Service Records

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Gee

Gee Report 12 Jul 2014 15:23

I have a hard copy of these records but looking on Ancestry, I cannot find them any longer?

Joseph Whitely (Whiteley) Service No' 42636, Norfolk Reg born Sheffield 1897c

Have they disappeared

:-S

Appreciate any help with this, thank you

Researching:

Mistycat

Mistycat Report 12 Jul 2014 15:56

Hi Gin

Sorry all I can find.....Link to records (World War 1 100 years) is displayed up in right hand corner, next to hire an expert!!


British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
Name: Joseph Whitely
Regiment or Corps: 1st/6 North Staffordshire Regiment, Norfolk Regiment
Regimental Number: 6498, 42636
Other Records: Search for 'Joseph Whitely' in other WWI collections

Misty x

Mistycat

Mistycat Report 12 Jul 2014 15:58

Spoke to soon, sorry......the records are there


British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Name: Joseph Whiteley
Gender: Male
Document Year: 1919
Regimental Number: 42636
Regiment Name: Norfolk Regiment
Form Title: Cover for Discharge Documents
Number of Images: 17
Other Records: Search for 'Joseph Whiteley' in other WWI collections
Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
Joseph Whiteley Self (Head)

Misty x

Dea

Dea Report 12 Jul 2014 16:01

View Record Joseph Whiteley 42636 Norfolk Regiment

They are under 'Pension Records' Ginns. ;-) :-D

Dea x

Gee

Gee Report 12 Jul 2014 16:01

Thanks Misty

No idea why I cant find them :-S

Are you looking at Ancestry?

Researching:

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 12 Jul 2014 16:02

Sorry, ...I can't find him there either.

I tried searching with limited information / cutting out various pieces of information, but still no luck.

EDIT
I see he should be there.
I was looking under Service Records rather than Pension....on Ancestry


Gwyn

Mistycat

Mistycat Report 12 Jul 2014 16:06

Yes, Ancestry.....on top bar there is, Home, Family Trees, Search etc right at end (to the right) there is the link....

World War I - 100 years, click and it takes you to records

Misty x

Gee

Gee Report 12 Jul 2014 16:10

Thanks Misty

I still cant find him just using the military search but have found him using your advice

How odd

Dea

That's where I was looking!

Researching:

Mistycat

Mistycat Report 12 Jul 2014 16:15

That is odd Gin, I cannot find him either just using the Military search!!

Misty x

Edit....found him,using Military search

Name Joseph Whiteley
Residence 1919

Misty x

Dea

Dea Report 12 Jul 2014 16:23

I just put in his name and birth 1897 +/- 2 years under advanced search and it came up on the military bit with no problems. :-S

Dea x