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Does anyone have info on Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry for 1st World war record?

Nancy, are you referring to information about the regiment in general, or are you trying to find out information about a specific individual?

I am trying to find out if my grandfather, William Newby Harris, served at Gallipoli. I have a photo of him at what could be there.

His military records are on Ancestry - access is free this weekend.

http://tiny.cc/hq31ox

Name: William Newby Harris
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1880
Birth Place: Lancashire, England
Age at Enlistment: 34
Marriage Date: 18 May 1901
Marriage Place: Hyde Chester St Georges Church
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 45484
Regiment Name: Oxf and Ducks Lt Inf
Number of Images: 26
Form Title: Short Service Attestation

For our reference:


British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 about William Newby Harris
Name: William Newby Harris
Gender: Male
Regimental Number: 45484
Regiment Name: Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Form Title: Cover for Discharge Documents
Number of Images: 10
Other Records: Search for 'William Newby Harris' in other WWI collections
Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
William Newby Harris Self (Head)
Sidney Harris Child
Alfred Harris Child
Andrew Harris Child

The original document says he served in Malta (July 1915 - August 1917); Salonika ( Aug 1917 - Nov 1917); Italy (Nov 1917 - Feb 1919).

The Gallipoli campaign was between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916, when he was in Malta - so it may be that he wasn't involved in it.

British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
forWilliam N Harris

Name: William N Harris
Regiment or Corps: Royal Army Medical Corps, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Regimental Number: 25134, 45484

medals - British, Victory and 15 Star
Theatre of war first served - (2B) Balkans 16.8.15

Assigned to class Z on 17.3.19

From info on Wikipedia, the Ox & Bucks were not at Gallipoli:

http://tinyurl.com/oyg7jym

Regiments at Gallipoli:

http://www.gallipoli-association.org/content/men-of-gallipoli/regiments-at-gallipoli

If you’re interested, the birth dates of his children
Sydney 20.2.02 – this had been mis-transcribed on Ancestry as Penney
Alfred 2.10.06
Norman 14.3.14

Married Florence Collinson 18.5.01 at Hyde Chester.
Her contact details as NOK
13 John St, Gei? Cross, Cheshire then moved to
243 Stockport Road

The photo was probably taken at Salonika - OH's grandfather contracted Maleria there

I have just two pictures of him with Aussie soldiers and a nurse . It was obviously Christmas time, by the tent decorations. Where would I get the 10 "images" mentioned in the post from ArgyllGran?

Has anyone any information on Norman Harris in the military?

Sign up to Ancestry.co.uk. You can access military records on there for free until Nov 11.
If they ask you to give a credit card number they've probably slotted you onto their 14 day trial. Make sure you phone to cancel the payment within 10 days.

If you search on the National Archive site, you get redirected to Ancestry
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/britisharmysoldierafter1913.htm

Norman Harris?
Born when and where?
Usual or last know residence?
Any middle names or initials?
How is he related to William N Harris

Hyde Cheshire was the birthplace. About 1912 was an approx date .Last known residence- School lane Gee Cross Hyde , Cheshire . Son of William Newby Harris

Too late for any military records to be on line

His next of kin can apply for his records...............IF he served.

They cost £30.00, unless the applicant is the man's widow

Get some accurate info as a starting point...........find his birth on freebmd

ADDED

His birth is shown above....so why do you say 'about 1912'?

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Nancy - you were asking about the 10 images mentioned in my earlier post.

They are the images of the 10 pages of the record.

As DetEcTive says, if you sign up to Ancestry you can view all the pages.

I have replied to all posts I think, but I am not familiar with this site yet. Please, where do I acknowledge replies?
Thanks everyone!

You have just thanked everyone, Nancy, and that's all that's necessary.

No need for individual replies, although, for future reference, if you did want to contact someone individually, just click on their name at the top of their post, and send a message on the form which will then appear.

Coming back to William Newby Harris.

If you scan back, the medal record card said

Theatre of war first served - (2B) Balkans 16.8.15

The following site http://stoswaldbollington.org.uk/pages/WW1_terminology.html says

"The following codes are found on (for example) medal index cards showing the qualifying theatre of war for the purpose of issuing campaign medals, etc.
2a The Balkans (except Gallipoli): >>>>>>2b Gallipoli<<<< "

So may be he did serve in Gallipoli after all :-D