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Bacardi

Bacardi Report 3 May 2007 11:35

on my grandads birth cert it says his dad was ex army.can i track down his records and what info would i need to find them my great grandad was born around 1891 but thats all i know and he married 1919 when my grandad was born great grandad was either born wales or rochdale.his name was william jones many thanks for any help bacardi xx

Honey

Honey Report 3 May 2007 12:04

Hi Bacardi I recently sent off for my grandfathers records. They sent me forms to fill in where you have to give as much info as possible (ideally their service number, or at least their date of birth) so I would suggest that you try and get your great grandfathers birth date pinned down so at least you can put this info on the forms. You will also need an idea when he would have served so that you know which address to write to. The forms say that it can take 6 months to get the information, but mine came through in a few weeks - although there was not much content to the records there is still enough to keep me going for a while! Check out http://www.army.mod.uk/contacts/divisions/records.htm to get the addresses. Good luck! Jo

Bacardi

Bacardi Report 3 May 2007 12:17

many thanks jo bacardi xxx

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 3 May 2007 15:47

It sounds as though he didn't serve after WW1. If this is the case, his records, if they survive, will be at the National Archives. It would be a long search to find him, in view of his common name. There would be several films to look through.

Frances in Norwich

Frances in Norwich Report 3 May 2007 21:28

Have you tried putting his name into the London Gazette Archives? I have found quite a bit of info there. Frances

Bacardi

Bacardi Report 3 May 2007 21:37

hi frances no i havnt,is there a web site for the gazzet bacardi xx

Frances in Norwich

Frances in Norwich Report 3 May 2007 22:11

Just put London Gazette Archives into google and it should come up. I have just tried and it worked for me. Good luck. Frances

Bacardi

Bacardi Report 3 May 2007 23:10

THANKS FRANCES bacardi xxx