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Thanks for info - I will look out for these being released.herky
Researching - Trimmer (Farringdon), Noble & Taylor (Ross and Cromarty), Norris (Glasgow), McGilvray (Glasgow and Australia), Leck & Efford (Glasgow), Ferrett (Hampshire), Jenkins & Williams (Aberystwyth), Morton (Motherwell and Tipton), Barrowman (Glasgow), Lilley (Bromsgrove and Glasgow), Cresswell (England and Lanarkshire). Simpson, Morrow and Norris in Ireland. Thomas Price b c 1844 Scotland.
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They are fantastically interesting - I hope they have digitised all the extra documents you often find filed with them (maps, operation orders, casualty lists, battalion histories etc.)
You do need to know what battalion (or unit) the person you are researching was in (and when) to use them - if you know that, and the diary is a good one, you can track their war virtually every day.Last edited by AntonyM; 13-04-13, 15:31.Retired professional researcher, and ex- deputy registrar, now based in Worcestershire. Happy to give any help or advice I can ( especially on matters of civil registration) - contact via PM or my website www.chalfontresearch.co.uk
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As Anthony says, they are really interesting. I believe they have digitised all documents within them.
Of course, quite a few are available for download already at the National Archives site.Last edited by annswabey; 13-04-13, 15:00.The National Archives, Kew – Research Service Offered
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Originally posted by AntonyM View PostThey are fantastically interesting - I hope they have digitised all the extra documents you often find filed with them (maps, operation orders, casualty lists, battalion histories etc.)
You do need to know what battalion the person you are researching was in (and when) to use them - if you know that, and the diary is a good one, you can track their war virtually every day.Lennon. Phillips. Thomas. Peacock. Tubridy. Burton.
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If you have his service record his battalion should be listed ..... if there is no service record, and you have a medal roll index card, you can still use the information on that to discover the battalion he was in (at least when the medals were handed out).Retired professional researcher, and ex- deputy registrar, now based in Worcestershire. Happy to give any help or advice I can ( especially on matters of civil registration) - contact via PM or my website www.chalfontresearch.co.uk
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Medal index cards are exactly that - a two sided card.
If you have 27 pages that will be a service , or pension, record.Retired professional researcher, and ex- deputy registrar, now based in Worcestershire. Happy to give any help or advice I can ( especially on matters of civil registration) - contact via PM or my website www.chalfontresearch.co.uk
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The 27 images will be his service record and his regiments and battalions, with dates he was with them may well be included. If he served overseas he should have a separate Medal card (on Ancestry) which will give the medals he was entitled to. The references against the medals on the Medal card refer to the Medal Rolls (not online, but at the National Archives) which give a man's battalion(s)The National Archives, Kew – Research Service Offered
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You can send a link or tell me his name, number and regiment and I'll look it up!The National Archives, Kew – Research Service Offered
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