WWII Service Records and an Indian Football Match

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Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 19 Send Message	Dudley	Report	29 Sep 2008 08:01
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 19 Send Message	Hello, I was hunting in the loft and discovered an old photo of my partners Grandfather. It was taken with his Battalion, which previously we had no idea of, in India when they won 3 seasons in a row 1924-1926 of the Rovers Cup. The Rovers Cup, the second oldest of the main football tournaments in the country, was initiated by some British football enthusiasts at Bombay in 1891. The man i know in the picture is a Dick Glew of the 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment (D.C.O.). My question is, where do i find the right up to date form to request his service record as next of kin, via his son (my father in law), and what does D.C.O. mean? Secondly if anyone knows of any of their ancestors serving in the 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment at around 1924-1926 in India and can confirm a surname then i have a photo of their relatives which i'm more than happy to scan and email. Many thanks
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 7,623 Send Message	mgnv	Report	29 Sep 2008 08:46
	Check out links at: http://www.prole.demon.co.uk/middlesex/index.htm