Yorks and Lancs Regiment WW1 records ? Any suggest

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Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 148 Send Message	John	Report	31 Dec 2004 16:11
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 148 Send Message	I am trying to track down data on my grandad and I know he was in this regiment in WW1, was gassed, taken prisoner so there mest be some records. Any suggestions on where I can track info down would be grateley appreciated John
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 99 Send Message	Eric	Report	31 Dec 2004 16:41
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 99 Send Message	Hi John Try http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ web site. They have world war one medal entitlement records. These show name, rank, regiment and medals awarded. Regards Eric Cross
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 148 Send Message	John	Report	31 Dec 2004 17:30
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 148 Send Message	Linda M Do you have a web site address for this site ? MAny thanks yes its cold down here !!
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 873 Send Message	Mystified	Report	31 Dec 2004 19:38
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 873 Send Message	My grandad, Leonard Ferguson was in the Y and L. I found his records at Kew. However only 40% survive. I was lucky. There are also the war diaries for the Regiment but they only tend to mention officers, unless your ancestor transgressed. His medal should be on the sites mentioned though. John