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Military Bandsmen UK WW1
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Ian | Report | 24 Sep 2004 21:35 |
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Has anyone got any tips on tracing the records of military bandsmen from WW1, or alternatively miltary records of ordinary soilders from WW1. Thanks...Ian |
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Heather | Report | 24 Sep 2004 21:39 |
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Hello. If you have the names of individuals or regiment, you could try writing to the Ministry of Defence Records Department. For a small fee, they will be available to provide you will information from the service record(s). However, a large proportion of the WWI records were destroyed during the blitz in WWII, but it might be worth a try. Hope this helps. |
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Phoenix | Report | 24 Sep 2004 22:15 |
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If you can get to Kew, WO363 holds many records, despite so many being burnt. If you look at the National Archives site, there should be information leaflets online. Brenda |
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Christine in Herts | Report | 24 Sep 2004 22:23 |
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There have been threads about military research. If you put just that - "military" - into the thread-search window of the Tips board, they might come up. There were lots of useful ideas on them. Christine |
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John | Report | 24 Sep 2004 22:46 |
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Try the forum at http://www.1914-1918.net/ |
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Sane Jayne | Report | 25 Sep 2004 07:59 |
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You could write directly to the regiment if you know it. My GG Grandfather was a band master with the Royal Engineers, infact he wrote their regimental march music that they still use today, and I wrote to the regiment and they gave me some information, dont know whether it was becasue he wrote the march music they had more details on him, but anyway worth a try. Good Luck - Jayne |
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