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Thanks for your help. I've found that my Robert Dickson Halliday was a volunteer with the British Red Cross for 6 months (according to British Red Cross VAD record) as a chauffeur which ties in with my mother's memory that he was an ambulance driver - they were told that he was gassed during the...

Thank you everyone - I managed to get to the London Gazette record through the link above. It has raised more questions than answers though. The R.D. Halliday M.2/152218 mentioned in the army service card (from the national archives) was in the Army Service Corps and I found the London Gazette...

Hi Do you know what regiment he was in? I found this link http://coldwardecoded.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/british-army-regiments-deployed-in-west.html I don't know if it is a complete list but it might be easier to search for service record if you had a regiment to narrow it down a little.

Thx. Will do Linda

Hi One of my ancestors returned home from WW1 and died over here. I found the link to the national archives on another post on this site. I've downloaded what I think is his card which looks just like a record card with name, ID no, then M.I.D. L.G 6.8.18 page 9221 Anyone any idea what this...

Hi Everyone - I've been researching my family tree on and off for years. This time I'm using Mac Family Tree to document things and this seems to be working quote well. The main families I'm looking into are Logan, Kerr, Halliday, White, McNae, Hetherington, Pagan. Also interested in finding...

Hi Lesann I've got Andrew Anderson, Blacksmith in my family tree. Did you manage to get your photograph? - if not get back to me and I'll see if I can get one for you. Regards Linda