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Hi, I'm new and have an ASC question :)

Canda

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Hi to anyone who reads this... the internet can be a brilliant place to visit, I have found out so many things about my maternal grandfather, Ethelbert Martin, because of it.

Never knew him, neither did my mother, his identity was kept a secret until about 5 years ago. She has so many gaps in her life, very sad. But I eventually found out he did take an interest in her while he was allowed to.

One thing I would love to find out is about his WW1 service. Have his MIC which tells me he was in the Army Service Corp and discharged in Sept 1917 due to shell shock (the nervous version rather than a physical shell wound). He was 29 when he enlisted, so already a little 'old', I guess that's why he went into the ASC.

If anyone knows the answer to this, is there a way of finding out where he would have been based during the war? Is the National Archives the best place for that kind of info? Do they hold much more information than I currently have from his medal card?

This stuff is so addictive and when I think that if my paternal grandfather had not been caught by the Turks during his first action in Egypt and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner, and if Ethelbert had not been medically discharged, either one of them could easily have been killed and I would not be here today.

Any help really will be appreciated!! Thanks...
 

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Hi & welcome canada, hope you enjoy your research, yes it can be a very addictive hobby [and expensive too] You can get quite a few documents from the NA's including enlisting papers, medical history & discharge papers, yes I think it is definately worth trying to get these papers as you also get a brief description of the person -I got a WW1 medal card formy grandfather and was quite dissapointed with how little was on it :)
Somesites are pay per view and may also have military info
 
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Hello Canda,

I too am researching a relative who served in the A.S.C.

The following may be of help to you.

Is this the soldier you are researching Ethelbert Martin (Private) S/359058 ??

Have had a look on Ancestry WW1 Service Records and there is an entry for an E. Martin. Might be worth a look,it could be your soldier.

Hope the above may be of some help to you.

Hope the research goes well.

Regards Mametz (Mark).
 
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Hi

The only record for Ethelbert Martin ASC No S/359058 I can find is in the WW1 Medal Rolls section on Ancestry
The record appears to be relating to his discharge. I don't know what all the info means, so have listed it as per the record

Enlisted 2 mar 1916
Army Service Corps
S/359058 PTE
Discharge 18Sep1917
Cause of discharge
Para 2 (B)
392 XVl KR
AO/291/18
PU
List ASC 2923

dave
 
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Hello again,

Having thought a little more thought since my last post,although I am not researching a soldier with the prefix "S" in front of his number. If memory serves me correctly I think he might have been involved with horse transport or the rear mount section. The "S" might stand for a craft such as a "Saddler"

There is a very good link on all aspects of the A.S.C. on the Long Long Trail. Also it would be worth posting on the WW1 forum as well.

Good luck with the research.

Mark/Mametz
 
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