Service Records at Kew

[Cumbrian]

Do the National Archives keep service records of WWI soldiers,if they do can i find out if they have the one i want before going down there,don't want to go then find they don't have it.Thank You.Cumbrian

 

[gibbo]

Do the National Archives keep service records of WWI soldiers,if they do can i find out if they have the one i want before going down there,don't want to go then find they don't have it.Thank You.Cumbrian

Hello
If the records have survived the national archives would have the WW1 records. I dont know about if they will tell you before you go or not, maybe give them a quick ring first. I ordered mine from Australia and they wouldnt tell me before i ordered them if they had them or not, if they didnt have them i would have lost my money as it would be the cost to search for them. They had them so it worked out ok. It could be different if you are going in person??

gibbo

 

[Cumbrian]

gibbo thanks for that,i have a friend going to the NA next week,i will ask him to check for me.Cheers.Cumbrian

 

[juliejtp]

Hi Cumbrian,


Ancestry have service records online, post the details and will have a look for you.

 

[Cumbrian]

juliejpt thank you,sorry to be late in replying my Internet's been down for a couple of days.The person i am after is 22223 Private Frank Crooks.2nd/7th Sherwood Foresters.Died 6/12/1917 aged 22.Thank You.Cumbrian

 

[juliejtp]

Hi Cumbrian,

Theres one pension record for a Frank Crooks born abt 1895 St Pancras document year 1913.

 

[Cumbrian]

juliejpt thank you,sorry i am a bit late my Internet's been down all weekend.I don't think thats the right Frank Crooks,the one i want was born in Mansfield Woodhouse,Nottinghamshire.Cumbrian

 

[gibbo]

juliejpt thank you,sorry i am a bit late my Internet's been down all weekend.I don't think thats the right Frank Crooks,the one i want was born in Mansfield Woodhouse,Nottinghamshire.Cumbrian

Hi Cumbrian
I knew the Sherwood Foresters rang a bell with me. My great uncle was in the foresters in the boer war. I wrote to the below email address and they had a small amount of information on him so maybe it could be worth contacting this museum. They do not hold service records.

archivist@wfrmuseum.org.uk

Good luck
gibbo

 

[Cumbrian]

gibbo thank very much,i will contact them to see if they have anything on Frank.Cheers Cumbrian

 

[gibbo]

gibbo thank very much,i will contact them to see if they have anything on Frank.Cheers Cumbrian

Hi

When you write to them give them as much information as possible, rank, dates, sherwood foresters, full name, militery number etc.
good luck

gibbo