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Topic: Military Records - Boer War/WWI - help please (Read 305 times)
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Biker
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I've done very little military history research, so hoping someone might point me in the right direction on this one. Here is the info I have:
James Webb
1. East Lancashire Regiment, pensioned out 1902. (oral history states after he was pensioned out, he returned, so ... )
I have a medal which says:
Pvt James Webb, East Lancashire Regiment. 6393. Transvaal, Orange Free State, Cape Colony.
I'm trying to find his War Record (not sure what it is actually called, but I've seen a document for another individual that gives his service record etc.) and anything else.
Also served with his brother William Webb in the Boer War, I think who also served in Belfast in 1917.
I have had a look around the National Archive website, but get very confused!
Do I have enough information on James to acquire anything?
Can somebody point me in the right direction please.
Thanks in advance.
Jonathan
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« Last Edit: Sunday 03 July 05 09:25 UTC (UK) by JonathanW »
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Lloydy
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Try this link - could be James
http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=6006000&queryType=1&resultcount=1
The next two links could be William
http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=6008348&queryType=1&resultcount=2
http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=6008170&queryType=1&resultcount=2
Jan 
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Bennett, Challinor/Challenor, Mills, Evans, Lewis, Owen, Owens, Trow, James, Ashton, Betton/Beaton, Breese, Breeze, Crisp, Davies, Elias, Hudson, Hughes, Jenkins, Turner, Richards, Gethin, Trow, Tudor, Simon....plus tons of Jones!!! - All my Montgomeryshire lot!!
Challinor/Challenor - Shocklach, Cheshire
Betton - Worthen, Shropshire
Trow - emigrated from Wales to New Zealand
Census & BMD information Crown Copyright www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Biker
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Thanks for that Jan.
I have looked at the samples of what information you get if you purchase the 'card' and it isn't much to go on to firmly identify the individual. I might order one to see.
Still searching ...
Jonathan
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Hackstaple
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http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=14580.msg51394#msg51394
This subject was highlighted in the above thread and it is worth looking at as well.
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Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa and Riley from St. Helena. Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Hackstaple
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And this is another:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=21031.msg77376#msg77376
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Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa and Riley from St. Helena. Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Biker
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Thanks for replies, I'll have to take some time with those suggested websites as they have a lot on them.
Regards
Jonathan
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izabel
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hi biker, dont know if you are still looking for info - the east lancs were involved in the operations in Jacobsdal, Karee Sidings and Zand River which is where he got his clasps from. they were in the boer war from Feb 1900 to may 1902.
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