Regiment

[tiawooster]

William Francis Fredrick Davis married my 1st cousin 1x removed on 20 April 1924 in London. On the marriage certificate it said his profession was soldier, is there any way I can trace his unit and rank. I believe his brothers were also in the army.
Mary

[mmm45]

Did he serve in the great wat 14-18?

His record will still be in MOD archives you can apply for a copy there is a £30 charge and a few months waiting list.

Ady

[tiawooster]

Many thanks.
Mary

[km1971]

Hi Mary

I would not tell the MOD that you were a first cousin once removed and by marriage. As you are not even a distant next of kin. They do sometimes accept only full name and DoB. Normally they will want his seven-digit army number.

You always have to supply a death certificate. Although if he did service in WW1 even the MOD will know that the last one to serve had died.

Ken

[Superb]

Hi
 This may be a long shot; I am looking for a regiment for Edward Butler born 1844 London.
All the information I have is from census and free bdm. He was married in Portsea 1868, his first son Charles William Butler was born in Cork in 1874 the next son Albert Butler born 1877 in Chichester Sussex then back to Portsea for the rest of the family. No census for 1871 but the 1881 has him as a Boot maker of an Army Pension.
 Long I know
 Jeff 

[km1971]

Hi Jeff

Could be the 35th Regiment, Royal Sussex. They were in Portsmouth and Cork at the right time  - although you need to give the month of his birth as they were not in Cork all year. After 1873 they formed a Brigade Depot with the 107th Foot in Chichester.

They were in Newcastle for the 1871 census.

If you do not have it, you should try and get the birth certificate for the son born in Cork. The Irish GRO only charge four Euros for it on plain paper, and it should give his regiment.

Ken

[Superb]

Charles  Wlliam Butler was born 28 Jan 1874 Cork No 1, North East, Cork, Ireland
Thank you the reply gives me a place to start
 Jeff

[Rudolf H B]

The National Archives, Kew
1914-1920

Reference:WO 372/5/211069 Description:
Medal card of Davis, William Francis
Corps                           Regiment No   Rank
Royal Field Artillery   300                   Driver
Royal Field Artillery   770227           Driver

Reference:WO 372/5/205089 Description:
Medal card of Davis, Francis William
Corps                           Regiment No   Rank
East Surrey Regiment   22457           Private
Labour Corps           495655           Private

Reference:WO 372/5/186482 Description:
Medal card of Davies, Francis William
Corps                           Regiment No   Rank   
Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport
                           M/398114           Lance Corporal


Reference:WO 372/5/205090 Description:
Medal card of Davis, Francis William
Corps                                Regiment No   Rank
Royal Army Medical Corps   6561           Private
Royal Army Medical Corps

Reference:WO 372/5/200230 Description:
Medal card of Davies, William Francis
Corps                                Regiment No   Rank
Welsh Regiment                54062           Private

Regards
Rudolf

[gortonboy]

Charles  Wlliam Butler was born 28 Jan 1874 Cork No 1, North East, Cork, Ireland
Thank you the reply gives me a place to start
 Jeff

CHARLES W  BUTLER
b 1874 CORK
Regiment  35th Foot
Volume  1025
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