WW1 SOLDIER's RECORDS

[Marjorie]

I have a British War Medal and Victory Medal belonging to a distant family member - he was a Driver in the R.A. and the medals have a number on them.  I left a message asking how to trace his records today, but have just found a lead elsewhere on the site!!!  -  Sorry - from this  I have now obtained a copy of the Medal Card for my relative but am disappointed to note that all it records is the info. I already have, i.e. name, regiment no. rank, corps. and medals awarded.   It does also give a roll No. and a page number - to what does this refer - and where can I view it?
This is all a new to me so I am probably being a bit dim.

[Nick Carver]

I too have reached a similar stage with my relatives in that generation. Coincidentally, I ended up queuing for the cross Channel ferry earlier this week behind a minibus that offers battlefield tours and I pumped the guides for some information. Basically information for other ranks is very sketchy indeed. The best bet is to take the regimental details (battalion number) from the info you already hold and trace the activities of the regiment. There are several sources of information for that. The regimental records probably hold the most information and you may be able to find something more from that. but with amalgamation of the regiments over the last century, it's a bit messy.

I know this isn't terribly helpful, but I hope it helps a bit.

[Mars Barr]

 

If you are lucky it may be possible to obtain the persons war records from Kew, as long as you have a number, name regiment etc, you can have a try there and see if the record is available.
Sadly many of the WW1 records were burnt during WW2 and are therefore not available, I myself have been unable to obtain my father`s records, I do have his discharge paper with relevant details and that is all.

If you can get to Kew, its worth a try anyway

[Marjorie]

Thank you Nick and Mars Barr for the info. you both supplied which give me leads to follow.   Many thanks.

Marjorie