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Title: 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards
Post by: Su on Saturday 06 August 05 10:56 BST (UK)

How do I go about finding out which of the two following men was in the 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards?

I have a photo of an ancestor in the uniform (checked for authenticity), but do not know which relative it is.

The first name is JAMES RYAN

the second

JAMES WOOLLEY

If anyone can help, I will be extremely grateful.

Many thanks

Su

Title: Re: 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards
Post by: casalguidi on Saturday 06 August 05 11:00 BST (UK)

Hi Su

Are we talking about WW1?

Casalguidi

Title: Re: 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards
Post by: Su on Saturday 06 August 05 13:04 BST (UK)

Ooops! sorry Casalguidi

That should have been sometime in the 1800s.

Don't know if that helps or not?

Su

Title: Re: 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards
Post by: Su on Monday 08 August 05 19:56 BST (UK)

Can anyone tell me how I go about finding out which of the two men named above is the one in the photo I have.  One of them was in the 1st Dragoon Guards in the early 1800's, and I want to put the correct name to the photo.

Many thanks
Su

Title: Re: 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards
Post by: casalguidi on Monday 08 August 05 22:09 BST (UK)

Hi Su

If they were discharged between 1760 & 1854 (excepting some Irish regiments) then the discharge records have been indexed online (National Archives catalogue):

Search for the name (word or phrase) and WO97 (series code)

http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/search.asp

See also their information leaflet regarding soldiers' discharge papers:

http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=14

Best wishes

Casalguidi

Title: Re: 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards
Post by: Su on Tuesday 09 August 05 10:01 BST (UK)

Thank you very much for your help Casaguidi

Hopefully I can find out who the photo is of from this.

Su