Hi,
Further to my post regarding getting info on my relatives war service
(
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,353882.0.html) , here is all the info i have on them:
PETER MCPOLAND - DofB - 12/11/1878 - Dalton, Cumbria (I think he served some of his time in the Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders before remustering to the Army Corps i think) Survived the War
BENN DAWSON - DofB - 28/12/1873 - Kendal, Westmorland. (Served in the RAMC - lied about his age to get in!) Survived the War
HARRY DAWSON - DofB - 1898 - Crooklands, Nr Kendal, Westmorland. (Benns Son also served in the RAMC and also lied about his age to get in!) Survived the War
WALTER DOWNING - DofB - 26/04/1890 - Walsall, Staffs. (He was in the Territorial Army from about 1909 i think then joined the regulars but was medically discharged at some early - ish stage? Served in the South Staffordshire Regiment)
GEORGE BERNARD DOWNING - DofB - 1888 - Walsall, Staffs. (Walters older Brother who also served in the South Staffordshire Regiment and was killed on 23/04/1917 at the Battle of Arras with no known grave)
WILLIAM BLOUNT - DofB - c1862 - St Martins, Warwickshire. (Served asa regular Soldier for many years before being pensioned off sometime before 1911. I believe he re-entered the Army on the outbreak of WWI and died whilst serving at a Depot? sometime before the end of the war. Not sure which Regiment he was with but may have been the Shropshire Light Infantry???)
JOHN JOB BRISCOE - DofB - 14/11/1900 - Hanwood, Shropshire. (I think he served with the Royal Horse Artillery but may be wrong! he lied about his age to get in but unsure what year he actually joined. I DO know he carried on serving after WWI and was in India for 7 years before returning home after being medically discharged due to accident).
I would be really grateful if anyone could do any digging on the Army srvice of these relatives as i have no access to Ancestry etc. Any info you can find out would be much appreciated.
Many thanks and kind regards, Erica.