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Warwickshire / Re: Alfred Gilbert Boer War Soldier
« on: Sunday 09 December 07 23:08 GMT (UK)  »
Verification of his Medal Record for the Boer War references the 38th & 68th Battery RFA. Does anyone know where I should go from here to find out where he was sent in South Africa etc?

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Warwickshire / Re: Alfred Henry Cherry
« on: Sunday 09 December 07 23:01 GMT (UK)  »
I have managed to find a medal card record for an Alfred Henry Cherry(Victory & British Medals). This may be my grandfather.The medal card states ASC M2/265938. I can't find any army record for further details. Any ideas to establish where he went etc and what he did?

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Warwickshire / Re: Alfred Henry Cherry
« on: Saturday 01 December 07 20:01 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Jim for your help.

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Warwickshire / Re: Alfred Henry Cherry
« on: Friday 30 November 07 21:30 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Jim I had already followed up the second record for Alfred Henry Cherry, however after looking at his service records I established that he was not my grandfather as his mothers name and address and his age were all different.
The first record may be his. I have now the medal card and this shows he went to France in July 1915. My grandfather would have just turned 17 at that date. However I can't locate a service record and all I know from talking to my nan is that he was in the Warwickshire Royal Engineers, Mechanical? something to do with transport and his war service ended in Salonika in 1919.
Any further ideas and help would be most welcome.

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Warwickshire / Re: Alfred Henry Cherry
« on: Thursday 29 November 07 22:12 GMT (UK)  »
Any ideas how I would find his war service details? All I know is that he finished the war in Salonika and came back after a dose of malaria!!

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Warwickshire / Re: Alfred Gilbert Boer War Soldier
« on: Thursday 29 November 07 21:51 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Neil the files I have are too big to post as size limited to 500mb
Any ideas?

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Warwickshire / Re: Alfred Henry Cherry
« on: Thursday 29 November 07 21:35 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Pauline. He didn't go back to the army after ww1 so iguess the records are missing.

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Warwickshire / Alfred Gilbert Boer War Soldier
« on: Thursday 29 November 07 20:28 GMT (UK)  »
My great grandad served in the Royal Artillery in India then the Boer War and WW1
I have his service records but they are really difficult to read and there are many abbreviations etc.
Any advice please on how I should proceed?

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Warwickshire / Alfred Henry Cherry
« on: Thursday 29 November 07 20:21 GMT (UK)  »
Looking for WW1 Service details for my grandfather who was born in 1898 and I believe was in the Royal Engineers Warwickshire Mechanical (only details I can remenber from talking to my nan about him several years ago). One of his army pictures is with an army friend called  Frank Perry. My grandad would have only been 16 when war broke out. I also have a photo of him that says Salonika on the rear dated 23 June 1919. The last digit has been inked over so I don't know if this shouldn't read 1918. I have searched Ancestry for his war records and the only Alfred Henry Cherry I can find was in the Middlesex, five years older and address and mother are clearly not the Alfred I am searching for. Any help would be appreciated. I have also drawn a blank on his medal record.

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