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Army service corp ww1
« on: Thursday 13 November 08 23:32 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone tell me anything about the ASC in WW1. Were they in a regiment? Think I've found my GG grandad DM2 118399 he was class Z and was in France from 11.1915. He was from Nottingham but don't know what he did. Can anyone help???

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Re: Army service corp ww1
« Reply #1 on: Friday 14 November 08 00:29 GMT (UK) »
Hi
Army Service Corps did a variety of jobs to support the frontline infantry.They supplied the ammo forward,All food and rations would be supplied by them all sorts of repairs carried out etc.
They were a massive set up serving in all theatres of war
I think DM2 was motor transport so he could have been a driver shifting kit around

Class Z was the reserve category he went into at the end of the war ..if it restarted he would be recalled.

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Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
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Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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Re: Army service corp ww1
« Reply #2 on: Friday 14 November 08 14:37 GMT (UK) »
My father was in ASC and I have tried to locate his Military Personnel Record to see where he fought in France.  I tried Free Ancestry and a Rootchatter looked in Ancestry without luck.  I would try it though as you may find him.
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