10th Manchester Regiment, WW1

[gnorman]

Hey, does anybody know if there are records of the 10th Manchester regiments troops anywhere? Does the regiment have its own records somewhere? Im looking to find details about my great great grandad James William Kelly who i know was in the regiment in 1915. Anybody any ideas?
Thanks, Luke

[km1971]

Hi Luke

Have you seen this site - http://www../indexold.html? This site will also tell you something about what the battalion did in WW1 - http://www.1914-1918.net/mancs.htm. You need to look at both the 1/10th and 2/10th Battalions.

Ancestry have published all surviving pension and service records for the Ks, apart from a few miss-files which will be found once they complete the rest of the records.

If you haven't got his record, have you got his medal index card? If not, how do you know that he was in the 10th Bn?

You can also look for him on the 1918 electoral roll. Some councils had an Absent Voters List, which records regiment and number. Even a normal roll might have some information.

Ken

[gnorman]

Thanks Ken i'll have a root and see what i can find, thanks for the tips!

I dont as yet have any info on his time in the military except for his sons birth certificate of 1915 which lists his profession as:
Private 10th Manchester Territorial Regiment

I know he didnt die in the war so thats a start. Thanks for the help
luke

[Mr. MIGKY]

Do you have an address when his son was born? If it was in Ardwick/Blackley/Gorton/Humle or Salford let me know as i have access to the 1918 Absent voters list which could ( if he is on it) give his regiment number which might get you started.

Migky 

[gnorman]

Thanks Migky, he was actually born in Oldham but thanks for the offer. After looking at the links Ken gave me ive actually found some of his records for his time in service. Thanks Ken im really indebted to you, without this help and sure i never could have found it. Thankyou!!!
Luke

[mosiefish]

Hi Luke,

I am glad to see you have found him.  I was just about to say that I thought I had found his pensions records and his address was Oldham.

Mo

[gnorman]

Im not sure if i have pension records Mo, the stuff i have related to his active service. Were did you find the pension records? Thanks for the post by the way 
Luke

[mosiefish]

Hi Luke,

They are on Ancestry, but do include his active service. 

Mo

[gnorman]

I'll have another look, thankyou Mo