What were they doing-Incoming Passenger Lists

[andycand]

Hi

The National Archives has a mention of him serving in the navy in WW1

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?queryType=1&resultcount=1&Edoc_Id=7549447

I would check for an obituary in a medical journal or a bio in perhaps a Civil Service who's who. Also google West African Medical Service.

Andy

[annron]

Andy, the document on Nat. Arch. if I order the document do you know what sort of info it would give me.  Also your ref. to bio in perhaps a civil service who's who. do I just google that.

[annron]

Hi Everybody
Just to say thanks and to let you all know who helped with my research of M. B. Hay,  I downloaded the doc. from nat. arch. that Andy found and this is the info:-

Serving with 3rd Company Field Ambulance. Details of Doc Below:- 17.5.16 AFB 103 Recd. 20.9.15 To 3rd Field ambulance Galipolli (with unit) Diarrhoea. 23.9.15 from Hosp. Galipolli (to duty) 22.11.15 instructed to proceed to England on duty from Galipolli. 17.5.16 Recd. D.O. 16 28.4.16 (Field Amb.)Instructed to proceed to England on duty 22.11.15. 25.7.16 Wrote C.O. Medical Unit Blandford for present disposal. 28.7.16 Recd. Reply for O.C. Medical Unit, Ref. MU/644 This Officers appoint with R.N.D., terminated on 13th December 1915, his services being placed at the disposal of the Colonial Office for duty with the West African Medical Staff.
 
Have googled west african medical staff and this produced some very interesting info on the terrible conditions these men found themselves in.

Chris

[t mo]

well chris its been an eventfull couple of days for you , andies come up with some great work credit to him 
mb was lucky to get away from gallipoli ill or not that encounter was hell on earth for all concerned ..
take care
trevor

[annron]

Trevor he sure was lucky to get out of there.  Last thought of the day "we are so lucky and makes you realise how grateful we should be to those men, freedom is a wonderful thing"

Thanks again to everybody, when your new to this game your knowledge helps so much.

Chris

[t mo]

AMEN to that and to all those still fighting for it
trevor

[carol8353]

Just a quick twopennyworth to explain the difference in the dates of sailings.

Find My Past has the emigration records- ie when the ships left the UK.
Ancestry has incoming passenger lists....so that would be dates when they came back into the UK.

Does that tie up?

Carol

[annron]

Hi Carol

Thanks for that, yes I realised that was the difference and yes they do tie up more or less.

Thanks for your input

Chris

PS love the pic. of your little ones, georgous.