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7th (city of london) battallion
« on: Thursday 28 July 11 16:12 BST (UK) »
My grandfather was killed in France April 1918, he was with the 7th (city of London) battalion. He was conscripted in 1917.
I would like to obtain a copy of his army records,does anybody know where these records are held and did they survive, I know some records from the first world war were destroyed.
Any information would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Maddy.

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Re: 7th (city of london) battallion
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 28 July 11 19:21 BST (UK) »
Maddy
Can you post his name...If it survives theres a 99% chance its on Ancestry...Just be aware though odds are against it only about 30% of records survive.
His Medal Card should be available though.

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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: 7th (city of london) battallion
« Reply #2 on: Friday 29 July 11 10:28 BST (UK) »
Hi Ady
Thanks for your reply my grandad was William Cook b.1878 his reg no.was 353836. I have his medal card (from ancestry) and have found his grave from the CWGC. Knowing my luck his war records were one of the ones that was destroyed. I cant get to the Kew Repositry as now live in Spain.
Thanks for your help
Maddy.

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Re: 7th (city of london) battallion
« Reply #3 on: Friday 29 July 11 10:51 BST (UK) »
Hi Maddy

You do not have to visit the National Archives in this case. The only remaining item is the unit's war dairy and this is apparently available  for download for £3.50. Very few Other Ranks are mentioned by name. But you will get an idea of what was going on at the time of his death

Beware though as it comprises three documents totaling almost 90 Mb in size.

http://tiny.cc/c56ud

Ken

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Re: 7th (city of london) battallion
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 30 August 11 11:46 BST (UK) »
Thanks for your reply Ken, sorry about not getting back to you sooner.
I am a bit worried about downloading this, could you explain to me what it involves (your warning).
I am not a computer whiz kid, just a worried old pensioner ;D
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Re: 7th (city of london) battallion
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 30 August 11 23:32 BST (UK) »
Hi Mddy

My warning was only to do with the size of the download. Some people still use dial-up so 90Mb will take a long long time, and therefore expensive. Others are on a limit of so many megabytes a month. I did not want you to go over your limit - which is very expensive. If you have unlimited broadband it will not be a problem.

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Re: 7th (city of london) battallion
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 01 September 11 11:56 BST (UK) »
Hi Ken
Thankyou for your help. I have downloaded the file, brilliant, have read all about where my grandfather was and what he was doing when he got killed. It made me feel so sad.
Thanks again
Maddy.
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