WW1 record

[wiccacat]

Hi

i've found the short service attestation sheet for my great grandfather and wondered if there was anyway i could find out any other information of what he did in the war?

Joseph Rollason
born 1887
regimental number 1082 Royal Warwickshires

Thanks

Wiccacat

[mmm45]

Hi
Have you read the 50 pages on ancestry?
He served initially in Royal Warwickshire Regiment and then transferred to 5th Battalion Rifle Brigade until 1917 when he was arrested and did a spell in jail
He was wounded and gassed also.
Interesting read.I would get the War Diary for the 5th Batt Rifle Brigade from 1916-1917 arrest date that will tell you where he was and what they were doing but dont expect him to be named
After release from jail he was with 1st Batt Royal Warwicks til discharge
Maybe online available to download from Kew.

Ady

[mmm45]

5th Rifle Brigade is bad steer they were Reserve unit in UK so didnt go overseas Ill have another look see if I can get a battalion off the record!

Ady

[wiccacat]

Hi Ady

thanks for the information. for some reason I'm completely rubbish when i comes to finding these types of records 

it doesn't surprise me he went to jail. the courts set him to an industrial school when he was in is teens

Thanks

Wiccacat

[mmm45]

Hi
Yes no doubt a bit of a  bad lad...He deserted twice....one of the times he gave his escort the slip! Was sentenced to Hard labour for shopbreaking BUT he did serve on the frontline and was injured he served overseas with 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade.
Its a "good" record to read through to understand any procedure on desertion/awol

Ady

[wiccacat]

oh dear! just started reading the records. so far he was a deserter, charged and sentenced for housebreaking and shopbreaking as well carrying Army id that wasn't his. I'm not even half way yet! lol  

wiccacat

[mmm45]

Theres two sets of records for him the 50 pages and a 7 page one.
On the 7 page one its gives that he suffered a gunshot wound to lower arm in July 1916 and was gassed in March 1918

Ady