Fort Elson 1871

[joboy]

I have the following which relates to an ancestor of my wife;
Name:    John Chas Bell
Age in 1871:    23 
Relation:    Soldier 
Where born:    Exeter, Devon, England
Civil parish:    Alverstoke 
Ecclesiastical parish:    Elson St Thomas 
County/Island:    Hampshire 
   
Source information:    RG10/1153
Registration district:    Alverstoke 
Sub-registration district:    Alverstoke 
ED, institution, or vessel:    Fort Elson 
Folio:    63 
Page:    13

Iwould like to know what military unit he belonged to.
joboy

[suey]

Joboy - just had a look at your reference and in the column under Rank Occupation Profession for your man it says...

Private 1st 25th Regt. 
Had a look back over previous pages and they all seem to be Royal Artillery - 1st 25th or 2nd 25th.

Hope this helps
Suey

[joboy]

Thank you Suey ........  I shall try now to see if I can get his service record.
Any idea how I might go about this?
joboy

[suey]

Any surviving Records will be at the National Archives Kew (formerley the Public Record Office) - looks like this link may be usefull to you...

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,33069.0.html
Hope this helps
Suey

[joboy]

Thank you Suey ......... that looks good to me.
joboy