Tracing where my grandfather served in WW1

[Rosemary Fielder]

Please can anyone offer advice where to start. My grandfather survived WW1 but my mother is desperate to know where her served as he would never talk about it.   I found this site after trying to find the credibility of forces war records and read that they were not much use?!  I have his name, date of birth and I think his service number but I am not sure if it is correct.   Many thanks for any advice that anyone can offer

[CaroleW]

Welcome to Rootschat

Can you give us what details you have please?  Over 60% of WW1 service records were burnt during the WW2 blitz but there are records available

[whiteout7]

See if he has a medal card

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-medal-index-cards-1914-1920/

My Gr.Grandads war records did not survive but his medal card told me of his first theatre of battle ....

[Rosemary Fielder]

His name is Frederick Charles Agar, he came home at the end of the war.  His date of birth was 10/5/1892  I believe (but trying to validate) that his service number was 3403, he was a Lance Corporal in the Queens Regiment   He lived in Frimley in Surrey
Many thanks for all your help

Just literally heard from one of my cousins and updated the information - apologies for the misinformation which another cousin had got on line

[CaroleW]

There is a Medal Roll Index entry for that name and number but not with his details

Frederick C Agar   a private in the Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment  Regimental Number    235483

He was awarded the British and Victory medals but no indication he served abroad

It doesn't look as though his WW1 service record has survived

EDIT - you appear to have edited the regimental number since I posted

The Frederick C Agar shown above died in 1917 aged 19yrs per www.cwgc.org

[CaroleW]

From your edited info but without a middle name

Frederick Agar  Lance Corporal Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, Army Service Corps
Regimental Number    3403,T/444030

Awarded the British/Victory/15 star medals

Theatre of war entered 21.1.15 but country not shown

[CaroleW]

His date of birth was 10/5/1892  I believe (but trying to validate) that his service number was 3403, he was a Lance Corporal in the Queens Regiment   He lived in Frimley in Surrey

Frederick Charles Agar was b Hampshire June qtr 1893

There is no birth matching the birthdate you have given - although he lived in Surrey - where was he actually born?

[CaroleW]

Is this his death registration?

Frederick C Agar aged 66   March 1960   Surrey North Western  Vol 5g  Page    819

[CaroleW]

Did he marry Elsie Greaves in Surrey in 1924?

That Frederick Charles Agar was born 10.5.1893 - not 1892 and is therefore the one born in Hampshire

Births June qtr 1893   
Frederick Charles Agar     Hartley Wintney  2c   183

Father Charles Agar - mother Fanny Maria Hardiman who married 1893 Hartley Wintney