Tracing where my grandfather served in WW1

[AntonyMMM]

The medal card show he entered Theatre of War "1", which is France/Flanders.

The medal roll (RASC 101B/295) shows he was in the 1st battalion of the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) .... checking the war diary (WO 95/1350/3)  should track his movements from the day he entered the war but will be complicated by him moving to the ASC (Army Service Corps) which may have been because of wounds/injury affecting his fitness to fight.

On the day he entered France (21/1/1915) the battalion were at Chocques, near Bethune and the diary records the arrival of the re-reinforcements.

[janan]

The medal roll shows that he transferred to the RASC on 1/11/18, so very near the end of the war.

Jan

[Rosemary Fielder]

Carole & Anthony, You are the most fabulous people, yes he was married to Elsie Geaves (my grandmother) - Hartley Witney is right on the Surrey / Hampshire border and mum's maths (working out his dob could easily be slightly wrong.  My cousin literally found and posted some information at the same time I was asking questions - hence the updates.  I will phone mumnow and tell her what you have found, she will be thrilled as she wanted to know where he served but he would never talk about it.  She does remember talk of him being wounded so that might explain his change to Army Service Corp
So, so grateful

[AntonyMMM]

The medal roll shows that he transferred to the RASC on 1/11/18, so very near the end of the war.

Jan

Well spotted ....

The battalion war diary will allow you to follow him through the war, although exactly when/where he may have been wounded (if he was) is unlikely to be recorded. If he transferred to the ASC in Nov 18, he might have been wounded some time before that.

[Rosemary Fielder]

Just spoken to mum, she was in tears having all this information relayed.  She remembers him being injured (leg) and that was why he couldn't serve in WW2 and was in the ARP 35-45.  He died shorthly before I was born so the date of death is correct. 

[CaroleW]

I know the main purpose of your post was his WW1 service but it may be of interest to see the 1901 entry for him with his parents and siblings at that time - there may be more by 1911

It looks as though somebody else is researching the family as a mis-transcription has been notified

The Green - Frimley

Charles Agar 30 builders carter b Cove Hampshire
Fanny  31 b Basingstoke
Frederick C  7 b Farnborough
Leonard E  5 b Frimley Green
Edith W  1       ditto
John Leigh 31 boarder - mechanical engineer b Manchester
RG13 Piece 609 Folio 133 Page 23

[jonw65]

Frederick Agar, 3403, attested 16 November 1914
age 21 years 6 months
(Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment Rough Register Of Recruits 1914-1917)

[cath151]

Wounded soldiers lists
F Agar
Resided town Frimley Green
Incident date 15/08/1916
Pte. 3403 Royal west Surrey Regiment
Listed as "wounded" on Casualty Lists by the War Office

Cathy

[jonw65]

Surrey Advertiser, 12 August 1916
Lance-Corpl. F. Agar, The Queen’s, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Agar, Mulford Cottage, Frimley Green, has recently been wounded, and is now in Norfolk Military Hospital. Lance-Corpl. Agar has served in France for nineteen months.