Hi Carol, thanks for the welcome. Bit of a mystery man, my grandfather. I think he was born on the Isle of Wight. I will have to obtain a copy of his death cert' to get his birth date. Can I get a copy of his military service by using his army number? I posted on this site as whilst starting this research, I viewed a post asking for information about a Frederick Bunt, who also transferred to the 1st Indian cavalry between 1914 and 1916.