Hello again Marje. Mmmm??? I am not too sure what you mean about no 'result'. That is, I don't understand if you meant that you did NOT obtain that 256 or whatever hits when you entered the details into the TNA search engine. OR: if you meant that none of those 250 or so were yours. If the latter, then I can't really help any further. And the excellent advice which you have just received from Deb would be the best avenue to pursue. BUT if you mean that you couldn't get any of those results, I will just walk you through it again. First: click on the link which I provided originally below. That takes you to the TNA search engine. Then in the first line of data asked for, just enter james brown (no inverted commas, no need for capitals, no spaces before or after). Then in the bottom line enter WO being the letter w and the letter o for War Office. Then click on SEARCH, and you should have the same results as I get. I just tried it again, using the link which I had sent to you below, and it worked. So if this is not working for you, I am afraid that I am unable to help in any way, as I am technologically hopeless. Hoping that this might get it for you this time. Regardless, the advice which Deb has sent you is outstandingly good. regards: ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marjedawn_1" <[email protected]> > Hello Ray, > > Thank you for your reply and the website of the TNA. > > However I was not able to find a result when I searched for James Brown - > any suggestions please? > > regards > Marje ... if you go to this web-site -- being the search facility for TNA ... in England, and enter james brown in the 'word or phrase' input box, and then enter WO into the 'department or series code' box; you should obtain over 250 hits for James BROWN in the british military. (... try the same for James Browne ... too.) ... http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/search.asp ...