I have Army Form E 606 15Oct 1902 Pte.Richard Whelan No 5107 4Th Batt King`s Liverpool Regiment Gratuity Earned £7-15-31/2 Less Pre-Pay 3- 0- 0 Memorial Fund 1 -0 Balance 4- 14-31/2 After research I obtained medal lists WO 100/172dated 30 May 1902 Signed by Lt Col W.H.Hand Commanding Off. The King`s L`Pool Reg. Polfontein Transvaal S/Africa awarding Queen`s South Africa Medal and Clasps for Cape Colony and Transvaal. My problem is that the personal record for my G/father could not be found by the researcher. Are there any clues as to where I can obtain them? His brother James also served inthe South Lancashire Reg. Thanks for any information Terry Whelan for my G/father could not be found by the researcher
Hello Terry, By personal record I assume that you mean the attestation and service papers which are in series WO 97 (regular soldiers) and WO 96 (militia) at the PRO. The problem is that up to one third of these papers were destroyed in an air raid in WW2 so it looks likely that your grandfather's papers were among these. If your man also served in WW1 his original papers may be included in the WW1 series WO 363 or WO 364. You might want to verify whether your researcher also checked in these. Regards, David ----- Original Message ----- From: Terence Whelan <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 2:01 PM Subject: [BOER-WAR] Boer War I have Army Form E 606 15Oct 1902 Pte.Richard Whelan No 5107 4Th Batt King`s Liverpool Regiment Gratuity Earned £7-15-31/2 Less Pre-Pay 3- 0- 0 Memorial Fund 1 -0 Balance 4- 14-31/2 After research I obtained medal lists WO 100/172dated 30 May 1902 Signed by Lt Col W.H.Hand Commanding Off. The King`s L`Pool Reg. Polfontein Transvaal S/Africa awarding Queen`s South Africa Medal and Clasps for Cape Colony and Transvaal. My problem is that the personal record for my G/father could not be found by the researcher. Are there any clues as to where I can obtain them? His brother James also served inthe South Lancashire Reg. Thanks for any information Terry Whelan for my G/father could not be found by the researcher