Helen's message about the Dorset regiment and D day has prompted me to ask about earlier records of the regiment. I have recently come across the records for John Thomas STEELE my great grandmother's brother amongst the WO 97 records at Kew. When he joined the King's Royal Rifles in 1892 aged 23, he said that he had previously been in the 3 Battalion of the Dorset Regiment but had bought himself out. Would there be any locally held records of his time in the Dorset Regiment as I can't see anything obvious in the PRO catalogue? If so where would they be held? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Regards Maureen Bowler Caerphilly, South Wales <Mmbowler1@aol.com