Thanks to George Warren for his reference to the Canadian Archives. What I would like next is some indication of (a) what does "V.B." stand for (e.g. Fifth Battalion, Volunteer Battalion); and (b) where I might consult the early 20th century Lancashire Fusiliers records online, published or originals. The Edmund Chadwick in whom I am interested was from Heywood. Ideas from those who have the good fortune still to be in Lancashire would be most welcome!! Edward

Edward, Have you looked at the following site? www.1914-1918.net/lancsfus.htm You won`t find any actual service records online. The surviving records are at Kew. Doreen. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.3/107 - Release Date: 20/09/2005

Hi Edward, I received info on my family in Lancashire fusiliers through a lovely helper. Email of line for address: colleenhasell@ozemail.com.au Regards Colleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Reid-Smith" <Edward.Reid-Smith@bigpond.com> To: <ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON-L] Lancashire Fusiliers pre-WW1 > Thanks to George Warren for his reference to the Canadian Archives. What > I > would like next is some indication of (a) what does "V.B." stand for (e.g. > Fifth Battalion, Volunteer Battalion); and (b) where I might consult the > early 20th century Lancashire Fusiliers records online, published or > originals. The Edmund Chadwick in whom I am interested was from Heywood. > Ideas from those who have the good fortune still to be in Lancashire would > be most welcome!! > > Edward > > > ==== ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON Mailing List ==== > Make your own home page with IMS > Web Dwarf. Free HTML Editor http://www.webdwarf.com >