I wonder if any can advise how to research WWI soldier records? I have just been to the battlefields of the Somme and was so moved by the experience.I did try to find the records of my GG grandfather once before but no luck. MATTHEW SUMMERS born and died in Liverpool.I know he served in the army as he recieved a pension because he was gassed.I checked the medal record cards and found 3 other with the same name and no way of identifying the right one. I suspect he served in the Lancashire Fusillers,but not confirmed.I did try some pension records but no luck.I have a photo of him in uniform but it is the 'demob' uniform which many wore after the war just for photos. I would be grateful for a push in the right direction ,jan bispham

Joe, the July issue of "Family Tree magazine" has an article with resources for tracing WW1 members of the armed services. Well worth reading. Good Luck Joe. Dave D. > I wonder if any can advise how to research WWI soldier records? I have just > been to the battlefields of the Somme and was so moved by the experience.I did > try to find the records of my GG grandfather once before but no luck. > MATTHEW SUMMERS born and died in Liverpool.I know he served in the army as he > recieved a pension because he was gassed.I checked the medal record cards and > found 3 other with the same name and no way of identifying the right one. I > suspect he served in the Lancashire Fusillers,but not confirmed.I did try some > pension records but no luck.I have a photo of him in uniform but it is the > 'demob' uniform which many wore after the war just for photos. > I would be grateful for a push in the right direction ,jan bispham > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

many thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "dave" <davey.gravey@sympatico.ca> To: <eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] WWI research > Joe, the July issue of "Family Tree magazine" has an article with > resources > for tracing WW1 members of the armed services. Well worth reading. > Good Luck Joe. > > > Dave D. > >> I wonder if any can advise how to research WWI soldier records? I have >> just >> been to the battlefields of the Somme and was so moved by the >> experience.I did >> try to find the records of my GG grandfather once before but no luck. >> MATTHEW SUMMERS born and died in Liverpool.I know he served in the army >> as he >> recieved a pension because he was gassed.I checked the medal record cards >> and >> found 3 other with the same name and no way of identifying the right one. >> I >> suspect he served in the Lancashire Fusillers,but not confirmed.I did try >> some >> pension records but no luck.I have a photo of him in uniform but it is >> the >> 'demob' uniform which many wore after the war just for photos. >> I would be grateful for a push in the right direction ,jan bispham >> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >> >> Admin Message - List guidelines: >> http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm >> >> The list admin can be contacted at >> Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

unsubscribe > From: bispham_@tiscali.co.uk > To: eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:45:40 +0100 > Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] WWI research > > many thanks > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dave" <davey.gravey@sympatico.ca> > To: <eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 1:57 PM > Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] WWI research > > > > Joe, the July issue of "Family Tree magazine" has an article with > > resources > > for tracing WW1 members of the armed services. Well worth reading. > > Good Luck Joe. > > > > > > Dave D. > > > >> I wonder if any can advise how to research WWI soldier records? I have > >> just > >> been to the battlefields of the Somme and was so moved by the > >> experience.I did > >> try to find the records of my GG grandfather once before but no luck. > >> MATTHEW SUMMERS born and died in Liverpool.I know he served in the army > >> as he > >> recieved a pension because he was gassed.I checked the medal record cards > >> and > >> found 3 other with the same name and no way of identifying the right one. > >> I > >> suspect he served in the Lancashire Fusillers,but not confirmed.I did try > >> some > >> pension records but no luck.I have a photo of him in uniform but it is > >> the > >> 'demob' uniform which many wore after the war just for photos. > >> I would be grateful for a push in the right direction ,jan bispham > >> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > >> > >> Admin Message - List guidelines: > >> http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > >> > >> The list admin can be contacted at > >> Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > > > The list admin can be contacted at > > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Messenger: Celebrate 10 amazing years with free winks and emoticons. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/157562755/direct/01/