Hello Steve It's possible that their service records are at the National Archives in Kew, London. Therer are more details here....... http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=14 and here.... http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=18 there is roughly a 40% chance of finding aWW1 service record. HTH Cameron ----- Original Message ----- From: "steve" <steve@mccannz.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 8:09 AM Subject: [Pots] Mccanns in the army. > > Hi, > > Does anyone have any information on two of my relatives who were in the > army. The first is named NOAH MCCANN, he served during the first world war > in the LINCOLNSHIRE regiment, private, number 17061. I believe he lived at a > place called DRESDEN MILLS after the war. The other one is MICHAEL MCCANN, > he served in the boer war in south africa. He was in the NORTH STAFFS > regiment, private, number 5620. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Steve Mccann. > > Researching: > > MCCANN > PLATT > TAYLOR > WILSHAW > > All in Stoke on Trent. > > > ==== ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES Mailing List ==== > The List for the Pottery Towns of the Ancient County of Staffordshire >

As I have to leave the list for a while I thought I'd just post my interests. If anyone has any surname in their research please contact me off list. Thanks to everyone who has helped me. Hilary Jackson Kilnhurst, Rotherham, Yorkshire Proud to be working on the FREECEN Project http://freecen.rootsweb.com www.hilarymaryjackson.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Researching BLOOR (Hanley & Burslem); JACKSON (Burslem to Cudworth to Doncaster); LEES (Burslem); PRICE (Tunstall & Burslem), BARROWCLIFFE (Ilkeston-Doncaster); BRAITHWAITE (Cundall-Hartwith-Bradfield-Hunshelf-West Melton); SARAH CHARLESWORTH (Bradfield); COPLEY (Ambleside); CUPIT (Alfreton & Kirkby in Ashfield, to Darnall & West Melton); DAVIES (Shipley, Derbyshire); DAWSON (Kirton, Lincs); DIXON (Sibsey, Lincs to Wombwell, Yorks); DUTTON (Ickleston & Doncaster); GAMBLES (Rawmarsh, Yorks); GASH (Kirton, Lincs to S Yorks to Newark & Canada); GRAVES (Kirton); HALLAM (Ilkeston); HICKLING (Hugglescote to Rawmarsh); HORNSEY (Moortown, Lincs to Ickleston, to Doncaster) MCPHADEN (Sheffield to West Melton); MICKLETHWAITE (Cumberworth to Whitwell to Onesacre, and Hunshelf - Yorkshire); MOON (Mapperley to Langley to Ilkeston); NETTLETON (Hoyland in Barnsley), SHAW (Alfreton), SIMMS (Thornton le Fen, Sutterton, Hemmingfield, Sheffield to Southport); SIMMS (Thorton le Fen, West Melton, to Canada); SKEVINGTON (Kirkby in Ashfield), TOMLINSON (Kirton, Lincs); VAUGHAN (Sheffield to Thorpe Hesley to Wath); WATSON (Thorpe Hesley); AND WILKINSON (Moortown, Lincs) .... phew...