After many years searching, I have finally located some biographical information and the citation (in The London Gazette) for a Bradford man who was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1915, and who died in 1918. He does not appear in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site, nor is he found on the West Riding Regiment's Honour Roll for reasons which now seem probable from the facts of the case. I am working with another researcher to have him recorded with the CWGC, at least. I have found him in the 1901 census in Bradford. I have also found some details which suggest that he served with the West Riding Regiment prior to World War One. That helps me to narrow down the time when I search for his emigration records. There is a brief record of him in Australian National Archives which show him embarking in 1914 to rejoin his regiment in England, indicating, of course, that he had immigrated here prior to that date. (Still looking for the shipping records.) I imagine that he enlisted somewhere in the Bradford area because his family was there from about the 1850s, according to census and other information I have found. My questions are: Where would army enlistment records be held? Where should I begin to look for them? Any pointers would be appreciated Trevor (Melbourne)

Hi Trevor I think your best bet would be to have a look at the PRO, now the NRA records at Kew, some of which have now come on line, like the medal roll index for soldiers of WW1 and some of the war diaries for various regiments. (documents online web pages) If his service record prior to WW1 survives, you would need the services of a researcher to have a look at Kew for you. These can be a goldmine of information. Emigration records - I seem to recall that some of these were going to be put on line soon, possibly via the 1837.com site, but perhaps I've dreamed that. Again, there are records held at Kew - nothing local in Bradford for either as far as I know, but happy to be proved wrong. Regards Ellen Spence Trevor <[email protected]> wrote: After many years searching, I have finally located some biographical information and the citation (in The London Gazette) for a Bradford man who was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1915, and who died in 1918. He does not appear in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site, nor is he found on the West Riding Regiment's Honour Roll for reasons which now seem probable from the facts of the case. I am working with another researcher to have him recorded with the CWGC, at least. I have found him in the 1901 census in Bradford. I have also found some details which suggest that he served with the West Riding Regiment prior to World War One. That helps me to narrow down the time when I search for his emigration records. There is a brief record of him in Australian National Archives which show him embarking in 1914 to rejoin his regiment in England, indicating, of course, that he had immigrated here prior to that date. (Still looking for the shipping records.) I imagine that he enlisted somewhere in the Bradford area because his family was there from about the 1850s, according to census and other information I have found. My questions are: Where would army enlistment records be held? Where should I begin to look for them? Any pointers would be appreciated Trevor (Melbourne) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message