On 26/12/2014 00:32, MB wrote: > On 01/12/2014 15:29, Gordon wrote: >> Hi >> >> The Regiments would not have any details of men who served with them, >> enlistment records were not kept by the Regiments, these are now in the >> National Archives. As you cannot find any service records then they were >> lost in WW2 due to German bombs. They would have received a pension only >> if their length of service entitled them to one, short war service would >> not, or they were invalided out due to wounds. >> >> As it appears they survived the war then the medal cards are mostly >> likely the only information surviving. >> >> Unfortunately another infamous WW1 survivor was responsible for the loss >> of a large amount of soldiers WW1 records in WW2. >> >> Good hunting >> >> Gordon >> >> "Tickettyboo" wrote in message news:[email protected] >> >> I am trying to ascertain if a couple of young men served in WW1. >> Neither of them were in the army prior to WW1 or after from what I can >> see elsewhere. One was unmarried at the outbreak of war, the other was >> married but had returned from Canada when war broke out, so its likely >> he had done that in order to join up. Nothing showing in local >> newspapers so far (sometimes there were lists of men who had joined up >> that week etc). >> Having trawled the service records and pension records available I >> haven't found them. >> Looking at medal cards, I have a selection for the names of each man >> for which there are no surving service/pension records, but they do >> have service numbers and regiments noted. >> >> Nothing showing in local newspapers so far (sometimes there were lists >> of men who had joined up that week etc). >> >> Can anyone tell me if there is an alternative way to find out >> 'anything' further? Would regimental records hold some sort of record >> of men who joined, maybe a birth date (or year) and perhaps other >> identifying info such as town they came from or pevious occupation? >> >> Before I give up on the search I'd like to think I'd tried all avenues. >> >> Thanks > > > > Don't the Guards regiments have their own records? > > There is no harm in asking though, it depends on the particular > regimental museum but it always possible they have some records of their > own. > > I have had very good service (albeit rather expensive) from the Grenadier Guards Archivist, but this was for soldiers of the Victorian era. David