On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:59:35 -0500, "John Favill" <jfavill@wi.rr.com> wrote: >My father served in the Manchester Regiment in WW1 in >India... >I would ask therefore, if anyone can point me to a >source of information as I would have thought there would have been, for >instance regimental diaries of the WW1 service of the Manchester Regiment on >the Indian continent available somewhere. > >My father's name was Frederick William FAVILL and listed in the Medal Index >as "Fred FAVILL" >His army number was 45717 and his birthdate December 22, 1980. Researching units which served in India in WW1 can be difficult. Regimental histories concentrated on battalions which served in the theatres of war like the Western Front or Mesopotamia, and those units which stayed at home in the UK, or went to India, receive scant attention. Apart from the 1st Bn, which was in India at the start of the war and was recalled to fight on the Western Front, as far as I know only the 1st (Garrison) Battalion of the Manchester Regiment served in India. It was formed at Knowsley Park in Sep 1915 and left the UK for India in Feb 1916. >From his MIC, can you confirm which medal(s) he was awarded? If he only served in India, then I'd expect him to have got only the British War Medal. However, if he got more than the BWM, for example the Victory Medal, that indicates that he served apart from India, and therefore was also with another battalion. His Medal Roll, not available on-line, may confirm his battalion. I don't believe that you'll find any War Diaries for the 1st (Garrison) Bn, and if the Regimental Museum can't supply anything, then I think you could be a bit stuck as regards following its activities. Forrest -- Forrest Anderson, Edinburgh, Scotland. E-mail: forrest@military-researcher.com Website: www.military-researcher.com Forrestdale Research - Military Genealogical Researcher